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SEC member Crenshaw says agency should provide guidance on Reg BI
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 10, 2020
SEC member Crenshaw says agency should provide guidance on Reg BI

Democratic commissioner says the SEC should define ‘best interest,’ clarify conflict mitigation related to Reg BI

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC enforcement chief Stephanie Avakian leaving
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 10, 2020
SEC enforcement chief Stephanie Avakian leaving

Marc Berger, the enforcement unit's deputy director, will serve as acting chief, the agency says

By Bloomberg
Lawmakers want SEC to clarify how brokers can hold digital securities
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 10, 2020
Lawmakers want SEC to clarify how brokers can hold digital securities

The lack of guidance on custody is slowing the adoption of cryptographically based assets, experts say

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
401(k) lawsuits explode in 2020
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 08, 2020
401(k) lawsuits explode in 2020

New cases were filed against employers, and insurers have tamped down limits on fiduciary liability coverage

By Emile Hallez
SIFMA wants new SEC to give Reg BI time to work
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 08, 2020
SIFMA wants new SEC to give Reg BI time to work

The major financial industry group said the current agency has vowed for tough enforcement of the rule

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Protecting independent contractor status for advisers
OPINION DEC 08, 2020
Protecting independent contractor status for advisers

Proposed Labor Department amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act and pending legislation in the Senate are the latest challenges in this area

By Dale Brown
Maxine Waters urges Biden administration to overturn Reg BI
ALTERNATIVES DEC 07, 2020
Maxine Waters urges Biden administration to overturn Reg BI

The Chair of the House Financial Services Committee also targeted rules surrounding opening up private markets

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Merrill Lynch hit with record $26 million action over broker churning
WIREHOUSES DEC 07, 2020
Merrill Lynch hit with record $26 million action over broker churning

New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation called the settlement the 'largest monetary sanction' in the regulator's history

By Bruce Kelly
End the confusing muddle of advice standards
OPINION DEC 07, 2020
End the confusing muddle of advice standards

Establishing an easily understood rule for advisers shouldn't be this difficult

By InvestmentNews
Two more big 401(k) lawsuits filed, one dismissed
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 04, 2020
Two more big 401(k) lawsuits filed, one dismissed

RR Donnelley and Cognizant Technology Solutions were sued, and Trader Joe's fended off a legal attack

By Emile Hallez
FinHub becomes a separate SEC department
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 04, 2020
FinHub becomes a separate SEC department

Valerie Szczepanik will continue to head the office

By InvestmentNews
Another election, another change in investment advice regulation
OPINION DEC 03, 2020
Another election, another change in investment advice regulation

Fiduciary duty? Best interest? They’re ultimately political decisions

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC charges boiler room operator with $2.1 million fraud
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 02, 2020
SEC charges boiler room operator with $2.1 million fraud

Mark Lisser peddled 'pre-IPO' shares in New York and Florida

By InvestmentNews
Advisers welcome additional educational requirements
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 01, 2020
Advisers welcome additional educational requirements

A NASAA model rule would impose 12 hours of CE annually for IARs

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Thomas Sporkin tapped by CFP Board to head enforcement
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 01, 2020
Thomas Sporkin tapped by CFP Board to head enforcement

The former SEC executive will beef up the organization's detection, investigation and prosecution

By InvestmentNews
Finra slaps reps who carried client information out the door
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 01, 2020
Finra slaps reps who carried client information out the door

Two former wirehouse brokers run afoul of Reg S-P, according to Finra

By Bruce Kelly
Nasdaq plans to require more diversity on listed company boards
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 01, 2020
Nasdaq plans to require more diversity on listed company boards

Under the proposed rules, most companies on the U.S. exchange would have to have one woman director and one who is minority or LGBTQ

By Bloomberg
SEC settles with RIA involved in $3 million Ponzi scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 30, 2020
SEC settles with RIA involved in $3 million Ponzi scheme

Craig Rumbaugh and his California-based firms will pay $1 million for misleading investors

By InvestmentNews
Two sponsors settle 401(k) cases, Victoria's Secret owner sued
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2020
Two sponsors settle 401(k) cases, Victoria's Secret owner sued

A grocery chain is paying $17.5 million in one case, and a pharmaceutical company is shelling out more than $2.5 million in another

By Emile Hallez
Labor Department sends fiduciary rule update to OMB
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2020
Labor Department sends fiduciary rule update to OMB

Approval may be moot as the new administration could easily quash it

By InvestmentNews