Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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Analysts were permitted to adjust key stresses in the model used in determining commercial mortgage-backed securities ratings, according to the regulator.
February 17 -
So far this month, an average of 99 billion shares in companies that don’t trade on classic exchanges have changed hands each day.
February 17 -
Like most financial instruments, special purpose acquisition companies present risks and rewards, and require due diligence from accounting firms to help avoid landmines.
February 16 -
The department says it is working “to determine how we might improve” the regulation.
February 12 -
The 33-year-old advisor allegedly spent clients’ money on luxury items and business expenses for his startup.
February 11 -
Interim CFPB Director Dave Uejio expressed concern that financial institutions have dragged their feet in resolving disputes with consumers for service issues during the pandemic.
February 10 -
The troubled alts manager’s charges will trigger many more arbitration proceedings and potential regulatory cases, plaintiff attorneys say.
February 9 -
Documents shed light on how two brokers overseeing trainees allegedly called hundreds of phone numbers on Merrill’s Do Not Call list.
February 9 -
The Silicon Valley startup left users fuming by temporarily restricting certain purchases at the height of January’s mania over GameStop.
February 8 -
Using a Paycheck Protection Program loan to fund businesses outside your day job may be costly for brokers.
February 5 -
Following through on its staged approach to new advice standard, industry regulator expected to be less patient with the "laggards."
February 5 -
Behind every trade lies risk. Advisors should consider their partners carefully.
February 5 -
Wealth managers acting as “downstream broker-dealers” allegedly made $187 million in commissions and other selling fees on GPB Capital investments.
February 4 -
In the new Form CRS, firms must justify whether they place client assets in advisory or broker accounts.
February 4 -
Approval for similar access at competitors such as Schwab and Morgan Stanley’s E-Trade can take days.
February 4 -
Consumer advocates are calling for Gary Gensler to toss out Reg BI as wealth managers aim to keep the prior administration’s rule in place.
February 3 -
The recent tumult involving GameStop and Robinhood has raised questions about whether broader risks for the financial system are brewing.
February 3 -
Does a poor stock pick, for instance, constitute a sales practice violation?
February 2 -
Regulators and Washington policy makers are sure to up scrutiny once the dust settles on the market turmoil that has buffeted GameStop and others.
February 2 -
A dead client, an advisor accused of murder and fraud, and an industry that didn’t see it coming.
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