Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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Andrew Brown helped the president of the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association misappropriate $500,000 in retirement savings, investigators said.
June 7 -
Dennis B. Levine, a central player in the 1980's most notorious insider trading scheme, benefits from the regulator's fix, but so will some everyday financial planners.
June 7 -
The case in unusual because of Coinbase's high profile in the U.S. and status as a publicly traded company.
June 6 -
Industry groups question the wisdom of regulators seeking to have one rule on data breaches for broker-dealers and another one for advisors.
June 6 -
The SEC case is the latest to highlight the risks investors run when they get involved with "blank check" companies.
June 2 -
Proponents of the House of Representatives legislation argue that new regulations often fall disproportionately on financial planners that don't have formal compliance and legal departments.
June 1 -
Federal officials have long warned of the dangers of accounts with few guardrails on what they can invest in.
May 31 -
Ever since Silicon Valley and Signature banks collapsed in March, a scramble began among regulators, politicians, bank executives and others to manage the fallout from this spring's banking crisis. Here are 10 predictions of what still lies ahead to be dealt with.
May 29 -
Many Americans' troubled relationships with money stem from the country's racial history — with the atrocities in Oklahoma on two days in 1921 just one example of systematic theft.
May 29 -
North Carolina stood accused of taking in $7.2 million from 13 victims over course of decade.
May 25 -
The case is the latest arbitration decision showing risks advisors run when they jump ship and think they can take investors with them.
May 23 -
Douglas Hawkins sold more than $2 million in risky alternative investments without even providing his clients a prospectus, investigators said.
May 23 -
A string of bank failures has increased scrutiny of banks' underwater Treasury securities — holdings that have traditionally been viewed as risk-free. As regulators reimagine the bank capital framework, they should reconsider whether anything can or should be considered riskless.
May 23 -
Although most advisors and brokers see both pros and cons to operating outside the office, few are ready to abandon their new schedules.
May 19 -
FINRA argues that brokerage representatives should have the ability to keep information about private residences out of public databases.
May 18 -
Panelists at the self-regulator's annual conference list instances when they should document the reasons for the investment advice.
May 17 -
Choosing the right strategy can lead to more clients and achievement of a firm's goals.
May 16 -
The key is finding a way to handle increasingly complex compliance while continuing to serve clients effectively.
May 15 -
For the first time, the brokerage's self-regulatory body is citing the 3-year-old rule as a reason to remove a firm from the industry.
May 12 -
Joseph DeGregorio promised a 13% return on promissory notes that never existed.
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