Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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Charles Schwab CEO Rick Wurster, IRS CEO and Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano and iCapital's Chief Investment Strategist Sonali Basak made the list — see who else did.
December 16 -
Wealthy taxpayers in high-tax states like California, New York and New Jersey are the biggest winners, as are workers who collect tips or overtime, and seniors.
December 15 -
Brett Griffin was given two months' notice that he would lose his job when Charles Schwab closed the office where he was working in Temecula, California. Now the firm accuses him of using some of that time to help move client data to a rival RIA.
December 12 -
For the first time in an annual compliance report, FINRA devotes a section to AI risks, including from third-party vendors and scammers.
December 9 -
Henry Robert Gleckler IV's dispute with JPMorgan over his alleged solicitation of his former clients now heads for a resolution before a FINRA arbitration panel.
December 5 -
Nearly all the brokers who dropped their FINRA registration in the wake of tougher rules kept their insurance licenses, according to newly published research.
December 4 -
The initiative from the president's tax law has drawn support from corporate and financial leaders.
December 3 -
JPMorgan again shows it makes a sharp distinction between advisors who build their own books of business and those who amass clientele from bank referrals.
December 2 -
The fund manager, convicted of fraud by a New York federal jury in August 2024 and sentence to seven years, spent less than two weeks in prison before being released.
December 2 -
A tweak to the deductibility of gambling losses may not bring in a lot of tax revenue, but it could certainly alter a lot of wagers next year.
December 1 -
The latest SEC Enforcement Activity report finds that the watchdog agency has only started four regulatory cases against public companies under the current presidential administration.
November 25 -
In Notice 2025-69, the IRS and the Treasury offer clarifications and examples of how to claim the One Big Beautiful Bill Act deductions.
November 24 -
Wells Fargo had argued that FINRA arbitration was the correct forum for a complaint brough by an ex-employing alleging the firm had used false interviews to boost its diversity credentials. Now the whistleblower will have his day in court.
November 24 -
Fiduciary laws trace their roots to ancient times, but the terms of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act are still evolving today.
November 18 -
The Internal Revenue Service increased the annual retirement plan contribution limits for 2026 thanks to cost-of-living adjustments for inflation.
November 13 -
The Financial Services Institute is pressing the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt formal procedures to prevent what it deems the sometimes capricious enforcement of industry rules.
November 12 -
Scary good voice cloning technology means advisors can no longer believe what — or more accurately, who — they're hearing on the phone. Rigorous verification protocols are the new key to gaining client trust.
November 12 -
The industry asked for and received a delay in the rule from the IRS in 2023. Now that it's going into effect, here are the key implications for sponsors and savers.
November 10 -
Bad things can happen when advisory firm employees experiment with shiny new AI applications. An innocent "test drive" could trigger data breaches and compliance snafus.
November 6 -
A credit scare last month could have been a momentary blip, but financial advisors have always known there are a lot of risks in private investments.
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