Midsize firm Arete Wealth is invoking President Trump's executive order on government "weaponization" in urging the new administration to withdraw the case.

The industry self-regulator is also concerned about third-party vendors, anti-money-laundering policies and whether certain annuity products are in clients' best interests.

The incoming Treasury chief will have to reconcile his deficit-reduction plans with the Trump administration's much-anticipated tax cuts.

Texas and nine other Republican-led states are ratcheting up pressure on Wall Street's diversity programs, asking firms about their policies on hiring and supplier selections as the Trump administration moves to gut DEI.

The White House has canceled the October 2023 executive order from the previous administration on AI regulation and oversight.

Hester Peirce and SEC Acting Chair Mark Uyeda say they want to group to devise a clear compliance framework for digital assets and end regulation by enforcement.

China currently dominates the market for the hardware and software used to mine cryptocurrency. Creating a large federal reserve would expose a major U.S. asset to potential Chinese meddling.

The avalanche of cases announced Friday included charges against a no-longer registered advisor and firm accused of misappropriating more than $20 million from clients.

President Trump signed a series of executive orders after his inauguration, including a hiring freeze for federal government workers, particularly at the IRS.

Regulators took the wirehouses to task for not having policies directing advisors to consider clients' best interests.