Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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Congress created a juicy new tax break, yet hundreds of thousands of clients still don’t know if they can claim it.
March 13 -
Funds that experienced poor performance and registered investment companies with little management experience are among those that may be under scrutiny.
March 13 -
One strategy for clients to continue their philanthropic work and reduce their bill is to bunch multiple years of donations into one with a donor-advised fund.
March 13 -
From inappropriate touching to belittling comments, women advisors confront workplace environments that are far from welcoming.
March 12 -
Liz Miller, president of Summit Place Financial Advisors, takes on a common mistake made by wealthy relatives, the new Trump tax law and why one-on-one meetings still beat robo advice.
March 12 -
FINRA accused the advisor of unlawfully "structuring" a total of $77,560 by depositing cash into his bank accounts in amounts just below the $10,000 reporting threshold.
March 12 -
Some are calling for the CFP Board to get tough on conflicts and compensation as it finishes revisions to its standards of conduct.
March 9 -
When 2018 taxes are due in April 2019, millions of Americans could find themselves owing the government far more than was withheld.
March 9 -
Rapidly shifting economic conditions, a new tax law and the preponderance of low-cost passive products are just some of the obstacles in the year ahead.
March 9 -
Research traditionally funded by asset managers through soft-dollar trading commissions now requires added transparency.
March 9 -
The commission is visiting far more advisors than just two years ago.
March 8 -
Citing mounting investor losses from unpaid arbitration awards, investor advocates see a role for Congress to force FINRA's hand.
March 7 -
Religious groups threaten to withdraw shareholder proposal on the bank’s decision.
March 7 -
Form U4s and U5s don’t always match up, but it’s still the advisor’s responsibility to be proactive, writes compliance expert Alan J. Foxman.
March 6 -
Asset managers already allocated $11 billion to developing new funds to comply with the requirement.
March 6 -
The added savings could be used to pay off student loans as well as increase mortgage payments and retirement plan contributions.
March 6 -
The Senator wants to know what the SEC is doing to prevent harassment at banks.
March 5 -
The second-largest independent broker-dealer overcharged nearly 1,800 retail retirement accounts, the regulator says.
March 2 -
The beleaguered bank is reported to have been ordered by the Justice Department in late 2017 to conduct an independent investigation of the business.
March 1 -
The rep borrowed $528,000 from a SunTrust client without the bank’s prior written approval, FINRA alleged.
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