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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
Social Security shortchanged some older workers, survivors
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2020
Social Security shortchanged some older workers, survivors

Two new audits reveal underpayments to certain groups of beneficiaries

By Mary Beth Franklin
Gig workers could get stock under SEC proposal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 25, 2020
Gig workers could get stock under SEC proposal

Plan would allow drivers, people who deliver food and other gig workers to receive up to 15% of their compensation in shares

By Bloomberg
DOL lifetime income rule under fire from lawmaker
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 24, 2020
DOL lifetime income rule under fire from lawmaker

Sen. Richard Neal, D-Mass., criticized the measure for not including an assumption that 401(k) balances appreciate

By Emile Hallez
JPMorgan Chase penalized $250 million for risk management failings
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 24, 2020
JPMorgan Chase penalized $250 million for risk management failings

Regulators found that the bank's asset and wealth management businesses lacked controls to avoid conflicts of interest

By InvestmentNews
Janet Yellen at Treasury signals Biden's focus on boosting economy
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 24, 2020
Janet Yellen at Treasury signals Biden's focus on boosting economy

As Treasury secretary, the former Federal Reserve chair is expected to support expansionary government spending

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo loses defamation fight to fired broker
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 23, 2020
Wells Fargo loses defamation fight to fired broker

Amy Webster was a former bank broker for Wells Fargo Advisors for 13 years and claims the company made 'defamatory' remarks on her Form U5

By Bruce Kelly
Biden's SEC chair likely to take 'hard look' at ESG
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 20, 2020
Biden's SEC chair likely to take 'hard look' at ESG

Democratic member Caroline Crenshaw predicts climate risk will likely be on the agenda at the agency

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC obtains final judgment against North Carolina fraudster
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 20, 2020
SEC obtains final judgment against North Carolina fraudster

Former RIA Richard Davis, now in prison, took $9.3 million from 75 clients

By InvestmentNews
Treasury seeks unused pandemic lending funds from Fed
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 20, 2020
Treasury seeks unused pandemic lending funds from Fed

The Fed objected to the request, which would shut five of the central bank's emergency lending programs at year-end

By Bloomberg
Congress blasts IRS for limiting tax breaks for firms with forgiven PPP loans
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 20, 2020
Congress blasts IRS for limiting tax breaks for firms with forgiven PPP loans

Sens. Grassley and Wyden criticize new IRS guidance that prohibits businesses from writing off expenses they covered with money from forgiven loans

By Bloomberg