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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
DOL limits companies with foreign convictions from managing 401(k) assets
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 02, 2024
DOL limits companies with foreign convictions from managing 401(k) assets

The regulator for years has granted exemptions for financial institutions whose affiliates have been convicted of financial crimes overseas.

By Emile Hallez
SEC tightens rules on robo-advisor registration
FINTECH MAR 29, 2024
SEC tightens rules on robo-advisor registration

The rule revamp fills a gap in an early-2000s exemption that let investment advisors use websites as ‘props,’ says SEC Chair Gary Gensler.

By Leo Almazora
Are 401(k)s the ultimate retirement plan?
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2024
Are 401(k)s the ultimate retirement plan?

Advisors weigh in on the impact the DOL’s retirement security rule will have on 401(k) plans and retirement.

By Josh Welsh
Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison for FTX fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 28, 2024
Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison for FTX fraud

'There is a risk that this man will be in a position to do something very bad in the future,' the judge says. 'And it’s not a trivial risk. Not a trivial risk at all.'

By Bloomberg
AI is facilitating financial fraud, Treasury warns
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 28, 2024
AI is facilitating financial fraud, Treasury warns

Advances in artificial intelligence make it easier for criminals to impersonate customers and craft increasingly sophisticated email phishing attacks, according to a report.

By Bloomberg
AllianceBernstein 401(k) lawsuit booted
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2024
AllianceBernstein 401(k) lawsuit booted

A court dismissed the case, pointing to the facts that the company waived fees for its participants and didn't really benefit from the assets.

By Emile Hallez
Repeat flubs at Stifel over complex products: Finra
ALTERNATIVES MAR 26, 2024
Repeat flubs at Stifel over complex products: Finra

Stifel broker-dealers agree to fines and restitution of almost $3 million as a result of shortcomings in supervision and compliance related to sales of non-traditional exchange-traded products.

By Bruce Kelly
Reining in regulation by enforcement
OPINION MAR 26, 2024
Reining in regulation by enforcement

The Financial Services Institute is asking the SEC to adopt a procedural framework to detect and prevent certain unfair enforcement practices.

By Dale Brown
Schlichter explores pension risk transfer lawsuit against Alcoa
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 25, 2024
Schlichter explores pension risk transfer lawsuit against Alcoa

The law firm, which has brought two cases this month over pension risk transfers, is looking for participants and beneficiaries of Alcoa's pension plan.

By Emile Hallez
Environmentalists, conservatives sue SEC over climate rule
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 25, 2024
Environmentalists, conservatives sue SEC over climate rule

If anyone needed proof that many groups are unhappy with the rule, both the Sierra Club and US Chamber of Commerce have filed court papers.

By Emile Hallez