Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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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.
December 18 -
Former Securities America rep Hector May carried out a 20-year scam through his outside RIA, according to prosecutors
December 17 -
Robinhood Financial has rebranded its service, deleted tweets about its launch and scrubbed the page from its website.
December 15 -
The fintech's new products may violate several banking and securities regulations, industry officials say.
December 15 -
The following tips may help clients minimize their liability.
December 14 -
A uniform fiduciary standard is only way to ensure all advisors are putting their clients first, the Democratic senator says.
December 14 -
The fintech did not contact the Securities Investor Protection Corporation to discuss protection for deposits, according to its CEO Stephen Harbeck.
December 14 -
When faced with a regulatory challenge, advisors can’t be afraid to question authorities.
December 12 -
The product, which allows investors to purchase virtual currencies on their exchange, hits the market at a low point for bitcoin.
December 12 -
After Dec. 31, spouses responsible for paying alimony won’t get a tax deduction, due to a change under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
December 11 -
Macroeconomic trends and matters of convenience will move advisors, assets and markets next year in the ever-changing wealth management space.
December 11 -
Working parents who paid for day care, summer camp or a babysitter on the books are advised to take advantage of this break.
December 11 -
The regulator details numerous (and familiar) compliance failures in its annual summary of exam findings.
December 10 -
"We said, 'Even though we are drinking water in the bar, there are too many drunks, so let's not go into the bar.'"
December 7 -
As a fiduciary, "I realized I wasn't putting their best interests first by keeping them," says advisor Tony D'Amico of Fidato Wealth.
December 7 -
The chairman looks to finalize Reg BI while issuing warnings for advisors on cybersecurity, Brexit and Libor transition.
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