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Banks' robust capital mitigates risks, regulators tell Biden
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2021
Banks' robust capital mitigates risks, regulators tell Biden

At a meeting at the White House Monday, regulators including Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and SEC Chairman Gary Gensler reassured the president that the financial system is doing well.

By Bloomberg
Maine legislature passes auto IRA bill
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 21, 2021
Maine legislature passes auto IRA bill

The Maine Retirement Savings Program would allow private-sector workers to contribute to a Roth IRA from their paychecks. The bill has gone to Maine Gov. Janet Mills.

By InvestmentNews
Supreme Court's Goldman decision declared a win by investor advocates
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2021
Supreme Court's Goldman decision declared a win by investor advocates

Remanding the shareholder suit against Goldman to the appeals court leaves unresolved questions about the legal weight of conflict-of-interest pledges.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Supreme Court gives Goldman chance to end shareholder suit
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2021
Supreme Court gives Goldman chance to end shareholder suit

The justices set aside a federal appeals court ruling in a lawsuit that accuses the company of misleading shareholders by masking conflicts of interest related to mortgage-backed securities it sold. Goldman argued the case made it too easy for shareholders to press class-action fraud suits.

By Bloomberg
Rhode Island enacts financial literacy legislation
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2021
Rhode Island enacts financial literacy legislation

The state’s students will receive personal finance education before graduating from high school.

By InvestmentNews
U.S. sues to block Aon’s $30 billion Willis Towers deal
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2021
U.S. sues to block Aon’s $30 billion Willis Towers deal

The Justice Department says the deal, which would create the world's largest insurance brokerage, is anticompetitive.

By Bloomberg
First state to require divestment of fossil fuels
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2021
First state to require divestment of fossil fuels

New law will require Maine treasury and giant pension fund to dump coal, oil and gas holdings by 2026.

By Bloomberg
SEC charges Miami adviser, firm with cherry-picking
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2021
SEC charges Miami adviser, firm with cherry-picking

Ramiro Jose Sugranes of UCB Financial allegedly steered profitable trades to accounts controlled by his relatives.

By InvestmentNews
New York IARs register with state for first time
RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2021
New York IARs register with state for first time

Two deadlines are looming this summer for investment adviser representatives working in New York state related to the new regulation, which will allow potential clients to more easily review advisers' backgrounds.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Sigma Financial faces $4.5 million in investor claims
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 17, 2021
Sigma Financial faces $4.5 million in investor claims

The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based independent broker-dealer, which has close to 600 reps and advisers, reported $124.3 million in total revenue in 2019.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC delays ruling on Bitcoin ETF
ETFS JUN 16, 2021
SEC delays ruling on Bitcoin ETF

The agency is seeking more public comment on a proposal to list a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund on Cboe.

By Bloomberg
House approves legislation requiring ESG disclosures
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 16, 2021
House approves legislation requiring ESG disclosures

The Democratic majority barely prevailed, while SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee said the agency could propose a climate-risk rule by year-end. The vote came a day after a Securities and Exchange Commission deadline for public comment.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fed sees two rate hikes by end of 2023
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 16, 2021
Fed sees two rate hikes by end of 2023

Federal Reserve officials signaled that the pace of the U.S. economic recovery is bringing forward their expectations on how quickly they will reduce policy support.

By Bloomberg
Crown Capital prepares for $1.38 million SEC penalty
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 16, 2021
Crown Capital prepares for $1.38 million SEC penalty

The broker-dealer is potentially facing a penalty from the Securities and Exchange Commission due to sales of high-fee mutual funds. The regulator launched its Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative in February 2018.

By Bruce Kelly
The flip side to auto 401(k) design: Forgotten accounts
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2021
The flip side to auto 401(k) design: Forgotten accounts

An academic study posted this month on the Social Science Research Network found that about $790 million in IRA assets were in limbo in 2017, with account owners 72½ and older failing to take RMDs.

By Emile Hallez
SEC receives more than 300 comment letters on ESG disclosures
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 15, 2021
SEC receives more than 300 comment letters on ESG disclosures

Democrats and trade groups representing investment advisers were mostly on board with the proposed mandatory climate-risk disclosures. However, Republicans and other interest groups opposed the measure.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Texas plans to ban firms that cut out oil and gas sectors
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 15, 2021
Texas plans to ban firms that cut out oil and gas sectors

Gov. Greg Abbott signs a pro-oil and gas bill in the state's latest fight against ESG investing.

By Bloomberg
DOL seeks to define ‘fiduciary’; SEC works on ESG disclosures
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 14, 2021
DOL seeks to define ‘fiduciary’; SEC works on ESG disclosures

As the two agencies release their regulatory agendas, the SEC is also proposing to revisit rules promulgated last year when the agency was headed by former chairman Jay Clayton.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC names new leader for unit that reviews SPACS, climate rules
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 14, 2021
SEC names new leader for unit that reviews SPACS, climate rules

Law professor Renee Jones will run the agency's division of corporation finance, making her the first Black woman to lead one of the SEC's four major divisions.

By Bloomberg
SEC drills into dentist-turned-adviser for three frauds
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 11, 2021
SEC drills into dentist-turned-adviser for three frauds

A phony cryptocurrency offering was one of Boca Raton, Florida-based Edgar Radjabli’s frauds, the agency charges.

By InvestmentNews