NASAA President Joseph Borg also vowed to work with SEC Chairman Jay Clayton’s team on improvements to the Regulation Best Interest proposal.

The firm failed to accurately describe the costs and benefits of exchanging variable annuities and recommended exchanges without knowing if they were suitable, FINRA said.

The CFP Board’s new code of ethics should be celebrated for embracing the fiduciary concept — will the standards be strengthened even more in the future?

Many of the employees who were dismissed worked in the firm’s brokerage unit, according to the allegations.

Overall, the advisor defrauded at least nine clients out of $1 million, which he used to pay for tuition and mortgage payments, federal prosecutors say.

In addition to being fired, advisors could also face suspension and fines — all from the carelessness of not carefully reading one simple question.

One strategy includes encouraging clients to wait until the age of 70 to start collecting Social Security benefits.

The departure might slow SEC Chairman Jay Clayton’s progress on creating stricter standards of conduct for brokers and advisors.

The Ponzi-like scheme used investor funds to pay other investors’ debts and cover personal expenses.

CPAs and enrolled agents who added planning services generated an average of $1.7 million in incremental revenue over five years, a survey shows.

One topic under alleged examination is the monthly process through which prices of the benchmark’s futures contracts are calculated.

Miguel Ballestas was discharged from the firm after allegations of insider trading.

Financial advisors should immediately contact clients with prenuptial agreements to see if they’re impacted.

State regulators and the No. 1 IBD struck a settlement after investigators found the firm guilty of negligence and a failure to supervise.

With the rescue attempt's failure, all eyes now turn to the SEC which is considering its own proposal for raising financial advisor standards of conduct.

The commission's frequently asked questions come six weeks ahead of the deadline to self-report placing clients in high-fee share classes.

The firm is prioritizing its most productive advisors after shedding some 30% from its headcount.

Allegations of undisclosed private securities transactions by a former advisor followed two significant mutual fund cases involving the IBD network’s practices.

Leading trade groups counter a request from AARP and three states for fiduciary rehearing, in hopes that the circuit court's rejection will be the last word on the regulation.

The effects are looking like "every other much-hyped tax cut of the past three decades.”