The agreement with federal prosecutors ends a years-long investigation and allows the bank to avoid criminal charges.
'Financial advisors don’t understand bitcoin,' one senior executive notes. 'It's a disaster waiting to happen.'
The products, which could begin trading Thursday, will be closely scrutinized by the regulator, which did not approve them willingly, a lawyer says.
'We ought to require the best interests of the investor to be protected and we’ve got some loopholes to fill,' says top Democrat on the panel.
The exchange-traded funds will greatly increase access to the largest cryptocurrency.
As governments prepare to ramp up supply, will investors want to take the risk?
'We're small business owners; we’re entrepreneurs,' advisor says. 'I don't know what that would look like if we're suddenly employees of a broker-dealer.'
Finra reveals it's keeping tabs on salespeople and financial advisors who are involved in the marketing and sale of digital assets.
Chair Gary Gensler denounces unauthorized social media post.
The cryptocurrency has eased from a $47K high but is up 10% so far this year.
The SEC has until Wednesday to take action on at least one of the applications for bitcoin ETFs.
The agreement, negotiated by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Mike Johnson, sets the cap for the 12 annual spending bills at $1.59T.
'As an advisor, the national debt is a very concerning issue, especially with younger clients that have a longer time horizon, because the bill is eventually going to come due,' an advisor says.
SEC staff members asked some exchanges and issuers seeking to list the ETFs to submit the final version of a key document as soon as Friday, sources said.
'Ninety-nine percent of the time, lending to customers or borrowing from them is a bad idea.'
James Gorman says regulator’s ideas were ‘extremely aggressive.’
Battle lines drawn again as trade associations call on DOL to withdraw proposal, while proponents say measure fills a regulatory gap.
Finra hits LPL, Interactive Brokers with fines as 2023 closes.
With lots of new and existing regulations to deal with, as well as the challenges posed by AI, it's shaping up to be a strenuous year for compliance executives.
The lack of progress is worrying environmental activists given the approach of the US presidential election, which could scuttle the regulator's ESG efforts.
