Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Frederick McDonald Jr. is accused of failing to disclose key risk factors regarding the complex world of the cannabis manufacturing industry.
April 18 -
The change will boost the firm’s “ability to reach a dramatically larger audience,” said CEO Stephen Schwarzman.
April 18 -
Capital gains tax rates are not just taxed at a single, more favorable, rate anymore.
April 17 -
While seeking input on how to better nationally integrate operations, the FPA has scrapped the idea of wrapping all chapters into a single legal entity — for now.
April 17 -
The move suggests that the SEC’s proposed Regulation Best Interest isn’t strong enough for some.
April 16 -
The regulator is on high alert as more than 10% of new launches last year targeted a theme.
April 15 -
PR campaigns won’t be enough to salvage the bank’s reputation after a series of scandals. Instead, it should look into adopting a new name, among other crucial steps.
April 10 -
FINRA, Morningstar and Nasdaq have already migrated to the cloud. Should RIAs follow?
April 9 -
Audit volume is up but compliance issues are down — with cybersecurity as the wild card.
April 9 -
Andreessen Horowitz — one of the richest and most famous firms on Sand Hill Road — is giving up its VC designation.
April 8 -
Having ‘fessed up to improper 12b-1 fee disclosures, dually registered advisors might still be excluded by FINRA.
April 8 -
Since Wells Fargo’s phony-accounts scandal broke in 2016, the bank has appeared contrite in public. In private, it’s a different story.
April 7 -
After 30 years and a monster merger with Financial Engines, the firm is doubling down on its AUM fee structure.
April 3 -
The Ladenburg IBD failed to spot the red flags of a barred ex-advisor who later pleaded guilty to fraud, former clients say.
April 3 -
Experts caution advisors to take document requests seriously. Also, it doesn't hurt to set a collaborative tone at the very beginning.
April 2 -
Advisors need to be willing to take a financial hit for clients
April 2 -
The presidential hopeful ups the pressure on FINRA and lays down another plank in a platform seen as hostile to Wall Street.
April 1 -
Errors are regrettably common. They are also easily avoidable.
April 1 -
The bank's decision to select its general counsel as successor to Tim Sloan, albeit on a temporary basis, focused attention on its frayed relationships with the Federal Reserve and the OCC.
March 29 -
The chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee said Tim Sloan's resignation as CEO was "long overdue" but that other executives and directors should be removed as well.
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