Regulatory actions and programs

The financier may be offered an ambassadorship or another job instead of appointing him to a top role advising President Donald Trump.

The regulation pulled back the curtain on one type of conflict, but there are many others. It's only a matter of time before they come to light, too.

Seven former private bankers said they functioned less as advisers than as salespeople.

The regulator was operating with three of five commissioners before Chairwoman Mary Jo White left.

Michael J. Breton admitted to using master accounts from Fidelity and Schwab to take winning investments for himself, while giving clients the losers, the Department of Justice says.

The settlement comes two weeks after Citigroup resolved similar charges with the New York Attorney General's office.

FINRA barred the former J.P. Morgan rep for allegedly using customer debit cards to steal $1,002.

The regulator reprimanded Citizens’ retail brokerage for not amending reps' Forms U4 and U5 within 30 days of learning of complaints.

There's a better way to craft a standard that would protect investors and preserve client choice.

The brokerage industry’s watchdog would also want to play an active role in the design of a possible SEC fiduciary regulation, Robert Cook says.

The rep purportedly stole $8,700 from an account funded with donations, according to FINRA.

One suggestion planners say they are offering bullish clients: Don't be extreme.

The costs of complying with the fiduciary rule may cause many smaller independent broker-dealers to disappear. Advisor Group plans to take advantage of this trend.

"There is an added sense of urgency now," says Barbara Roper, director of investor protection at the Consumer Federation of America.

The arbitration award comes a month after the wirehouse had to pay a similar amount to clients stemming from the sale of debt from the island commonwealth.

Coding and other billing system errors were to blame, according to the regulator.

Citigroup Global Markets paid a $1 million penalty to New York State for overcharging more than 47,000 customers. It will also reimburse the customers.

OSHA supports ex-broker Johnny Burris’ firing because he allegedly faked company letterhead. Burris says the bank approved the altered letter years before.

The decision vindicates ex-broker Johnny Burris, but also supports the move to fire him. However, a bank document obtained by Financial Planning casts doubts on the reason for his termination.

FINRA accused the rep of "structuring" transactions by making cash deposits into her personal savings account in amounts under the currency transaction reporting threshold of $10,000.