More advisers are turning to practice exams to help evaluate compliance risks and identify oversight gaps before the SEC comes knocking.
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon made public Tuesday his opinion in a lawsuit over CFP Board's disciplinary action related to adviser use of the 'fee-only' label.
Washington's political atmosphere makes the panel too adversarial to get anything done.
To thrive as a profession, we need to better demonstrate what it means to be a profession by putting our clients' interests before our own
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The swelling gap between public and private valuations is making REITs a sweet target.
Sales of 25 top 'liquid alts' mutual funds will come under greater scrutiny from the state regulator.
Possible speaker of the House of Representatives understands issues important to advisers better than most lawmakers.
Forget China and the Fed. Washington becomes the focus with Sept. 30 deadline for funding looming.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Investment manager Joseph Zada could face 20 years in prison after being convicted for bilking ex-Detroit Red Wings star Sergei Fedorov (pictured) out of $43 million.
A September hearing and possible riders attached to a spending bill could thwart DOL's efforts.
Finra arbitration panel ruled in favor of three investors who claimed their accounts were over-concentrated in the bonds.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: CalSTRS, the country's second-largest pension fund, considers moving $20 billion out of traditional investments and into alternatives.
Pursuit Partners sued the wirehouse in 2008, accusing it of selling it $40.5 million of collateralized debt obligations that some of the bank's employees referred to as “vomit” and “crap” in e-mails.
Background makes Arkansas legislator, no fan of DOL fiduciary proposal, a go-to source on financial services issues.
Regulator says Finra and MSRB should issue rules 'requiring the disclosure of mark-ups and mark-downs.'
An attempt to get Democratic buy-in on legislation that would force the DOL to hold off on finalizing its rule until the SEC acts died on the vine at a House hearing.
Two House subcommittees will hold a joint hearing Thursday focusing in part on a bill written by Rep. Ann Wagner to thwart efforts to raise investment advice standards for retirement accounts.
Compliance could be costly, especially for small advisory firms.
Contributions from investment advisers, however, slow down.
BlackRock says rule favors index funds, Vanguard finds 'serious problems' and Fidelity wants proposal simplified.
