The former employee is accused of shuffling information to two friends.

Former SEC lawyers say regulators are now likely going through their cases and deciding which are emergencies worth pursuing even if the agency's staffing is severely reduced.

Reuters reports that federal regulators have brokered deals with two dozen firms.

The proposal comes amid the broker-dealer regulator's push for a pilot program to test out branch reviews done at a distance rather than in person.

The SEC also alleges the firm's founder invested clients' money through a fund that employed his wife without disclosing the conflict.

Regulators accused the investment technology firm of not disclosing fees that ate into clients' interest payments.

The firm stood accused of not having policies to ensure clients' money was invested in keeping with environmental, social and governance goals.

Matthew Motil stands accused of raising more than $11 million by misleading investors about mortgage-backed promissory notes.

Federal Reserve officials have asserted that stablecoin regulation is necessary and within their jurisdiction. Observers say the central bank's crypto guidance and policies governing master accounts offer blurry visions of what shape such regulation might take.

A taxpayer failed in his quest to use the "reasonable cause and good faith" exception to avoid an IRS fine of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

An SEC panel meets to question who should meet the criteria for putting money into complex and possibly risky investments.

The agency's criminal investigation arm has opened probed at least 252 claims under the pandemic-era employee retention credit amounting to $2.8 billion worth of subsidies.

Mutual funds will have to take extra care when using terms like ESG, value and growth.

The federal court decision ended a former Chase branch-based advisor's saga of a half dozen years after the firm alleged he broke its rules for notarizing documents.

GlennCap and its founder stood accused of directing the best investment returns to clients who paid the most.

The industry group wants the federal regulator to do more to take into account how proposed regulations are likely to affect the majority of wealth managers.

Commissioner Danny Werfel's announcement of a massive effort "to ensure the IRS holds our wealthiest filers accountable" caught experts' attention.

The SEC accused the firm of raising a sixth round of funding even though red flags were popping up left and right.

The cofounder and main promoter of the $4 billion OneCoin pyramid scheme was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in one of the first and biggest criminal frauds involving cryptocurrency.

State regulators discovered fewer deficiencies with investment advisors but some say they could be doing more to protect vulnerable clients.