In an investor alert, the agencies point out four tactics that fraudsters use to trick investors, such as spoofed websites and fake profiles on social media platforms.
The bill, drafted by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is aimed at reforming the unemployment compensation system, and could restrict use of the independent contractor classification. However, the proposed legislation lacks bipartisan support.
The agency charged 21 investment advisers and six brokerages with missing delivery or posting deadlines. The customer relationship summary outlines fees, services and potential conflicts of interest and is supposed to help clients understand business practices.
The legislation, written by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., would require family offices with more than $750 million in AUM to register with SEC.
The existing nonrefundable saver's credit would become a $1,000-a-year matching contribution from the government.
Should something that happened when applicants were teenagers still be held against them?
It’s not clear how many people may be suffering from the legal restraints that were supposed to protect them.
Opponents contend the measure, known as the PRO Act, could negate independent-contractor agreements between advisers and financial firms.
Temporary relief from onsite examinations, which began at the start of the pandemic, is set to expire in December.
The mention of GPB auditors in a court filing highlights earlier allegations of executives using clients' money for their own personal benefit. Focused on independent broker-dealers, GPB was a leading seller of high-risk private placements in the past decade.
The agency's risk alert highlights problems that it found in examinations of more than 100 advisers who served as portfolio managers or sponsors of wrap-fee programs or who advised their clients’ accounts through third-party wrap managers.
Cash spreads are certainly nothing new, but with almost $64 billion in assets, Charles Schwab & Co. is likely the largest robo-adviser to hold significant chunks of client assets in cash.
The Republican SEC commissioner's doubts provide ammunition to those who want to push back against mandatory disclosures.
The SEC chairman made it clear that digital assets that mirror the performance of Amazon.com, Tesla and other well-known companies are probably still covered by U.S. securities laws.
The bill, which was written by Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., would limit the benefit to individuals earning less than $400,000 a year.
Investments pegged to market volatility remained in client accounts for up to a year when they were meant to be short-term investments.
Florida-based adviser Scott Jay Matalon was fired from RBC after facing charges of kidnapping, domestic battery and false imprisonment.
Congress will likely have to provide the legal framework for the SEC to regulate cryptocurrencies more efficiently and is working quickly to shape future regulation.
Koch will pay $4 million in a case alleging excessive record-keeping fees, and Voya reached a confidential agreement in a separate lawsuit. Yum Brands was also sued by a participant who claims he was wrongly classified as an independent contractor and denied retirement benefits.
He replaces Peter Driscoll, who is leaving the agency after heading the examinations division since January 2017.
