The Financial Services Institute issued a letter arguing an SRO modeled after FINRA is the best of all alternatives, and FINRA rebutted criticism of its cost estimates for an investment advisor regulator.

A broker has consented to pay a $10,000 fine and take a suspension of 15 business days in response to allegations that he incorrectly marked trades and prevented his firm’s compliance department from accurately monitoring the transactions.

Executives from BlackRock, Vanguard, JPMorgan Chase, and Invesco met with SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro to talk about money market reforms.

The former SEC enforcement lawyer who later tried to defend convicted Ponzi scheme operator Allen Stanford has been blocked from practicing before the commission.

A House Financial Services Committee will begin hearing testimony for and against a controversial bill that would shift regulatory oversight of investment advisors from the SEC to a self-regulatory organization such as FINRA.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority reviewed enforcement case trends at its annual conference in Washington, D.C. this week. Here are 25 top cases from its files.

Whether it's Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn, financial advisors need a handy resource to keep them abreast of all the latest rules and trade secrets to capitalize on the social media frenzy without running afoul of the regulators. Here's everything wealth managers need to know.

When it comes to financial planning advice in the social media arena, less is almost always more. Here's what wealth managers need to do (and not do) to service their clients while staying within the regulatory boundaries.

Seven tips come in daily under the program that started in August. Thomas Sporkin, director of market surveillance at the SEC, says two to three each day are high quality.

Asset management companies can anticipate regulatory focus to intensify as implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act progresses - and not just from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Talk coffee, not college savings plans. That avoids potential compliance issues. Besides, visitors to social media sites are coming to learn about who you are, not what you sell.

Advisors should encourage their clients to take advantage of current gifting opportunities, now that individuals can give others cash gifts up to $13,000 tax-free.

Pending legislative decisions around the fiduciary requirement for all advisors is not a threatening issue, Raymond James Financial Services Chairman Dick Averitt told a packed general session at its National Conference for Professional Development on Monday.

Morningstar, Inc. recently filed a comment letter with the Securities and Exchange Commission urging the regulator to require target-date series to provide more details on how the investments are managed and structured.

The head of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said he’d like to see regular reviews of broker operations, to find and address potential conflicts of interest.

The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission says that excluding swaps between foreign branches of U.S. companies and offshore organizations is not an option. Now seeks comment how to apply Dodd-Frank swaps reforms abroad.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Mary L. Schapiro did not 'break the buck' at the annual membership meeting of the Investment Company Institute.

The big question following JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s now-notorious derivative trade is whether it would have been permitted under the so-called 'Volcker Rule.' But the answer is clear cut to an advocacy group that has led calls for regulatory restrictions after the 2008 crisis.

The Senate Banking Committee announced Thursday that it has invited JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to testify about the firm's $2 billion trading loss. A bank spokeswoman said Dimon has agreed to testify.

The SEC has charged Seattle-area financial advisor, Mark Spangler, with defrauding clients by secretly investing $47.7 million in two start-up companies he co-founded.