Both the SEC and Finra have issued an alert about popular structured notes that claim to protect investors' principal. The problem? The notes don't always protect investors' principal.
Municipal-bond dealers failing to adequately disclose the risks of debt they handle should expect more disciplinary action, said Malcolm Northam, senior director of member regulation at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Michael Oxley, the former congressman who co-wrote the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has registered as a lobbyist for Finra to promote its campaign to become the self-regulator of investment advisers
IRS nixes two-year time limit for innocent-spouses to plead their case; rule applies to couples who file jointly
With the Bush tax cuts extended for another two years, the status remains quo on major — and imminent — potential changes in tax law, right?
Financial adviser claimed he was investing money in the Middle East, say prosecutors; long and questionable trail
But these three fund firms would likely take the biggest hit under current proposal
Finra wants broker-dealers that sell risky Regulation D private placements to engage in a more vigorous due diligence process, “pushing and pulling” for information about the products, according to Richard Ketchum, chairman and chief executive of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.
In what can only be viewed as a surprise outcome, an independent broker-dealer has won a rare legal victory in the continuing scrum over private placements that has forced several broker-dealers to shut down
O'Hanley says expense will 'pop up' somewhere else; whack-a-mole for the SEC?
The financial-reform law is threatening the privacy of some of America's richest families.
Federal revenue losses due to tax breaks for retirement savings plans are being greatly exaggerated, according to a group that is urging Congress not to eliminate so-called retirement tax expenditures
New regulations aimed at ending the cozy relationship between government and those who advise the government on investment matters sound good on first blush. But as firms have discovered, the devil's in the details.
Instead of standing on the sidelines waiting for a number of long-awaited Labor Department rules to take effect, advisers are figuring out how things will change and are wasting no time as they gear up
Although Capitol Hill Republicans have received the most attention for trying to halt work on fiduciary duty regulations, Democrats have also expressed skepticism over the issue.
Advocates for imposing a universal fiduciary duty on anyone providing retail investment advice are stepping up their campaign to urge the SEC to move forward with a rule
One of the strongest advocates for imposing a universal fiduciary duty for retail investment advice is urging a congressional committee to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to move forward with such a rule.
Commission considering making it easier for investors to get in on Reg D offerings
As per a Senate Republican request, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro says the commission is analyzing the economic impact of adopting a single standard of care. Such cost-benefit analysis could be the way GOP lawmakers gut a universal fiduciary code.
