Regulation And Legislation

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Pandemic recovery offers opportunity to press deregulation
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2020
Pandemic recovery offers opportunity to press deregulation

State regulators have asked Congress to halt SEC efforts to ease private-market rules

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Galvin smacks GPB with fraud charge
ALTERNATIVES MAY 27, 2020
Galvin smacks GPB with fraud charge

The lawsuit alleges conflicts of interest and misleading marketing at GPB funds

By Bruce Kelly
Finra changes membership process to curb the ability to sidestep arbitration awards
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 26, 2020
Finra changes membership process to curb the ability to sidestep arbitration awards

New rules target brokers with pending claims that are switching firms or trying to transfer assets

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MEPs costlier than similarly sized 401(k)s: Study
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2020
MEPs costlier than similarly sized 401(k)s: Study

A new paper that examines costs of multiple-employer plans sponsored by benefits outsourcing firms found that such plans can be expensive

By Emile Hallez
Daniel Wiener shames fee-based advisers for taking COVID-19 stimulus money
RIA NEWS MAY 26, 2020
Daniel Wiener shames fee-based advisers for taking COVID-19 stimulus money

The Adviser Investments chairman says RIAs taking handouts are either weak business managers or simply immoral

By Jeff Benjamin
CFP Board revamps its rules to allow video hearings
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 26, 2020
CFP Board revamps its rules to allow video hearings

The move reflects the need to replace in-person hearings in light of COVID-19

By InvestmentNews
SEC shuts Riverside, Calif., RIA running a Ponzi scheme
RIA NEWS MAY 22, 2020
SEC shuts Riverside, Calif., RIA running a Ponzi scheme

eGate and its owner, Paul Horton Smith, charged with fraud that targeted senior citizens

By InvestmentNews
Fed bought $1.8 billion of bond ETFs to date
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 21, 2020
Fed bought $1.8 billion of bond ETFs to date

The Fed data also showed total Fed assets rose to a record $7.04 trillion in the latest week

By Bloomberg
Industry arbitration claims spike as coronavirus disruptions continue
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 21, 2020
Industry arbitration claims spike as coronavirus disruptions continue

Promissory note cases lead the way, signaling potential ‘employment upheaval’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra bars no-show former Wells FiNet broker
WIREHOUSES MAY 21, 2020
Finra bars no-show former Wells FiNet broker

Wells Fargo fired Leonard Kinsman of Staten Island, N.Y., for “unprofessional conduct”

By InvestmentNews
Troubles of giant oil ETF raise questions about commodity funds
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 21, 2020
Troubles of giant oil ETF raise questions about commodity funds

The United States Oil Fund’s extraordinary buying and selling suggests the ETF may have gotten too big for its own good

By Bloomberg
Twitter war erupts as Dave Ramsey defends timeshare exit endorsement
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 20, 2020
Twitter war erupts as Dave Ramsey defends timeshare exit endorsement

The radio host took to social media to rail against the timeshare industry

By Bruce Kelly
Time for Dave Ramsey to check out of this timeshare exit endorsement
OPINION MAY 19, 2020
Time for Dave Ramsey to check out of this timeshare exit endorsement

The radio host touts a business at the center of a lawsuit by Washington state's attorney general

By Bruce Kelly
Congress pressed to mandate higher giving amid crisis
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 19, 2020
Congress pressed to mandate higher giving amid crisis

Proposal would require foundations and donor-advised funds to donate 10% of their total assets to charities in each of the next three years

By Bloomberg
Trade group sues SEC to stop collection of retail investor data
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 18, 2020
Trade group sues SEC to stop collection of retail investor data

SEC goes too far in gathering names, addresses and birth years for new market surveillance system, group argues

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo's market value is down $220 billion since Fed cap
WIREHOUSES MAY 18, 2020
Wells Fargo's market value is down $220 billion since Fed cap

The limit the Fed imposed on the bank's assets are hitting harder as corporate customers draw down credit lines amid the pandemic

By Bloomberg
SEC should accelerate its late leap to electronic delivery
OPINION MAY 15, 2020
SEC should accelerate its late leap to electronic delivery

The agency could do more to make e-delivery the default option for shareholder communications, while preserving shareholders’ right to request printed material

By Paul Atkins
Investment giants try to reshape ETF market
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 15, 2020
Investment giants try to reshape ETF market

Smaller companies are pushing back, arguing the big players are just trying to cement their dominance

By Bloomberg
Finra extends postponement of in-person arbitration hearings through July 31
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 15, 2020
Finra extends postponement of in-person arbitration hearings through July 31

Zoom and telephonic hearings can be requested by parties or mandated by arbitrators

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Adviser pleads guilty to $18 million fraud scheme
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 15, 2020
Adviser pleads guilty to $18 million fraud scheme

Fred Elm of Elm Tree Investment Advisers claimed he could get investors access to pre-IPO shares of tech companies

By Bloomberg