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Enforcement, arbitration proceedings move online
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2020
Enforcement, arbitration proceedings move online

Taking testimony, conducting depositions and hearings remotely gains acceptance

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Home office deduction limited to self-employed
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 11, 2020
Home office deduction limited to self-employed

Working from home during COVID-19 might not qualify for a tax break

By Mary Beth Franklin
Keeping an eye on chats
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2020
Keeping an eye on chats

The pandemic creates cracks in how firms oversee advisers’ communications with clients

By Bruce Kelly
Brokerages push to extend delay of on-site inspections
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2020
Brokerages push to extend delay of on-site inspections

Remote oversight is starting to change the concept of supervision

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Closed B-D means more unpaid investor claims
NEWS ALTERNATIVES SEP 11, 2020
Closed B-D means more unpaid investor claims

Capital Financial Services is shutting down, leaving clients on the hook

By Bruce Kelly
Former Stifel broker ordered to pay $385,536 for fraud
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 10, 2020
Former Stifel broker ordered to pay $385,536 for fraud

SEC complaint charged Steven Rodemer with stealing funds from elderly client

By InvestmentNews
Texas revokes license of rep for  Woodbridge Wealth sales
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 10, 2020
Texas revokes license of rep for Woodbridge Wealth sales

Kim Diane Butler breached fiduciary duty by receiving $300,000 in commissions on the sales

By InvestmentNews
401(k)s were considering annuities -- then COVID-19 hit
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2020
401(k)s were considering annuities -- then COVID-19 hit

The pandemic has shifted plan sponsors' priorities, according to a survey from T. Rowe Price

By Emile Hallez
Until Reg BI enforcement starts, we’ll have to take brokers’ word it’s working
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 09, 2020
Until Reg BI enforcement starts, we’ll have to take brokers’ word it’s working

Or you can rely on state securities regulators to provide data about advice reform

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Congressman wants to slow mutual fund fee litigation
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 09, 2020
Congressman wants to slow mutual fund fee litigation

Plaintiffs would face a hurdle in filing 36(b) claims against fund providers

By Emile Hallez
SEC orders advisory firm to pay $356,580 over fee disclosures
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 04, 2020
SEC orders advisory firm to pay $356,580 over fee disclosures

Signature Financial Services is the latest adviser to be caught in the regulator's 12b-1 fee dragnet

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ERISA lawsuit filed against Nvidia; suit against Cornell settled
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2020
ERISA lawsuit filed against Nvidia; suit against Cornell settled

Law firm Capozzi Adler filed its latest 401(k) suit and Schlichter Bogard & Denton reached a deal in a case against an Ivy League school

By Emile Hallez
SEC charges California fund owner with running Ponzi scheme
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 04, 2020
SEC charges California fund owner with running Ponzi scheme

Steven Brown of Alpha Trade raised approximately $7.5 million from investors

By InvestmentNews
Court unseals criminal case against former rep Phillip Conley
NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 03, 2020
Court unseals criminal case against former rep Phillip Conley

The West Virginian is being charged with fraud in $5.2 million securities offering

By InvestmentNews
COVID-19 leads some to say they will work in retirement: Survey
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 03, 2020
COVID-19 leads some to say they will work in retirement: Survey

Most people have not stopped saving for retirement, but more are saying they will stay on the job past the traditional retirement age

By Emile Hallez
DOL advice proposal criticized by both sides at hearing
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 03, 2020
DOL advice proposal criticized by both sides at hearing

Fiduciary status test draws criticism for creating loopholes, casting net too widely

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Robinhood probed by SEC over payments from high-speed traders
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 03, 2020
Robinhood probed by SEC over payments from high-speed traders

Regulator said to be looking at whether the online broker properly informed clients that it sold their stock orders to Wall Street firms

By Bloomberg
West Virginia securities official Lisa Hopkins to head NASAA
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 02, 2020
West Virginia securities official Lisa Hopkins to head NASAA

The new president plans to focus on SEC’s exempt offering framework, diversity and inclusion issues

By InvestmentNews
Finra sanctions two Wells Fargo B-Ds for failure to supervise VA switches
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 02, 2020
Finra sanctions two Wells Fargo B-Ds for failure to supervise VA switches

Firms will pay $1.4 million in restitution to about 100 clients and fines of $675,000

By InvestmentNews
Advisers wary of becoming gatekeepers to private markets
NEWS RIAS SEP 02, 2020
Advisers wary of becoming gatekeepers to private markets

The Investment Adviser Association wants discretionary clients of fiduciaries to be accredited

By Mark Schoeff Jr.