Litigation

Investor advocates argue that Massachusetts was within its right to hold broker-dealers to a higher standard.

The SEC is moving forward with regulations that broker advocates argue could make it nearly impossible to have online complaints purged.

In setting up a breakaway firm, a group of advisors tried not to step over lines when recruiting colleagues and clients. But a lawsuit argues they still went too far.

The information is technically out there, but FINRA critics contend the regulator should be doing more to make the public aware of advisors with dubious pasts.

The SEC and DOJ accused a New Jersey-based broker of using insider knowledge to make more than $3.4 million from a scheme involving special purpose acquisition companies.

The case shines light on the risks of betting against a company's stock when merger or privatization deals are afoot.

An advisor group warns the cybersecurity regulation is coming amid a flurry of proposals that could leave firms buried.

Bank seeks to hold former private banking chief liable should sex-trafficking allegations prove true.

Judges question how a spot market for crypto asset would differ from already approved futures market.

Two brokers who left Charles Schwab to join the rival firm thought they were safe to bring their client books with them. FINRA says they were wrong.

With billions of dollars on the table, both buyers and sellers want deals to close quickly and transitions for clients to be implemented smoothly. But success is not always guaranteed.

Credit Suisse is challenging an arbitrator's decision to award $1.3 million to a former advisor, who accused the bank of holding back his deferred compensation after it shuttered the U.S. wealth management unit in 2015.

John Poulos, a representative of a Vanguard subsidiary, temporarily loses the professional credential after being accused of murdering his 23-year-old girlfriend on a visit to her in Bogota.

Charlie Javice claimed in a court filing that she was being scapegoated for the bank's faulty due diligence and that it was JPMorgan that asked her to come up with "synthetic data" on Frank users.

Despite its brokers' alleged Regulation Best Interest violations, Laidlaw & Company's latest brush with regulators was handled under FINRA's old suitability standard.

The founders of the Financial Professionals Coalition contend that most industry groups back firms and big players. They plan to stand up for the little guy.

Lawyers and compliance experts say advisors and brokers should still put clients' interests first when considering taking money out of a 401(k).

The bank's lawyer said in a Singapore court on Thursday that Credit Suisse had agreed to compensate its ultra-wealthy client for failing to "police the perimeter" of his wealth from theft.

A new SEC-approved rule will allow regulators to publicly identify 'restricted firms' in BrokerCheck searches.

The bank's delay in investigating the case forced the plaintiff to resign from the bank in July 2021, according to the complaint. Wells said that it takes allegations of misconduct "very seriously."