On Friday's menu: What's next on Yellen's to-do list. Plus: Small-cap stock weakness as a leading indicator, an SEC official dishes on PE funds, big banks are loving big mortgages, three finance questions you better be able to answer, and getting by on $6,000 an hour.
Plan addresses firms' objections to creating thousands of individual links to profiles.
At its board meeting, Finra approved background checks for brokers and plans to consider requiring new information such as exam scores on BrokerCheck.
<i>Exclusive:</i> Having <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20140413/REG/304139997"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">pulled back efforts</a> to become the regulator for advisers, Finra CEO Ketchum has plans to discuss BrokerCheck at this month's board meeting.
Commission is developing rule proposal to strengthen industry data received, official says.
N.Y. Supreme Court justice dismisses a complaint from three former trainees who claimed they were given a book called “Seducing the Boys' Club” and ultimately fired out of bias.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Brokers pouncing on 401(k) biz. Plus: The Clintons dodge the estate taxes they support. The Fed wants to add exit fees to bond funds, U.S. banks on the edge of new funding rules, Congress mulls investor confidence on your dime, El-Erian sides with the IMF, and merger mania is alive and well.
After firing James Holbrook Jr. in May, the regional brokerage alleges the former chief executive used corporate credit cards for personal expenses and company resources on sporting events.
Recent history shows that connecting with legislators in Washington is time well spent.
Tittsworth letter encourages agency to reallocate existing resources to bolster examinations.
William Galvin in Massachusetts and his securities regulator counterparts in Illinois are surveying state-registered investment advisers to determine their cybersecurity readiness.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> BlackRock calls Ukraine a market threat. Plus: JPMorgan gets a slap on the wrist from Finra, Yellen ponders fuzzy unemployment data, where the gold rally is headed from here, and the emergence of subprime business loans.
Chairman says agency has the authority to implement such a rule.
From system infiltrators to social engineers, scammers seek access to advisory firms' weakest points of entry.
Analysis finds brokers who fail basic securities exams have more dings on BrokerCheck.
Independent B-D spends $8.8 million to resolve litigation prior to acquisition by RCS Capital.
The Massachusetts Securities Division, led by William Galvin, targeted many of the wrong firms in questioning 401(k) record keepers about employers moving to an annual match instead of contributing each pay period.
Fines for bad actions are yesterday's news; today, sanctions come with acknowledgment of guilt and potential for personal liability and loss.
Both SIFMA and FSI cautious about Finra proposal to strengthen its database.
