Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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The SEC is running on a skeleton crew that effectively halts routine oversight.
January 3 -
Investigators say the onetime FiNet branch manager preyed on “particularly vulnerable” clients, including several with dementia.
January 2 -
The IBD network’s parent repurchased the majority of Dr. Phillip Frost’s shares just before the SEC filed proposed settlements of its pump-and-dump case.
December 31 -
The cost of Wells Fargo's scandals continues to rise as regulators from all 50 states forced the institution to pay hundreds of millions in penalties for the creation of fake accounts, improper enrollment in life insurance, force-placed auto insurance policies and other activities.
December 28 -
The clients say their advisor improperly invested their funds in a Miami Beach nightclub that failed.
December 28 -
Helping clients understand casualty loss rules following an unexpected tragedy.
December 28 -
In this circus of an industry, what chance does an average investor have of finding somebody who will actually work on his or her behalf?
December 28 -
The regulator accuses her of misconduct; she says the agency is doing Morgan Stanley’s bidding.
December 27 -
Tim Sloan is finishing a year in which the Federal Reserve told the bank to stop growing, scandals emerged in more divisions, and the stock tumbled 25%.
December 27 -
Wall Street’s main regulator has made ADR sales a focus of its enforcement efforts.
December 27 -
The alleged supervisory lapses occurred over a five-year period, according to the regulator.
December 26 -
The certification could stop being the gold standard and become the requirement, if only the regulatory path were clearer.
December 26 -
Clients intending to set up a bank account or mutual fund for their child must consider various provisions.
December 24 -
A niece thought her aunt’s caretaker was stealing. How much can an advisor do?
December 24 -
The regulator says it will keep an eye on issues like cybersecurity and cryptocurrencies.
December 21 -
Advisors from across 79 branches were involved in selling offerings to family members and other brokers, including stock in Facebook, General Motors, LinkedIn and Twitter.
December 20 -
One of the major provisions of proposed legislation would require 401(k) plans to offer annuities so participants could create new income streams.
December 19 -
The SEC has cited concerns about manipulation as a top worry that must be addressed before it approves a bitcoin ETF.
December 19 -
The regulator laid out detailed guidelines for how planners should be communicating with clients electronically.
December 18 -
The Trump tax cut may have changed the calculus for some couples filing joint returns.
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