Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Risk alert: The agency expects advisors to follow these steps.
August 11 -
A recent OCIE report shows that advisors are missing the mark on protecting their businesses against cyber threats.
August 11 -
Aug. 14: After following the industrywide digital-first movement in its acquisition of MyVest, TIAA is now examining how it serves its clients.
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The regulation encourages more transparency around fees for products that weren’t previously required to reveal such information.
August 10 -
The department is asking the Office of Management and Budget to postpone the compliance date for 18 months for the best interest contract exemption and other aspects of the rule.
August 9 -
In addition to redesigning its business lines, the $48 billion firm is considering a robo, the president of its broker-dealer said.
August 8 -
The country’s sixth-largest IBD is shifting its management ranks in a change prompted by the fiduciary rule.
August 8 -
Will young RIAs lead the profession’s second uprising against the established status quo?
August 8 -
Expected new chief for financial products is fueling speculation for more innovative funds.
August 7 -
Aug. 7: The firm aims to mix innovation with old fashioned salesmanship, and is even considering a robo, according to the president of its broker-dealer.
August 4 -
The advisors collected $1.7 million by fraudulently pushing variable annuities, investigators say.
August 3 -
Class-action lawsuits inspired by the DoL regulation “may go away,” says a prominent ERISA attorney.
August 3 -
John helped found the coalition between the board, NAPFA and the FPA.
August 3 -
The rep took more than $1,500 from the bank's cash drawer over a three-month period beginning on New Year's Eve last year, FINRA claimed.
August 2 -
A new industry snapshot highlights record firm count and AUM, while continuing steep client growth fueled in considerable part by the rise of robos.
August 2 -
Investors are about to enter the worst two-month period of the year for stocks, according to an expert with Bespoke Investment Group.
August 1 -
The violations ranged from the improper reuse of signed customer forms to the execution of discretionary transactions without written authorization.
August 1 -
Many firms are finding new ways to incorporate computer models and data science into their research.
August 1 -
The agency says its adoption of WebEx will allow for improved outreach with clients in the more rural regions of the country.
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