The GAO investigated industry disclosures and conducted undercover calls to evaluate "where issues around conflicts of interest and investment advice stand today."

The legal action comes after executives expressed comfort with their firm's deposit rates in a recent earnings call.

The wealth management giants join their rivals Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, UBS, LPL Financial and Ameriprise in being accused of using uninvested cash in advisory accounts to boost their bottom lines rather than benefit clients.

Firms like Morningstar and Savvy Wealth share their experiences in building guardrails around AI tools to prevent them from giving risky advice or creating regulatory concerns.

The arbitration decision comes more than a year after SW Financial was expelled from the industry for violating Regulation Best Interest.

UBS executives estimate their plan to raise rates on certain accounts will cost the firm $50 million. A new suit cites that as evidence that the firm "violated its obligations to its clients."

The decision hinging on the definition of "inventory" in the sale of a highly valuable position in a U.S. partnership resolved a saga that began 16 years ago.

Analysts say that firms that are forced to start paying clients higher rates may have to raise their advisory fees and cut costs to make up for the revenue losses.

The Federal Trade Commission says it's weighing a likely appeal of the ruling.

The new rule comes after advisors had expressed concerns about personal safety and data privacy.

The guidance in Notice 2024-63 is for employers that want to employees' student loan payments.

The outcome of the November election is likely to have a significant effect on interest rates, tax cuts and deregulation — in turn affecting client portfolios.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have laid out widely divergent plans for handling the sunset date for many parts of the TCJA.

From hashtags to hyperlinks: Here are best practices for advisors who post on social media, from experts in the industry and the financial regulatory authorities.

A FINRA study found nearly 400 firms, or 65% of the broker-dealers surveyed, have some hand in crypto assets and trading, as the once-novel asset class becomes normalized. But that still doesn't make it normal for regulators.

An LPL independent contractor accuses the firm of not doing enough to stop salacious remarks directed at him that started after a top Bank of Springfield executive learned he was gay.

Regulators have been working their way steadily down from the biggest players in the industry to regional firms in their quest to stamp out abuses of "off-channel" communications.

Cadaret Grant agreed to fines to clear up allegations that it had failed to disclose conflicts with costly mutual funds and sweeps accounts.

The litigation comes amid heated debate over a Department of Labor rule meant to prevent excessive fees on sales of insurance products.

Heirs and their financial advisors should start figuring out how to minimize the tax impact of the end of the so-called stretch strategy, experts said.