The two rules were among the most heavily contested measures instituted by the DOL under former Secretary Eugene Scalia, with the 401(k) rule drawing nearly 9,000 public comments, most of which opposed it.
The agency cautioned against investing in blank-check companies based on endorsements from pro athletes or famous musicians.
The agency charged two Cetera broker-dealers with breaching fiduciary duty and defrauding retail advisory clients in connection with the sales of mutual funds.
The 430-page rule updates the agency's marketing oversight for the first time since 1961 and applies to social media communications.
Lawsuits increasingly draw in other plan service providers, ranging from record keepers to product solutions providers, plan advisers and others.
The GOP commission member said the agency should provide guidance before bringing enforcement cases
New York state says the insurer failed to adequately inform consumers about the differences between products.
Plaintiffs in the separate cases allege the sponsors allowed the plans to have excessive investment-management and record-keeping fees.
The move is the latest effort by the agency to emphasize oversight of sustainability disclosure and investing. The commission's Republican members raise questions about the flurry of climate activity.
Annuities are an answer to one of the most vexing worries that Americans face – outliving their money in retirement, IRI leaders said. But a critic countered that the products need to come with more investor protections.
The state is the latest among many that have taken steps toward adopting such programs, which are intended to dramatically expand access to retirement savings plans at work for employees of small businesses.
The agency is 'integrating climate and ESG considerations into [its] broader regulatory framework,' Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee says.
Precious metals, cryptocurrencies and promissory notes are fraudster favorites in 2021, a survey of enforcement officials finds.
The focus on the climate and finance at the hearing likely was a harbinger of the priority the SEC will place on environmental, social and governance investing under Gensler. But Reg BI was ignored.
The measure faces a difficult legislative journey in a narrowly divided Congress, even if it becomes part of a reconciliation bill that can be approved by a simple majority in the Senate.
Ascendant Alternative Strategies changed its official status with Finra to termination requested. Founders of GPB, David Gentile and Jeff Schneider were arrested and charged with fraud last month by the FBI.
At the heart of NFP case is the flexPath target-date series, which was added to Wood Group plan in 2016, when it was essentially brand new. Schlichter Bogard & Denton brought the case.
Finra will not require the documentation normally needed to obtain a testing accommodation. That will allow candidates to opt for an online exam if they’re reluctant to go to a test center.
An SEC official indicated reviews are still meant more to help firms comply with Reg BI than to punish them for violations of the rule. But it's a good idea to document recommendations.
Regulator says the firm caused recruits to take nonpublic personal client information.
