Securities America Inc. could go out of business if a federal judge does not approve a $21 million class action settlement related to private-placement litigation against the company
Commission said to be addressing substantial risks in the market that have gone unchecked; 'there's going to be a lot of trouble ahead'
Southwest Securities Inc., which was fined this month over payments to municipal bond advisers, will pay $650,000 to resolve claims of improper short sales that caused a $6.3 million loss for the firm, according to Finra
In the next crisis, the roles of Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac will be played by financial services giants
Finra is prepared to spank the broker-dealer arm of one of the largest sponsors of non-traded real estate investment trusts for allegedly failing to meet standards for advertising and keeping client information safe
The good news for Ahmass Fakahany, a former top executive of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. is that March 24, a Finra panel awarded him $1.2 million in an arbitration claim against his former firm
Ralph Lambiase, longtime director of securities for the state of Connecticut, will be retiring on Feb. 28. Mr. Lambiase, who has been a regulator with the state for 33 years, announced his departure earlier this month to his staff.
Veteran insurance agent Paul A. Mattus has filed suit against The Allstate Corp., claiming that the carrier had muscled him out of his book of business in order to pass it on to a newer, younger agent.
Two New York congressmen today urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to protect the Securities Investor Protection Corp. fund from insolvency due to excessive trustee fees.
UBS Financial Services Inc. has agreed to pay $10.75 million in fines and restitution to settle Finra allegations that its advisers misled clients about the “principal protection” feature of a Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. bond product sold a few months before that firm filed for bankruptcy.
Bank risk managers appear to be a bit more optimistic about the economy than they were 10 months ago, but most still expect mortgage and home equity loan delinquencies to stay the same or rise in the near term, according to a recent survey
Home loan giant Wells Fargo & Co. has agreed to pay $11.2 million to settle federal securities charges involving mortgage-based investments that Wachovia Capital Markets LLC sold to the Zuni American Indian tribe and other investors
Registered investment advisers still looking to submit the new ADV Part 2 forms can take solace in the fact that there are some free and low-cost options out there to help complete that arduous task
Officials forced to go virtual rather than show up in person; plenty of glitches
Increasingly, e-mail blunders are coming back to bite financial advisers and the firms they work for
Jefferies Group Inc. (JEF) agreed to pay about $2 million to resolve Financial Industry Regulatory Authority claims that three employees failed to disclose conflicts of interest while selling auction-rate securities.
Regulator said James J. Konaxis churned victim's accounts, earning about $550K in commissions. l
