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Can't we just be friends? SEC, CFTC signal end to long-running turf battle
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 11, 2026
Can't we just be friends? SEC, CFTC signal end to long-running turf battle

Historic pact aims to cut overlap, improve oversight clarity and support responsible financial innovation.

By Steve Randall
Ex-broker, political leader, fined for sales of First Liberty Ponzi
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 11, 2026
Ex-broker, political leader, fined for sales of First Liberty Ponzi

The Securities and Exchange Commission last summer filed charges against Georgia-based First Liberty Building & Loan.

By Bruce Kelly
Legal: Court slaps advisor with $765K for raiding client list on his way out
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 11, 2026
Legal: Court slaps advisor with $765K for raiding client list on his way out

His wife and mother-in-law helped mail the cards while his boss was in Europe.

By Carleen Bongat
Democrats float income tax cuts for millions in the middle class
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 11, 2026
Democrats float income tax cuts for millions in the middle class

New center-left proposals would widen the standard deduction, raise top rates to offset federal revenue losses, and force advisors to revisit tax-planning strategies.

By Leo Almazora
Mercer faces second class-action lawsuit after ShinyHunters cyberattack
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 10, 2026
Mercer faces second class-action lawsuit after ShinyHunters cyberattack

Millions of Mercer client records were allegedly exposed by ShinyHunters, which also targeted Beacon Pointe Advisors and Pathstone Family Office.

By Andrew Cohen
Bernie Sanders' latest billionaire tax proposal faces familiar questions
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 10, 2026
Bernie Sanders' latest billionaire tax proposal faces familiar questions

The targeted federal tax, projected to raise $4.4 trillion over a decade, is being floated as a similar motion aimed at wealthy individuals in California gains traction.

By Leo Almazora
Former advisor sues J.P. Morgan, alleges firm weaponized FINRA compliance
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 09, 2026
Former advisor sues J.P. Morgan, alleges firm weaponized FINRA compliance

The lawsuit claims the firm slashed his budget, sidelined clients, and risked FINRA breaches.

By Tez Romero
Treasury, IRS float rules for Trump Accounts, including $1,000 pilot deposits for some
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 09, 2026
Treasury, IRS float rules for Trump Accounts, including $1,000 pilot deposits for some

Proposed regulations outline who can open the accounts, when elections must be filed and how “responsible parties” would manage investments and rollovers.

By Leo Almazora
Record $80M fine for Canaccord Genuity LLC should serve as ‘wake-up call’ to broker-dealers, says FinCEN
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 08, 2026
Record $80M fine for Canaccord Genuity LLC should serve as ‘wake-up call’ to broker-dealers, says FinCEN

Regulator cites AML failures, missing SARs and weak controls in historic broker-dealer penalty against Canadian firm’s US business.

By Steve Randall
ASA hails victory vs. SEC in off-channel communications challenge
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 06, 2026
ASA hails victory vs. SEC in off-channel communications challenge

A Florida judge has ordered the regulator to release portions of internal spreadsheets used to determine billions in recordkeeping fines during its Gensler-era crackdown.

By Leo Almazora
SEC hits NYSE with $9M penalty over 2023 opening auction failure
EQUITIES MAR 06, 2026
SEC hits NYSE with $9M penalty over 2023 opening auction failure

Stemming from staff error, the January 2023 glitch exposed gaps in NYSE’s disaster‑recovery setup, which affected thousands of listings and led to trading halts across dozens of stocks.

By Leo Almazora
Trade and advocacy groups press Congress to allow deferred taxes on mutual fund gains
ETFS MAR 06, 2026
Trade and advocacy groups press Congress to allow deferred taxes on mutual fund gains

The Investment Company Institute, SIFMA and other industry groups argue the bipartisan GROWTH Act would end "harmful double-effect" of surprise tax bills.

By Leo Almazora
Fed, FDIC and OCC clarify capital rules for tokenized securities
ALTERNATIVES MAR 05, 2026
Fed, FDIC and OCC clarify capital rules for tokenized securities

Regulators say blockchain-based securities get same capital treatment as traditional assets.

By Steve Randall
Ex-LPL, special needs advisor faces criminal charges in Connecticut
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 05, 2026
Ex-LPL, special needs advisor faces criminal charges in Connecticut

It’s been a downward spiral in recent years for Komarow, who was featured in InvestmentNews in May 2021.

By Bruce Kelly
Wells Fargo shakes off last Fed consent order after decade-long regulatory cleanup
WIREHOUSES MAR 05, 2026
Wells Fargo shakes off last Fed consent order after decade-long regulatory cleanup

The end of Fed enforcement officially frees the bank from restrictive public consent orders for the first time since the notorious 2016 fake-accounts scandal.

By Leo Almazora
SEC, PCAOB audit enforcement hits multiyear lows during leadership shakeups
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 05, 2026
SEC, PCAOB audit enforcement hits multiyear lows during leadership shakeups

Cornerstone reports show steep fall in cases and penalties as new agency leaders take over.

By Steve Randall
Stablecoins in spotlight as Bitcoin rebounds and Trump backs crypto vs. banks
ALTERNATIVES MAR 04, 2026
Stablecoins in spotlight as Bitcoin rebounds and Trump backs crypto vs. banks

Crypto markets regain ground just as a multi-trillion-dollar fight over yield-bearing deposits intensifies in Washington.

By Leo Almazora
Legal: Class action accuses Apollo of hiding Epstein ties in SEC filings
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 03, 2026
Legal: Class action accuses Apollo of hiding Epstein ties in SEC filings

Newly released DOJ files tell a very different story than what Apollo told the SEC.

By Tez Romero
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 03, 2026
Legal: Court refuses to toss SEC fraud case against Digital World SPAC chief

His filings said no deal. His own messages said otherwise.

By Carleen Bongat
Mariner and advisor in fight over clients after contentious deal: Complaint
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 02, 2026
Mariner and advisor in fight over clients after contentious deal: Complaint

Mariner “willfully and maliciously misappropriated the book of business” of advisor James Hyre, a new lawsuit alleges.

By Bruce Kelly