Insurers are speeding up their closures of L-share products as regulators crack down, but are quickly introducing new fee-based contracts.
Donald Trump has proved he can move stock prices on a whim, but it's his stance on trade that might be of greater importance to investors.
New Fidelity report calculates 104 deals last year compared to 138 in 2015, partially due to growing gaps between what buyers are willing to pay and what sellers are seeking.
The firm will make “many” of the pricing and product design changes it planned last year, according to a memo sent to employees.
Ms. Warren said she received a “page not found” error this week when she tried to access a site set up to track complaints from the bank's employees.
Regulator should assess whether requirements on the books — including for advertising, custody — are working, and just generally slow down, according to advocates for the profession and industry.
Michael J. Breton allegedly cost clients $1.3 million by placing trades through a master brokerage account and then allocating profitable trades to himself while placing unprofitable ones into client accounts.
From 2000 until 2015, Citigroup overcharged about 60,000 advisory client accounts and was unable to locate another 83,000 client contracts that were opened between 1990 and 2012.
Plan participant claims use of expensive proprietary funds cost employees millions in retirement savings.
Given the current regulatory environment and increasing utilization of BrokerCheck by the public, a broker must take ownership of his or her CRD.
The brokerage allegedly failed to file suspicious activity reports in a massive pump-and-dump scheme
The trade group for independent broker-dealers will take the offensive in trying to shape the kind of fiduciary standard it believes will be advantageous for its business in the future.
The self-regulatory organization is planning to investigate 100 to 200 brokers who pose the greatest risk to investors.
The North American Securities Administrators Association's model rule requires that financial advisers report suspected abuse to state and other authorities, allows them to stop disbursements from seniors' accounts and gives them protection from liability.
Trump administration could put regulation on hold while courts decide its legality
The DOL could propose a delay that would be subject to public comment, or the administration could issue an interim rule seeking delay based on "good cause."
Lobbyists say the move could come as soon as Friday afternoon, or Monday, in the form of a directive to acting agency heads to postpone and review regulations that aren't yet operational.
The brokers used an "in-and-out" scheme in roughly two dozen client accounts, which created "enormous losses," according to the SEC.
Allegations include receiving travel, prostitutes and drugs for steering business to two broker-dealers.
