Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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“Investomania” aims to tamp down the game-like nature of Robinhood-style investing.
June 2 -
Asset management firms say the SEC can't regulate something it hasn't yet defined.
June 1 -
Shoring up fiduciary obligations under ERISA would be a much-needed protection for investors.
May 31 -
Investors in digital assets have been pummeled recently by the longest losing streak since 2011, but if they act promptly, they can cut their tax bills.
May 31 -
The regulator charged RiverSource with violating a provision of the Investment Company Act that’s never previously been part of an enforcement action.
May 26 -
The regulator's proposal for sweeping disclosure rules is not making the asset management industry happy.
May 26 -
The new offerings aim to help firms with red flag detection and meeting new Department of Labor rollover requirements.
May 26 -
Plus, Accenture’s latest compliance risk report, and a new partnership between a fintech startup and an RIA accelerator.
May 26 -
A former executive with the firm claims it and other defendants Schwab, TD and Fidelity are engaging in a conspiracy and violating investor protections.
May 24 -
The firms respectively settled the regulator’s allegations about suspicious activity reports and the duty of best execution — two major areas of emphasis.
May 23 -
A roundup of the bits of wealth management news you might have missed over the last week.
May 20 -
Firms like Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Commonwealth have made changes under the rule, but the SEC is sending tough and vague messages.
May 19 -
Regulators and industry insiders talked about the hottest topics in fintech during FINRA’s annual conference.
May 18 -
In a symposium, SEC Chair Gensler voiced concern about the technologies’ possible conflicts, biases and systematic risks.
May 18 -
More financial advisors are accusing independent wealth managers of acting like wirehouses and other employee brokerages upon their departures.
May 18 -
With recent cases as teachable moments on what not to do, two of the top cops on the wealth management beat offer lessons to the industry.
May 17 -
Alternative investments such as leveraged or inverse ETFs, complex exchange-traded products and options remain areas of concern to the regulator.
May 16 -
The head of Wall Street’s top derivatives regulator said that financial market regulators are considering steps to rein in the crypto market if Congress doesn’t pass legislation.
May 10 -
Twenty months after a strange attempted theft outside of a New Jersey home, authorities arrested the 28-year-old employee of a Red Bank-based firm.
May 9 -
Experts say combining the right tech with human know-how can help small firms keep up with their massive counterparts.
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