The settlement with 50 states and the District of Columbia announced Friday resolves state investigations into Wells Fargo's practices from 2002 to 2017.
Key news for the wealth management industry included the Edelman-Financial Engines merger, the Focus Financial IPO and the seller's market in RIAs
This is the eighth action against a bank or broker, and fourth action against a depositary bank, resulting from the SEC's ongoing investigation into abusive ADR pre-release practices.
Finra's findings were largely surrounding legacy Morgan Stanley Smith Barney systems, staffing and processes relating to the surveillance of wire transfers, and the deposit and sale of low priced securities.
Latest rule tells arbitrators that expungement should be a 'rare remedy.'
The White House and Democrats remain at an impasse over President Donald Trump's demand for billions of dollars in border wall funding
The SEC charged the firm's former chairman in September with fraud.
What happens to the survivor if a worker dies before claiming benefits?
Charges are the first enforcement actions brought by the SEC against digital advisers.
Bipartisan group of Senate Banking Committee members asks the SEC and FDIC to review the firm's offering.
Recent moves at LPL Financial make it clear that the firm will target more brokers who now work at wirehouses.
Finra suit charges Forte with churning the account of an elderly, mentally incompetent client
Women who are beneficiaries of their late husbands' estates could be shocked at how much more they owe in taxes.
Advocates for the measures vow to fight again next year, tout bipartisan support in Congress
Uncertainty looms, but there may be some good news ahead for taxpayers.
Over eight years, the wirehouse made at least 1,462 prohibited sales in 325 IPOs, including shares of Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Firm awarded broker sales awards, despite mutual-fund churning flagged to home office, according to Finra.
The report goes into greater depth and detail to help broker-dealers improve their security practices.
The death of the DOL fiduciary rule condemned the mutual fund share class to extinction.
Agency intends to emphasize protection of Main Street investors.
