Royal Bank of Canada's planned acquisition of HSBC Holdings' Canadian unit would expand its lead in the country's heavily concentrated financial market, strengthening its dealings with companies and wealthy individuals, while potentially drawing scrutiny from regulators.

Goldman Sachs Group will pay $4 million to settle U.S. regulators' claims that its asset management unit didn't properly weigh environmental, social and governance factors in some of its investment products.

The new federal regulations will allow, but not require, 401(k) fiduciaries to take environmental, social and governance principles into account.

Moves by cryptocurrency exchanges to reassure markets about their stability are having little effect on jittery users, who keep pulling funds from the venues.

Regulators' amendment would prevent dealers who have been found liable from even trying to get records erased.

The founder of the JLL Income Property Trust non-traded REIT thinks real estate deserves a place on advisors' list of alternative investments.

Agency's critics say many companies still see their settlements as a cost of doing business.

CFP Board is seeking to preserve "adversarial principles" in proceedings before its disciplinary and ethics commission.

In hindsight, Sam Bankman-Fried's April interview with Bloomberg's "Odd Lots" podcast was a harbinger of his epic collapse last week. He described a "box" that has value only because other people put money in it, and, when confronted with the idea that he described a Ponzi scheme, admitted there was a "depressing amount of validity" to that.

Tax experts are hypothesizing what will happen in Congress during the lame-duck session and over the next two years.

CapWealth Advisors founder Tim Pagliara said a federal jury sided with the firm because its clients had, in fact, paid lower overall fees on their mutual funds.

The justices' decision in SEC v. Cochran could ultimately reduce the power of administrative law judges over advisors and broker-dealers.

The Treasury and State departments have quietly urged banking giants including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup to keep doing business with certain strategic Russian firms, according to people familiar with the situation. Some lawmakers have questioned whether these arrangements are sanctions loopholes.

The regulator's demand in confidential talks to settle a series of investigations into mistreatment of customers, described by people with direct knowledge of the matter, reflects its escalating frustration with the bank, which has been punished multiple times by authorities over the past six years for a variety of abuses.

Though an oft-cited index shows that 16 non-traded REITs gained 71.1% over the past five years, regulators appear unimpressed.

Consumer advocates cheered the outcome of the case and the regulator's enforcement push in recent years. Commonwealth's case is still pending.

Between winning awards for her work in the DEI space and educating chief compliance officers, the ComplySci leader keeps a full schedule.

An attorney for Keith Todd Ashley said he plans to appeal his fraud conviction and plead not guilty to capital homicide.

Taking effect on Nov. 4, new advertising standards will allow client testimonials and bring together prohibitions on false and misleading language.

By keeping an eye on the future and potential new tax developments, tax advisors can offer their clients a sense of stability and proactive tax planning.