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Senators push back against SEC climate rule
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 17, 2024
Senators push back against SEC climate rule

More than 30 senators are supporting a measure that would overturn the regulator’s climate disclosure rule.

By Leo Almazora
SEC dings Minnesota investment manager over pay-to-play conflict
RIA NEWS APR 17, 2024
SEC dings Minnesota investment manager over pay-to-play conflict

'Is four grand really going to influence a politician’s thinking?' one consultant asks.

By Bruce Kelly
Suit challenges SEC market surveillance tool as unconstitutional
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 17, 2024
Suit challenges SEC market surveillance tool as unconstitutional

The Texas lawsuit accuses the SEC of acting without authority to create the Consolidated Audit Trail, a database that would collect virtually all US trading data.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley downplays AML scrutiny for wealth clients
WIREHOUSES APR 17, 2024
Morgan Stanley downplays AML scrutiny for wealth clients

CEO says it's nothing new to be talking to regulators.

By Bloomberg
Global regulators want to bolster hedge fund protections
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 17, 2024
Global regulators want to bolster hedge fund protections

Proposals would help funds cope with market stress.

By Bloomberg
Empower settles with former advisors in poaching case
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2024
Empower settles with former advisors in poaching case

The suit involved 13 advisors, all of whom joined Empower via its acquisition of Personal Capital, who departed to establish a rival advisory firm.

By Leo Almazora
OMB draws flak on DOL fiduciary rule decision
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2024
OMB draws flak on DOL fiduciary rule decision

Industry groups express disappointment at the Office of Management and Budget's speedy review of the controversial rule.

By Leo Almazora
Five firms hit in SEC marketing rule sweep
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 12, 2024
Five firms hit in SEC marketing rule sweep

The regulator’s crackdown centered on the firms' use of hypothetical performance data and led to a total of $200,000 in penalties.

By Leo Almazora
Morgan Stanley’s wealth unit caught in AML crossfire
WIREHOUSES APR 11, 2024
Morgan Stanley’s wealth unit caught in AML crossfire

The SEC and other federal regulators are reportedly probing the banking giant over its anti-money-laundering and client vetting practices.

By Leo Almazora
Don’t repeat 2016 fiduciary rule mistake, NAIFA urges DOL
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 10, 2024
Don’t repeat 2016 fiduciary rule mistake, NAIFA urges DOL

'Real-world experience' shows impact of fiduciary standard on Main Street investors, advisor association warns.

By Leo Almazora
UBS could face higher capital rules under Swiss reforms
WIREHOUSES APR 10, 2024
UBS could face higher capital rules under Swiss reforms

The bank's shares fell on the news that the government wants systemically important Swiss banks to hold significantly more capital against foreign units.

By Bloomberg
Saver's Match provides big incentive for 401(k) contributions
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 09, 2024
Saver's Match provides big incentive for 401(k) contributions

A new survey builds on research showing the provision's potential reach and effect on retirement security.

By Emile Hallez
West Virginia stops banking with Citi, Northern Trust, over fossil fuels
RIA NEWS APR 09, 2024
West Virginia stops banking with Citi, Northern Trust, over fossil fuels

The state treasurer added four financial services firms to a list of those ineligible to provide banking services to the state because he says they 'boycott' the fossil fuels industry.

By Bloomberg
Florida broker-dealer faces $500k fine over texting violations
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 08, 2024
Florida broker-dealer faces $500k fine over texting violations

Finra finds years of compliance shortfalls at Dawson James Securities involving more than 10,000 text messages, including inadequate system for private placements.

By Leo Almazora
Commonwealth case sends crystal-clear message
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 08, 2024
Commonwealth case sends crystal-clear message

KO blow from the SEC offers pointed lesson: Don’t fight Uncle Sam

By InvestmentNews
Finra caught up in email phishing scheme
COMPLIANCE APR 05, 2024
Finra caught up in email phishing scheme

A new cybersecurity alert warns member firms to be wary of fraudulent messages impersonating key members of the regulator’s leadership.

By Leo Almazora
SEC seeks input on spot ether ETFs, whose future is hardly certain
ALTERNATIVES APR 04, 2024
SEC seeks input on spot ether ETFs, whose future is hardly certain

The SEC could put extra scrutiny on products that benefit from ether's proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, although most ETF applicants may not get the staking benefits in their funds.

By Emile Hallez
Texting employees land RIA with $6.5M SEC fine
COMPLIANCE APR 04, 2024
Texting employees land RIA with $6.5M SEC fine

Multiple incidents of using personal text communications were discovered.

By Steve Randall
Elderly client suing JPMorgan over investment losses faces court setback
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 03, 2024
Elderly client suing JPMorgan over investment losses faces court setback

The client and his wife sued over investments that they allege should not have been allowed and that ended up wiping out much of a fortune once pegged at more than $50 million.

By Bloomberg
ARA, Ceres throw support behind DOL ESG rule for 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 02, 2024
ARA, Ceres throw support behind DOL ESG rule for 401(k)s

The two nonprofits are urging the Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court decision supporting a 'middle-of-the-road' approach for fiduciaries.

By Leo Almazora