In a move to shore up confidence in the banking system, the Fed program will provide banks with one-year loans under easier terms than usual.
The SEC doesn’t care whether advisors or staff are banned from using apps or tools. What’s important to them is that firms fulfill their capture and retention responsibilities.
GOP Rep. Ann Wagner and Democrat Brad Sherman, leaders of a committee with SEC jurisdiction, echo financial industry concerns that the plan will harm retirement savers.
The California bank's problems show how higher interest rates make it harder to keep deposits on the books.
Financial advisors should pay attention to regulators' concerns, since it's often advisors or firm executives who don't follow industry rules to the letter who may be discharged.
Webull Financial failed to conduct adequate due diligence on customers, Finra found, but the company did not admit or deny fault.
CEO Bill Hamm said the net capital deficit of $120,000 shown in IFP's Focus report was the result of accrual accounting.
The proposal, which has little chance of passing Congress, would also raise the top tax rate for Americans making $400,000, to 39.6% from 37%, reversing one of Trump's tax cuts.
Eversheds Sutherland's review of public reports found that Finra's monetary sanctions totaled $72 million last year, down from $150 million in 2021.
Grayscale sued, asking the DC Circuit Court to overturn a decision the firm called arbitrary and discriminatory because the agency had already approved ETFs that track bitcoin futures.
The $1.5 million award to two investors follows a $36.7 million loss for Oppenheimer last September in a dispute involving the Horizon Private Equity III fund.
The president's proposal, which would also give the government new power to negotiate drug prices, would extend the solvency of the Medicare trust fund beyond 2050, the White House says.
The identical twin brothers overbilled for advisory fees and used their clients' credit cards and bank accounts to finance luxury hotels, jewelry and apparel.
The political makeup doesn’t bode well for passing major tax legislation — and a bill that imposes a specific levy on billionaires would be substantial.
The SEC chairman said using predictive data technologies may create 'inherent conflicts' of interest for investment advisors.
The regulation is safe thanks to a pending veto of the resolution approved by the House and Senate, but the vote adds some political uncertainty for plan advisors.
The advisor, Ryan R. Riley, also pleaded guilty in a criminal manner and was ordered to pay restitution of at least $434,000.
The bill to block a Labor Department rule making it easier for retirement plans to weigh ESG issues in investment decisions passed 50-46, with two Democrats voting with Republicans to pass the measure.
The regulator releases an update to an exam sweep probing how member firms tout themselves on social media.
LPL's disclosure follows a crackdown by US regulators on financial firms' failure to monitor employee communications on messaging apps.
