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Hot air? Oil and gas company allegedly misled teachers
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 24, 2011
Hot air? Oil and gas company allegedly misled teachers

By Darla Mercado
Finra's Ketchum 'not apologetic' about waivers or Corzine's free pass
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 23, 2011
Finra's Ketchum 'not apologetic' about waivers or Corzine's free pass

MF Global boss received no favoritism, regulator's CEO says; decision 'never bubbled up' to senior management

By Bruce Kelly
View: Time to scrap the SEC and start all over again
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 23, 2011
View: Time to scrap the SEC and start all over again

Allegations of document destruction is latest in long list of complaints about Commission

By Bloomberg
Reg D strikes again? Securities Network shuttered
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 23, 2011
Reg D strikes again? Securities Network shuttered

Small B-D in Georgia ceases operations; sold $215K of preferred stock in Provident private placement

By Bruce Kelly
Ex-Lehman brokerage exec appeals over $19.6M bonus claim
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 23, 2011
Ex-Lehman brokerage exec appeals over $19.6M bonus claim

An ex-Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. brokerage executive took his fight for $19.6 million in bonuses to a higher court after a bankruptcy judge said Barclays Plc didn't agree to be bound by his Lehman contract when it bought the brokerage.

By Doug Cubberley
JPMorgan to pay $800M to settle Lehman brokerage claims
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 23, 2011
JPMorgan to pay $800M to settle Lehman brokerage claims

JPMorgan Chase & Co. will settle claims against it brought by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s brokerage by returning $800 million in cash and securities, according to court papers.

By Doug Cubberley
Senate Republicans prod SEC nominees on costs of Dodd-Frank
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 22, 2011
Senate Republicans prod SEC nominees on costs of Dodd-Frank

Looks like clear sailing for Aguilar, Gallagher; same can't be said for implementation of financial reforms

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2011
SEC official: Fiduciary rule to be delayed

The Securities and Exchange Commission staff member who coordinated its study of a universal fiduciary duty for retail investment advice said last Monday that a follow-up regulation won't come until later in the year

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 22, 2011
Barred-broker-turned-politician sued by Baird

The firm is seeking $344K from the ex-broker - and current Hamilton County, Ohio trustee - for alleged 'unauthorized withdrawals' from a client's account.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 19, 2011
Inflated postage charges to clients continues to dog IBD

Newbridge Securities to pay $850,000 as part of class action settlement

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 19, 2011
Finra fines five firms almost $1M over fees

Finra has walloped five firms for overcharging for postage and handling with almost $1 million in fines.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 19, 2011
Supreme Court blocks Janus market-timing lawsuit

In a much-awaited decision, the Supreme Court last week ruled in favor of the mutual fund industry in a case involving a company's responsibility for statements made in prospectuses, eliciting a huge sigh of relief from fund companies, broker-dealers and others involved in selling mutual funds

By Jessica Toonkel
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 17, 2011
Firms slam Finra's proposal to register operations staff

Finra's proposal with the SEC to register operations staff has not gone over big in the adviser community. Here's why.

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 17, 2011
Aviva fleeced in church scam, suit claims

Aviva Life and Annuity Co. late last month filed suit in federal court against a handful of life insurance agents, claiming that they fraudulently sold coverage to some 119 church members

By Darla Mercado
Finra fines JPMorgan Chase $1.7M for hawking 'risky' investments
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 16, 2011
Finra fines JPMorgan Chase $1.7M for hawking 'risky' investments

Says brokerage unit put conservative clients in unsuitable instruments; bank must pony up nearly $2M in reimbursements

By John Goff
ETF at the heart of UBS $2B debacle: Sources
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 16, 2011
ETF at the heart of UBS $2B debacle: Sources

Sources say UBS' $2B trading loss may have been caused by an employee's failure to hedge the currency risks of an exchange-traded fund. If so, expect heightened regulatory scrutiny of ETFs.

By John Goff
Ousted Krawcheck could be bounced from Finra board
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 16, 2011
Ousted Krawcheck could be bounced from Finra board

Last month, Sallie Krawcheck was elected to one of three large-firm governor's seats at Finra. There's just one hitch. Now that Krawcheck no longer works for BofA, she must quickly find a job at a large firm — or give up the seat.

By Dan Jamieson
Remember the titans: Wall Street elite got $1.2T in secret loans
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 16, 2011
Remember the titans: Wall Street elite got $1.2T in secret loans

Aristocracy of banking would have likely gone down the tubes without previously undisclosed Fed money; 'whopping numbers'

By John Goff
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 16, 2011
Stifel defrauded school districts: SEC

Says brokerage told officials in Wisconsin it would take '15 Enrons' to sink $200M investment; CDOs went bust

By Liz Skinner
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 16, 2011
Ex-Wells Fargo adviser: I was fired for blowing the whistle on my boss

Bolanis claims Christopher Sargent was putting elderly clients in unsuitable investments; Sargent, Wells deny accusations

By Liz Skinner