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The wirehouse reached an agreement with an SEC-appointed receiver and a state regulator in connection with a massive EB-5 investment scheme.

After the unprecedented success of shareholder votes last year, activists are renewing their pressure on giant fund firms over racial equity.

While the giant wealth manager has won the balance of 23 decisions so far, it’s facing a wave of cases seeking hundreds of millions in damages.

The midsize wealth manager racked up millions of dollars in sales of an alternative product without adequate due diligence, according to FINRA.

A self-reporting program on 529 plan share classes yielded five more settlements, and wealth managers agreed to pay a combined $15 million.

Is Bitcoin at a "tipping point" and could it one day be the currency of choice for trade? The future for digital currencies can be bright, but there are still risks involved. In this session join Yan Zhao, President of NYDIG as she explores: (1) the overall discussion of how Bitcoin is experiencing wider adoption in the traditional finance world, and why that is; (2) Recent partnerships in the financial sector and how they've helped evolve the space; and (3) how and why organization are embedding Bitcoin in various financial services products like lending, payroll, banking, and investing.

The orders from FINRA and the SEC respectively fault the firms for unsuitable rollovers and deficiencies exposed in a microcap scheme.

A broker and a sales associate from his office face separate cases that have resulted in at least $1.18 million in payouts from their former firm.

Advisors and researchers have spent years analyzing the connection between how clients’ wellness affects portfolio decisions. Here’s how far they’ve come, and why learning more is crucial.

The wirehouse and its independent arm failed to store millions of documents in the right format over a 17-year span, the regulator says.