Finra president Richard Ketchum says brokerages must make certain reps understand how complex financial instruments work -- before hawking them to clients.
Regulator claims marketing material produced by B-D was misleading; settlement reached
Industry regulator shelled out more than $300K in first quarter; entire financial industry spending big bucks bending ears
Brokers are up in arms about what they say is an increasing number of fines for innocent trade-reporting errors.
Who uses which technology products and are they satisfied? Where is adviser technology going?
Neuberger Berman Group LLC, a money manager that was part of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., was ordered by an industry regulator to pay about $4 million to three clients who bought structured notes backed by the failed investment bank
Respondents to the recent <i>InvestmentNews</i> RIA Technology Study overwhelmingly (95%) rated technology as either “critical” or “absolutely critical” to the success of their business
Creditors left holding the bag after Jefferson County goes bust; 'catastrophic mistake'
California eyes selling muni debt in $25 denominations; lower buy-in designed to attract more investors
After S&P lowered ratings on thousands of municipal bonds earlier in the week, traders braced for a massive selloff. They're still waiting.
MSRB warns against price manipulation in the wake of possible credit downgrades
HMOs, even Apple undervalued, fund manager says; mess in Washington will get straightened out
Like the President, Republican leaders gave thumbs up to TARP, prescription drug plan, foreign wars; 'plenty of blame to go around'
State hedging against possible credit market chaos; lowest-debt rating of all 50 states
Tax breaks for investments and savings look to be prime targets for lawmakers; 'the fight is coming'
Neuberger Berman Group LLC, the money manager that was part of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., was ordered by an industry regulator to pay about $4 million to three clients who bought structured notes backed by the failed investment bank.
The recent data breach involving Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC should serve as a warning to financial advisers that important steps need to be taken to improve the security of sensitive client information stored on CD-ROMs
Advisers can conduct transactions over iPhones and Android smart phones
Letter details how a universal standard could accommodate brokers
Poll reveals more Americans willing to give up home-loan interest deduction
