Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Fidelity's letter to the Labor Department says the proposal isn't “well grounded or supported by much of the emerging data.”
August 31 -
Regulators will conduct surveys and sweep exams to assess how your firm’s BCP handled — or didn’t — the COVID-19 pandemic
August 31 -
The advisor sold securities out of one account to buy a Camaro ZL1 — then resold the car to the same victim, the regulator alleges.
August 31 -
Trump’s order defers the payment deadline to the end of the year, though Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said company participation is optional.
August 28 -
Previously, criteria focused on an investor’s wealth. Now, a broader group has access to investments that include private company offerings and certain private equity funds.
August 26 -
Lower transaction costs can often come with higher expense ratios at the nation’s largest IBD.
August 26 -
More than 95% of comment letters submitted were opposed to the Labor Department’s proposed rule, according to a new analysis.
August 24 -
New regulations have altered advice for Social Security, Roth conversions, tax code, estate planning and much more. Financial plans must be crafted with enough flexibility to change with the times.
August 24 -
From regulations to taxes, big changes could be in the offing.
August 20 -
It’s the latest dramatic twist in the story of USO, which was at the center of the storm as crude prices plunged earlier this year.
August 20 -
The regulator charged a $1.4 billion hybrid firm over disclosure of its cash sweep arrangements with its clearing firm.
August 18 -
If the court ends up making this choice, intended family members may lose out — all for want of filling out a one-page form.
August 17 -
Yes, they’ll be going up in September — but not as much as you may have heard.
August 14 -
With employees working remotely, firms may need to adapt their procedures to deal with heightened fraud risks outside of company systems.
August 14 -
The executive shuffle at the company continues as Credit Suisse America’s Paula Dominick is hired to replace Mike Roemer as chief compliance officer. It also hired or promoted four line-of-business chief risk officers and an enterprise testing leader.
August 13 -
The U.S. Small Business Administration has posted rules about how businesses who have been turned down for forgiveness of their Paycheck Protection Program loans can appeal the decision.
August 13 -
A second-term Trump administration would likely continue its deregulatory efforts, focus on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's exit from conservatorship, and seek to facilitate fintech participation in the banking system.
August 11 -
The firm will also pay a penalty and offer to buy back variable annuities the former broker sold to 21 other investors.
August 11 -
During rapid growth, the firm allegedly failed to detect a cascade of red flags.
August 10 -
Ben Meng’s downfall raises questions about who would succeed him in a job that attracts so much unwelcome attention, not to mention navigate a pandemic.
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