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INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 18, 2015
LPL says competitors could be on hot seat with regulators

As inquiries into the broker-dealer wind down, regulators' focus could turn to others in the industry, CEO Casady says.

By Bruce Kelly
How a weekend client raid blew up and a brokerage battle went public
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2015
How a weekend client raid blew up and a brokerage battle went public

Arbitration case alleges that Oppenheimer & Co. stepped beyond the bounds of propriety in mounting a client raid on Peter Schiff's Euro Pacific over a three-day weekend this summer.

By Bloomberg
Finra cracks down on 'cockroach' brokers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2015
Finra cracks down on 'cockroach' brokers

Finra bars 10 at New York broker-dealer Global Arena Capital Corp. after investigating brokers who migrated from an expelled firm.

By Mason Braswell
Former Morgan Stanley broker in Post-it notes insider trading case pleads guilty
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 16, 2015
Former Morgan Stanley broker in Post-it notes insider trading case pleads guilty

Traded on insider corporate tips he got from a middleman who showed him secret notes before chewing and swallowing them at New York's Grand Central Terminal.

By Bloomberg
Fired by Merrill, now barred by Finra: Thomas Buck stops here
WIREHOUSES SEP 15, 2015
Fired by Merrill, now barred by Finra: Thomas Buck stops here

Thomas Buck was fired from Bank of America Merrill Lynch in March. Now Finra has barred the former top broker, who had joined RBC Wealth Management.

By Mason Braswell
Regulators zero in on protecting elderly investors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2015
Regulators zero in on protecting elderly investors

Finra files cease-and-desist order against brokerage firm for sales to older customers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
More advisers simulating SEC exams to expose gaps before regulators come knocking
RIA NEWS SEP 09, 2015
More advisers simulating SEC exams to expose gaps before regulators come knocking

More advisers are turning to practice exams to help evaluate compliance risks and identify oversight gaps before the SEC comes knocking.

By Liz Skinner
Why a federal judge tossed out the Camardas' case
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 08, 2015
Why a federal judge tossed out the Camardas' case

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon made public Tuesday his opinion in a lawsuit over CFP Board's disciplinary action related to adviser use of the 'fee-only' label.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 08, 2015
How partisan politics have poisoned the SEC

Washington's political atmosphere makes the panel too adversarial to get anything done.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 06, 2015
We must reform ourselves before the regulators do it for us

To thrive as a profession, we need to better demonstrate what it means to be a profession by putting our clients' interests before our own

By Paul Smith
The next REIT privatization wave is underway
EQUITIES SEP 04, 2015
The next REIT privatization wave is underway

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The swelling gap between public and private valuations is making REITs a sweet target.

By Jeff Benjamin
Massachusetts' Galvin to investigate alternative fund sales by advisers
RIA NEWS SEP 04, 2015
Massachusetts' Galvin to investigate alternative fund sales by advisers

Sales of 25 top 'liquid alts' mutual funds will come under greater scrutiny from the state regulator.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 03, 2015
Advice-industry leaders welcome Ryan's focus on getting things done in Congress

Possible speaker of the House of Representatives understands issues important to advisers better than most lawmakers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers warned federal government shutdown could cause more market volatility
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 03, 2015
Advisers warned federal government shutdown could cause more market volatility

Forget China and the Fed. Washington becomes the focus with Sept. 30 deadline for funding looming.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS SEP 03, 2015
Investment manager who bilked $43 million from ex-Red Wings star Sergei Fedorov convicted

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Investment manager Joseph Zada could face 20 years in prison after being convicted for bilking ex-Detroit Red Wings star Sergei Fedorov (pictured) out of $43 million.

By Jeff Benjamin
With Congress back Tuesday, get ready for a fiduciary fight
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 03, 2015
With Congress back Tuesday, get ready for a fiduciary fight

A September hearing and possible riders attached to a spending bill could thwart DOL's efforts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 02, 2015
Finra arbitration panel orders UBS to pay for damages over Puerto Rico bond losses

Finra arbitration panel ruled in favor of three investors who claimed their accounts were over-concentrated in the bonds.

By Christine Idzelis
Pension giant CalSTRS ponders dumping $20B in stocks and bonds in favor of alt strategies
EQUITIES SEP 02, 2015
Pension giant CalSTRS ponders dumping $20B in stocks and bonds in favor of alt strategies

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: CalSTRS, the country's second-largest pension fund, considers moving $20 billion out of traditional investments and into alternatives.

By Jeff Benjamin
UBS agrees to settle hedge fund's lawsuit over asset-backed securities
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 01, 2015
UBS agrees to settle hedge fund's lawsuit over asset-backed securities

Pursuit Partners sued the wirehouse in 2008, accusing it of selling it $40.5 million of collateralized debt obligations that some of the bank's employees referred to as &#8220;vomit&#8221; and &#8220;crap&#8221; in e-mails.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 01, 2015
Broker-turned-congressman French Hill brings adviser skills to Capitol Hill

Background makes Arkansas legislator, no fan of DOL fiduciary proposal, a go-to source on financial services issues.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.