Regulation And Legislation

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RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2018
401(k) plan participants sue Home Depot over alleged fiduciary breaches

Lawsuit also names Financial Engines and Alight, both providers of financial advice to the plan.

By Robert Steyer
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 13, 2018
J.P. Morgan, ex-broker move dispute over clients from court to Finra arbitration

Firm had filed a lawsuit against Ryan C. May, alleging he was soliciting old clients in violation of his employment agreement.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 12, 2018
SEC to meet to consider advice-standards proposal

Regulator to meet April 18 to consider three-part plan that includes disclosure document, broker standard, adviser-standard interpretation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 12, 2018
Fidelity changing the way it charges for financial advice

Firm is moving to fees based on the amount of each customer's assets.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 12, 2018
Sneak peek at new SEC advice standard sparks hope, concern

Investor advocates and industry representatives are both hopeful and concerned after studying overview of proposal slated for release on April 18.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 11, 2018
Maryland attorney general bars unregistered adviser

The scheme involved soliciting the clients of another barred adviser.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 11, 2018
Finra taps former Schwab exec Bari Havlik to replace Susan Axelrod in top cop job

Ms. Havlik will oversee Finra's surveillance and examination programs.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 10, 2018
Finra bars former OneAmerica broker for stealing customer's money

Domingo Gonzalez deposited client check into his bank account and spent it.

By Bloomberg
'Best interests' and 'fiduciary' aren't the same, so which will the SEC choose?
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 10, 2018
'Best interests' and 'fiduciary' aren't the same, so which will the SEC choose?

It could become a flash point that goes beyond semantics.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 09, 2018
Finra, looking into trading activity, bars no-show broker

William Brunner had resigned from Investment Planners Inc. last May.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES APR 09, 2018
Investment Program Association rebrands itself for Main Street

Group advocating for investments like REITs, BDCs, close-end funds, and energy and equipment leasing programs changes name to Institute for Portfolio Alternatives.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2018
Like it or not, annuities are coming to retirement plans

Some lawmakers are warming to the notion of using annuities to help solve the nation's retirement crisis

By crain-api
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 06, 2018
SEC orders PNC, Securities America, Geneos to pay $12 million to clients

Firms's advisory arms settle with SEC over breaching fiduciary duty and failing to disclose conflicts.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 05, 2018
FPA tries to calm waters made turbulent by New York chapter 'dysfunction'

Concurrent concern brewing over a pilot program being beta-tested through next year, possibly longer.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 05, 2018
Former Merrill Lynch execs' lawyer feels good about chances in $1 billion arbitration

Broker-dealer drops effort to stop 60 cases related to steep Merrill stock dive in 2007-08.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 05, 2018
Wells Fargo wealth-management used similar incentives to those behind fake-account scandal

US authorities investigating whether unit inappropriately sold clients in-house investments.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 04, 2018
DOL fiduciary rule sparks charges of reverse-churning

Class-action lawsuit against Edward Jones reflects concern over shifting clients from commission- to fee-based accounts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 04, 2018
Judge dismisses parts of Yale 403(b) suit, lets others stand

Court agrees with university that offering many investment options is not a violation of ERISA.

By Robert Steyer
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 03, 2018
State efforts on fiduciary standards slow

Maryland senator pulls provision requiring such duty from bill, Nevada's time line for regulation remains uncertain.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 03, 2018
JPMorgan accused of wrongful death by estate of star broker

Lawsuit alleges futures broker committed suicide because bank forced him to retire.

By Bloomberg