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Michigan workers could gain retirement lifeline with auto-IRA proposal
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2024
Michigan workers could gain retirement lifeline with auto-IRA proposal

The state is the latest to move to fill the gap in employer-sponsored retirement programs.

By Leo Almazora
Don’t rush to open private equity floodgates
OPINION FEB 26, 2024
Don’t rush to open private equity floodgates

Change is in the air over what constitutes an accredited investor but how far should the industry go?

By InvestmentNews
SEC wants LPL to pony up $50 million over messaging apps, texts
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 23, 2024
SEC wants LPL to pony up $50 million over messaging apps, texts

'The large size of such fines underscores the point that regulators want this behavior to change quickly,' a compliance executive notes.

By Bruce Kelly
Financial crime compliance costs reach $61B for financial institutions  
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 22, 2024
Financial crime compliance costs reach $61B for financial institutions  

LexisNexis report reveals almost all firms in the US and Canada are affected.

By Steve Randall
SEC bars financial advisor indefinitely
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 21, 2024
SEC bars financial advisor indefinitely

Connecticut-based Andrew Komarow had been barred by Finra in June.

By Josh Welsh
A government site for all your 401(k) data?
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 21, 2024
A government site for all your 401(k) data?

The Government Accountability Office wants Congress to mandate a national 401(k) dashboard.

By Emile Hallez
‘Legal’ insurance tax break blasted
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 21, 2024
‘Legal’ insurance tax break blasted

Senate Finance Committee targets private placement life insurance as a 'booming tax dodge' for the wealthy.

By Ryan Smith
Regulatory change could bring 'thousands' of new ETFs
ETFS FEB 21, 2024
Regulatory change could bring 'thousands' of new ETFs

A number of other asset managers have asked the SEC to allow them to replicate the fund model, used exclusively by Vanguard for more than two decades, that lets an ETF be listed as a share class of a broader mutual fund.

By Bloomberg
Most financial services firms preempting crypto regulations with employee policies
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2024
Most financial services firms preempting crypto regulations with employee policies

Almost half of firms say they already have a policy, and more intend to add one this year.

By Steve Randall
Finra names new members to its board
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 20, 2024
Finra names new members to its board

Finra's new governors include Vanguard’s first-ever global CIO and the president of UBS Americas.

By Leo Almazora
Gensler cites risks where banks and non-banks meet
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 20, 2024
Gensler cites risks where banks and non-banks meet

The SEC chair talks about the outlook for implementing the rest of his regulatory agenda.

By Bloomberg
JPMorgan expects to pay more than $350M for trade-reporting lapses
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 16, 2024
JPMorgan expects to pay more than $350M for trade-reporting lapses

The firm will settle claims with two US regulators that it failed to feed information on trades into market surveillance systems.

By Bloomberg
SEC orders TIAA to pay $2.2M for violating Reg BI
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 16, 2024
SEC orders TIAA to pay $2.2M for violating Reg BI

Disclosure failures at the organization’s broker-dealer arm led to nearly $1 million in unnecessary costs for retail customers in IRAs.

By Leo Almazora
SEC fines VanEck $1.75M over ETF finfluencer promotion
ETFS FEB 16, 2024
SEC fines VanEck $1.75M over ETF finfluencer promotion

While the SEC doesn't name the influencer, Dave Portnoy, founder of the website Barstool Sports, partnered with VanEck during the fund's launch.

By Leo Almazora
DOL retirement security rule would be 'disastrous,' GOP rep says
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2024
DOL retirement security rule would be 'disastrous,' GOP rep says

Democrats at a House hearing say the retirement rule will ensure workers, retirees and retirement plan sponsors receive advice that is in their best interest.

By Josh Welsh
Wells Fargo consent order for fake accounts ended by OCC
WIREHOUSES FEB 15, 2024
Wells Fargo consent order for fake accounts ended by OCC

While the consent order has been lifted, Wells Fargo still has a cap on its growth imposed by the Federal Reserve.

By Bloomberg
Ex-Osaic veteran advisor barred by Finra
ALTERNATIVES FEB 15, 2024
Ex-Osaic veteran advisor barred by Finra

'A lawyer may tell an advisor like this, there's no upside in responding to Finra, just leave the industry,' says a senior brokerage executive.

By Bruce Kelly
Finra fines Morgan Stanley $1.6M over muni transaction shortfalls
WIREHOUSES FEB 15, 2024
Finra fines Morgan Stanley $1.6M over muni transaction shortfalls

Broker-dealer self-regulator finds pattern of gross supervisory failure involving municipal securities over a five-year period.

By Leo Almazora
Treasury proposes anti-money laundering rule for financial advisors
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 14, 2024
Treasury proposes anti-money laundering rule for financial advisors

Should advisors receive a cash prize for catching potential money launderers?

By Gregg Greenberg
SEC’s Gensler cautions against overblown claims about AI
FINTECH FEB 13, 2024
SEC’s Gensler cautions against overblown claims about AI

The SEC chair warned companies against 'AI washing' when they talk to investors about their use of the technology.

By Bloomberg