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Citadel and Virtu face claims they manipulated Genius Group stock prices
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 27, 2025
Citadel and Virtu face claims they manipulated Genius Group stock prices

Citadel and Virtu are accused of using rapid spoofing tactics to drive down Genius Group stock prices and profit from short trades.

By Tez Romero
Cetera adds $265M advisor team from Osaic in Chicago
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 26, 2025
Cetera adds $265M advisor team from Osaic in Chicago

Previously affiliated with Woodbury, the multi-generational team led by cousins Matthew and Christopher Callero are joining Cetera's tax and accounting specialist community.

By Leo Almazora
Texas Supreme Court blocks direct lawsuits against United Development Fund IV advisors
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 26, 2025
Texas Supreme Court blocks direct lawsuits against United Development Fund IV advisors

Texas’ highest court says shareholders can’t sue fund advisors directly – claims must go through the trust, not individual lawsuits.

By Matthew Sellers
Appeals court upholds prison sentence for BPRIC founder in Ponzi scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 26, 2025
Appeals court upholds prison sentence for BPRIC founder in Ponzi scheme

A federal court has affirmed prison time for a Puerto Rico promoter who ran a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme targeting investors.

By Matthew Sellers
Winklevoss twins pulled $282M before Gemini froze $900M, lawsuit claims
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 26, 2025
Winklevoss twins pulled $282M before Gemini froze $900M, lawsuit claims

Suit alleges founders withdrew millions while 340,000 investors lost access to crypto assets.

New York fund manager barred over multimillion-dollar fraud scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 26, 2025
New York fund manager barred over multimillion-dollar fraud scheme

The SEC accused Joshua Goltry of defrauding investors of at least $3 million as he brazenly misrepresented past performance and fabricated account statements, among other misdeeds.

By Leo Almazora
Fund alleges $700K fraud in unregistered senior living securities scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 26, 2025
Fund alleges $700K fraud in unregistered senior living securities scheme

Wyoming fund claims Illinois operator sold unregistered securities with fabricated financials for Wisconsin facilities.

Investors accuse investment firm of hiding debt in $1.75M fraud case
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 26, 2025
Investors accuse investment firm of hiding debt in $1.75M fraud case

Lawsuit alleges Thomas McDonough and TJM Capital promised debt-free distributions, then secretly tied investor funds to loans for another business.

Court jails advisor for flouting SEC ban and running firm
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 26, 2025
Court jails advisor for flouting SEC ban and running firm

A banned advisor ran a financial firm and pocketed millions. The court just handed down a tough sentence.

By Matthew Sellers
Investors Claim $550K Loss in Carbonatik Commodities Fraud Scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 26, 2025
Investors Claim $550K Loss in Carbonatik Commodities Fraud Scheme

Mineral venture promised mining fortunes and 120% returns. Investors now allege nothing was real.

Operator allegedly ran $1M Ponzi while banned from industry
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 26, 2025
Operator allegedly ran $1M Ponzi while banned from industry

The CFTC alleges Brian Mitchell guaranteed investors 6-10% monthly returns while barred from the industry.

Hightower nears settlement with former advisor in age discrimination case
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 26, 2025
Hightower nears settlement with former advisor in age discrimination case

After a multi-state court fight and allegations he was "phased out of work" for younger advisors, Glenn Frank and Hightower told an Illinois federal judge they’ve reached the framework of a settlement.

By Andrew Cohen
Raymond James brings on $420M advisor team from Edward Jones
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 26, 2025
Raymond James brings on $420M advisor team from Edward Jones

The father-son duo, including a US Navy veteran with more than three decades of industry experience, is joining RayJay's independent advisor unit in Virginia.

By Leo Almazora
NYC’s Lander recommends dropping $42B BlackRock mandate
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 26, 2025
NYC’s Lander recommends dropping $42B BlackRock mandate

The world's largest asset manager, which manages three of the city's pension funds, is on thin ice after allegedly falling short in its climate engagement efforts.

By Bloomberg
Trump's DOL moves to drop defense of Biden's 401(k) fiduciary rule
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 26, 2025
Trump's DOL moves to drop defense of Biden's 401(k) fiduciary rule

The Labor Department's decision to abandon the Retirement Security Rule likely ends years of litigation, signaling a pivot away from expanded protections for retirement rollovers.

By Leo Almazora
US consumer confidence slides to seven month low amid economic jitters, especially among older Americans
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 26, 2025
US consumer confidence slides to seven month low amid economic jitters, especially among older Americans

Conference Board index sinks in November, signaling growing anxiety over jobs, prices, and politics.

By Steve Randall
Cambridge acquires Dempsey Lord Smith as firm transitions away from broker-dealer operation
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 25, 2025
Cambridge acquires Dempsey Lord Smith as firm transitions away from broker-dealer operation

Deal reflects trend towards tighter focus on advisor expansion rather than burden of IBD model

By Steve Randall
A failure to communicate: Could employers be fueling a stranded-asset crisis in 401(k)s?
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2025
A failure to communicate: Could employers be fueling a stranded-asset crisis in 401(k)s?

Lack of awareness among departing employees has left $28 billion in retirement savings languishing in safe-harbor IRAs, suggests a new survey.

By Leo Almazora
Edelman sues Prime Capital over alleged $1.5B client-poaching scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 25, 2025
Edelman sues Prime Capital over alleged $1.5B client-poaching scheme

Edelman claims a departing advisor emailed clients about the RIA's “fourth CEO transition in seven years” to sway them toward Prime Capital as part of an alleged poaching strategy that continues today.

By Andrew Cohen
SEC orders Portland-based hybrid firm to pay $325k over cybersecurity lapses
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 25, 2025
SEC orders Portland-based hybrid firm to pay $325k over cybersecurity lapses

M Holdings' failure to maintain written policies led to a third-party breach that compromised multiple email accounts and impacted 8.500 individuals, according to the regulator.

By Leo Almazora