Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Hester Peirce and SEC Acting Chair Mark Uyeda say they want to group to devise a clear compliance framework for digital assets and end regulation by enforcement.
January 22 -
China currently dominates the market for the hardware and software used to mine cryptocurrency. Creating a large federal reserve would expose a major U.S. asset to potential Chinese meddling.
January 22 -
The avalanche of cases announced Friday included charges against a no-longer registered advisor and firm accused of misappropriating more than $20 million from clients.
January 21 -
President Trump signed a series of executive orders after his inauguration, including a hiring freeze for federal government workers, particularly at the IRS.
January 20 -
Regulators took the wirehouses to task for not having policies directing advisors to consider clients' best interests.
January 17 -
The Malvern, Pennsylvania-based asset manager was dinged by the SEC, which said it made misleading statements to some retirement savers.
January 17 -
The case reflects the extent of industry efforts — and failures to enforce — guidelines such as customer identification programs.
January 17 -
As we enter the beginning of 2025, bonus depreciation continues to leverage down as more portions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expire.
January 17 -
The mood in markets and the financial situation are starkly different from 2017, when Trump and congressional Republicans passed a deficit-expanding tax cut.
January 17 -
These and other issues were the topics of the "2025 Markets & Economy Outlook" webinar Monday with Fidelity Investments.
January 14 -
Leadership appointments and an influx of new crypto-friendly lawmakers suggest the 119th Congress could be the most fintech and crypto-friendly in years.
January 14 -
Regulators have handed down more than $3 billion in penalties over employees' alleged failures to record business-related messages sent on services like WhatsApp.
January 13 -
Regulators accused the online brokerage of failing to accurately report trades, comply with short selling rules and maintain proper books and records, among other things.
January 13 -
Two brokers had sought an unspecified amount that they argued they were owed from when they worked at the Wall Street giant before departing for rival firms.
January 13 -
Lawsuits before the Supreme Court and in lower federal courts across the country could further reduce enforcement powers at the IRS and the SEC this year.
January 13 -
The firm says a summer intern who was turned down for a full-time position sent harassing messages that led it to close its Atlanta office for two days in January.
January 13 -
The proposed regulations involve provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act, including auto enrollment in 401(k) and 403(b) plans, and the Roth IRA catchup rule.
January 10 -
Michael and David Sztrom, who settled fraud allegations with the SEC in 2022, contend the regulators' "follow on" attempt to boot them from the industry violates their constitutional rights.
January 9 -
Republicans broadly agree that there's little room for error on what is a rare opportunity for the GOP to update the Tax Code without having to make any concessions to Democrats.
January 9 -
Edward Jones stood accused of not properly supervising advisors who were charging clients commissions for mutual funds and then moving the fund shares over to fee-generating accounts.
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