Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The controversial practice generated 80% of the brokerage app's Q2 revenue.
August 31 -
The ruling could open other similarly closed cases worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
August 31 -
‘Millions unaccounted for’ in an alleged 10-year fraud as court freezes assets of dually registered planner and his fund.
August 26 -
The longtime director of investor protection at the Consumer Federation of America could signal an overhaul of Reg BI under the Biden administration.
August 25 -
Experts and leading practitioners are looking at ways to mitigate the possible affect of the legislation from a tax perspective.
August 23 -
The New York-based advisor is accused of defrauding at least 56 investors.
August 20 -
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In a rebuttal to the Board’s recently installed director of enforcement, John H. Robinson says Tom Sporkin is delivering more organizational spin at the expense of transparency and consumer interests.
August 19 -
The robo advisor agreed to pay $300,000 without admitting or denying the findings.
August 19 -
Special-purpose acquisition companies — better known as SPACs, or blank-check companies — made a splash during the COVID-era retail-trading surge.
August 18 -
Defense cites a heart condition caused by a Brazilian parasite as a reason for lesser time.
August 16 -
Nicholas Spagnoletti, 52, had “images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation and/or abuse of a minor” on his phone, investigators say.
August 13 -
Wall Street’s self-regulator says recent data show that only mid-sized and smaller firms would have fit its new “red flag” criteria.
August 12 -
Federal prosecutors alleged James K. Couture had reached an agreement to sell a home in Cape Cod before the proceeds could go toward restitution.
August 3 -
A roundup of this week's news includes advisors on the move, new hires and SEC enforcement.
August 2 -
Sure, you might have to actually pay U.S. taxes on those crypto trades. But at least it will be easier to figure out how much you owe.
August 2 -
SEC enforcement actions and regulatory requirements citing Form CRS suggests that firms need to step up their compliance operations.
July 28 -
Adjustments to the organization’s sanction guidelines and procedural rules are the latest step in its ongoing enforcement overhaul.
July 28 -
A Senate hearing highlighted the two parties' starkly different views of digital assets, with Democrats warning of price manipulation and Republicans saying the government should just get out of the way.
July 27 -
The trade group’s continued support comes with caveats as advocates for a stronger rule express hope that the Biden administration will change the 2019 regulation.
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