While the regulator claims stricter access and education requirements may protect retail investors, it’s argued that financial advisors can do a better job.

In a panel held by NASAA, experts from giant wealth managers explained how reps and their teams often serve as the first line of defense.

A 38-year veteran financial advisor won a significant award in FINRA arbitration after a brokerage claimed he made unauthorized trades.

Critics of FINRA’s current system for removing client complaints from brokers’ records are seeking to vacate an arbitration award.

The wirehouses respectively ran afoul of requirements related to two industry recordkeeping systems over roughly three years, according to FINRA.

Despite earlier alerts and a wave of cases related to the LJM Preservation & Growth Fund, the regulator sees “continuing” deficiencies.

James Iannazzo will sidestep criminal charges and enter a rehabilitation program that puts him under supervision for one year.

Seniors lose more than $3 billion each year in financial scams. A panel looked at how they can protect themselves, and how trustworthy advisors can help.

The regulator is asking for adoption of the proposal it put on hold last year while opening discussions for other improvements to the process.

Whether it's a watchdog or up-and-coming advisor, claims and counterclaims are plentiful across the industry.

Fidelity’s foray into bitcoin for retirement plans could bring seriousness to cryptocurrencies. But not everyone is sold on the risky alternative.

Shawn E. Good has been an advisor for more than 30 years. He is now barred from the industry by FINRA.

FPA helps kill a sales tax bill, an NBA player’s former assistant gets jail time, UBS drops its appeal and pays a former compliance officer $14.1 million, and more.

First Horizon Advisors resolved a supervisory investigation involving a former rep after its parent firm announced it’s being purchased for $13.4 billion.

Barred broker Dain F. Stokes faces a criminal rap after raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for the phony philanthropic project, investigators say.

The FINRA arbitration decision omits any details or reasoning for the award in a case involving a broker’s email to his former colleagues.

Chris DiTata, vice president and general counsel of RIA in a Box, shares recommendations on how to make the process headache-free.

While many see a spot ETF as a way to solve problems such as contango and higher fees, there is skepticism that the SEC will approve one anytime soon.

With the barred former rep in the Dominican Republic, a court filing asks a state judge to toss a FINRA panel’s decision absolving the firm of responsibility.

Vania May Bell has admitted to helping her father run a scheme that started in the late 1990s and ended in 2018.