Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The terminations come amid a renewed push by firms to haul employees back into the office.
June 13 -
Sources familiar with the case say Nicholas Takahashi's name surfaced on a Wells Fargo website long after he had left to work for a competitor.
June 13 -
A decision backing the surviving shareholder in a family business could have carried major tax implications to succession plans. Instead, SCOTUS backed the IRS.
June 10 -
The American Securities Association accuses the industry regulator of violating federal sunshine law for rebuffing its requests for insight into more than $3 billion in recent settlements with Wall Street giants.
June 7 -
The growing number of fraud victims who suffer staggering financial losses often find themselves having to pay Uncle Sam for their missing income, experts say.
June 7 -
The new court action comes amid ongoing litigation over Gregg Desmarais' alleged poaching of clients and assets for Raymond James.
June 7 -
An industry lawyer says the firm's liability in a complex insurance-related scam will hinge on what it "should have known" or "must have known."
June 6 -
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at how social media influencers and AI technology may pose conflicts of interest, steer investors' financial decisions.
June 6 -
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans sided with the private funds industry, which argued that the agency overstepped its authority.
June 5 -
The likely more than $1 million award is the latest result from cases arguing that firms' pay policies run afoul of federal retirement law.
June 3 -
Brokerages have until June 26 to decide if they want to take part in a pilot program allowing them to continue inspecting their branch office remotely; plus, the rundown on residential supervisory locations
May 31 -
The more frequently companies report their earnings, the less likely investors are to make knee-jerk investment decisions, according to recent research.
May 30 -
Safety vetting generative AI in your techstack while anticipating regulatory changes can boost advisor productivity while giving firms a competitive edge.
May 30 -
Relationships with vendors can make or break an advisor's business; FINRA officials and industry experts discuss best practices.
May 29 -
There's a new method of counting defined contribution retirement plan participants that can make a big difference for clients.
May 29 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission's overly broad expansion of the Dealer Rule is only the latest example of the agency's yearslong effort to stifle innovation in a vibrant and growing industry.
May 29 -
Firms' aggressive pursuit of repayment of recruiting loans is likely a reflection of how massive some recruiting deals have become in recent years.
May 28 -
Difficulties loom over syncing U.S. stock exchanges with global transaction cycles.
May 28 -
The elimination of "staking" and associated yields tamp down enthusiasm for the products.
May 23 -
The financial industry regulator contends firms are unnecessarily sounding the alarm that new policies will require going into the office five days a week.
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