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TCW accuses Gundlach of secret plot to steal 'entire business'
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 25, 2012
TCW accuses Gundlach of secret plot to steal 'entire business'

TCW Group Inc.'s former investment chief Jeffrey Gundlach plotted with colleagues to steal the company's trade secrets before he was fired and started a rival money-management firm, a lawyer for TCW told a jury.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 22, 2012
INsider: Advisers ignore Washington at their peril

Politics, or more specifically, lobbying, matters; 'they're going to be listening'

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS JAN 22, 2012
Massachusetts lays out social media do's, don'ts

By Liz Skinner
Citi settles with Finra over alleged conflicts at its brokerage
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 20, 2012
Citi settles with Finra over alleged conflicts at its brokerage

Company failed to dislose business relations with companies covered in research notes, regulator says

By John Goff
Supreme Court smacks down B-D's suit against Finra
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 20, 2012
Supreme Court smacks down B-D's suit against Finra

Plaintiff argued that proxy soliciting member approval for NYSE combo was fraudulent

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 19, 2012
Ex-UBS client indicted for hiding accounts from IRS

A former UBS AG client was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge that he defrauded the U.S. by hiding assets from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

By Doug Cubberley
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 19, 2012
Frank's final act - stop GOP efforts to raze huge finance bill

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Frank elects to retire from Congress in 2013
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 19, 2012
Frank elects to retire from Congress in 2013

Rep. Barney Frank, the leading proponent of universal fiduciary duty for retail investment advice, announced today that he will retire from Congress in 2013.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 18, 2012
Pastor's $1.6M Ponzi could mean 30-year prison stay

A Seattle-area pastor has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and money laundering related to a $1.6 million Ponzi scheme he ran for eight years.

By IN Staff
NEWS RIAS JAN 18, 2012
A call for responsible social-media usage

By MFXFeeder
Mind your social-media compliance programs: SEC
NEWS FINTECH JAN 18, 2012
Mind your social-media compliance programs: SEC

Finra has warned investment advisers to examine the effectiveness of their social-media compliance programs based on findings from recent SEC adviser examinations.

By Dan Jamieson
Tweet away: Finra backs off social-media posting regs
NEWS FINTECH JAN 18, 2012
Tweet away: Finra backs off social-media posting regs

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. has backed away from a proposal that would have required broker-dealers to file social-media postings with the regulator.

By Dan Jamieson
BNY Mellon sued for negligence over Madoff
NEWS RIAS JAN 18, 2012
BNY Mellon sued for negligence over Madoff

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. was sued on behalf of three funds for negligence in connection with the Ponzi scheme run by convicted fraudster Bernard L. Madoff.

By Doug Cubberley
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 17, 2012
B-D wants Supreme Court to rule on Finra suit

Can a brokerage firm sue Finra? That's a question one broker-dealer is asking the Supreme Court to consider.

By Dan Jamieson
For Finra's auditors, it was a very busy year
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 17, 2012
For Finra's auditors, it was a very busy year

Finra conducted nearly twice as many branch exams in 2011 than 2010. Enforcement actions were up, as well. Expect more of the same in the coming year.

By Liz Skinner
Wells Fargo to settle muni bid-rigging case
NEWS FIXED INCOME JAN 17, 2012
Wells Fargo to settle muni bid-rigging case

Wells Fargo & Co. will pay up to settle criminal charges and civil claims for Wachovia Bank's conspiring to overcharge state and local governments on investments.

By Doug Cubberley
Finra panel orders belly-up B-D to pay whopper of an award
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 16, 2012
Finra panel orders belly-up B-D to pay whopper of an award

A Finra panel has ordered broker-dealer CapWest to pay a whopping $9M to clients for selling them faulty private placements. There's just one catch: the B-D went bust last year and, according to an attorney, has 'zero assets -- there's not even an obsolete telephone book.'

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 16, 2012
Finra's Ketchum 'not apologetic' about exam waivers for Corzine

Finra in no way gave special treatment to Jon Corzine, former chief executive of bankrupt MF Global Inc., according to CEO Richard G. Ketchum

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 16, 2012
SEC hits radio personality with fraud charges

The SEC last month slapped a financial adviser and radio personality known as “The MoneyMan” with fraud charges after his firm encouraged clients to invest in promissory notes linked to a company with which he was associated

By Darla Mercado
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 15, 2012
Canada Supreme Court nixes securities regulator

By Dan Jamieson