The first phase of FINRA's pilot program for continuing remote branch inspections drew the most interest from firms with 500 representatives or more.

Opponents of the new regulation won a legal victory in a ruling that places it in a stay during their lawsuit challenging the legality of the changes to ERISA.

This year's election and a potential replacement doctrine with unclear boundaries could ultimately determine the fate of Labor's retirement advice rule.

The SEC has approved the first U.S. exchange-traded funds investing directly in ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency.

While she has promoted the Biden administration's policies, she has campaigned on ideas that are more far-reaching in scope than the president's plans.

Meanwhile, several top executives at the regulator saw their pay rise in 2023 as compared to the previous year.

Industry groups say RIAs are receiving SEC letters inquiring about compliance with the new T+1 settlement rule for stock and bond trades.

Former President Trump is disavowing the conservative blueprint, which advocates for radical shifts in regulations and taxes that would reverberate in the industry.

A broker argues the Supreme Court's recent decision in the Jarkesy case means he should get to defend himself against fraud allegations before a jury.

The decisions indicated that justices will use far stricter scrutiny of government regulations moving forward, and some cases dealt a direct impact right away.

The arbitration award comes amid the industry's aggressive push to make sure departing wealth managers pay back money owed on recruiting loans.

A federal judge agrees with plaintiffs that the Federal Trade Commission lacks authority to set rules on unfair competition.

FINRA's settlement with Merrill gives the wirehouse credit for "extraordinary cooperation" with its investigation.

The court made it tougher for the administration to defend regulations it issued in recent months to tackle climate change, forgive student debt, crack down on so-called junk fees and write tax regulations.

The Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations on reporting by brokers on dispositions of digital assets such as cryptocurrency for customers in certain sale or exchange transactions.

The broker-dealer self-regulator argues that the enforcement decline is a result of its success in driving bad actors from the industry.

A divided Supreme Court threw out a decades-old legal doctrine that empowered federal regulators to interpret unclear laws.

The high court ruling deals a serious blow to a system that critics contended had allowed regulators to act as proverbial judge, jury and executioner.

Notice 2024-55 from the IRS explains exceptions to the additional tax for certain emergencies, and for victims of domestic abuse.

Voting 7-2, the justices said Congress has the constitutional power to tax people and companies on their share of undistributed corporate income, at least when it comes to so-called pass-through businesses.