Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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Industry watchdogs stayed busy trying to root out elder fraud and off-channel communications while plaintiffs lawyers' questioned firms' sweeps policies and regulators' basic authority.
December 24 -
FINRA charges restitution but forgoes punitive fines for the three firms after crediting them for cooperating in its investigation.
December 20 -
As Congress remains gridlocked, state legislatures are writing laws that force banks to report scams to the police. But the banks are pushing back.
December 20 -
Jefferies was among a group of firms cited by the SEC in its recent sweeping investigations into illegal "off channel" communications.
December 19 -
The optional standard mileage rate for automobiles driven for business will increase 3 cents next year.
December 19 -
Regulators accused UBS of not doing enough to monitor 22 brokers who generated commissions and sales concessions of syndicate preferred stocks.
December 19 -
From cryptocurrency to Medicare, 2025 is likely to be a year of change. Here's what nine experts are forecasting.
December 17 -
The case stems from Raymond James' recruitment of the $2.8 billion Wise Advisor Group from Baird, which also landed a penalty for a broker protocol violation.
December 16 -
The rival firms will pay for a forensic consultant to preserve evidence of transferred confidential data while they await FINRA arbitration.
December 16 -
The deadline is fast approaching for brokerages to register home offices for employees performing supervisory functions.
December 13