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CFP Board reforms enforcement procedures to align with new ethics code
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 29, 2020
CFP Board reforms enforcement procedures to align with new ethics code

The changes are designed to give the organization better access to information for disciplinary actions

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers are taking PPP loans for future needs as uncertainty lingers
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 29, 2020
Advisers are taking PPP loans for future needs as uncertainty lingers

Sixty-one percent said they anticipate financial difficulties in the coming months

By Emile Hallez
Battle lines drawn over RIAs taking PPP loans
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 29, 2020
Battle lines drawn over RIAs taking PPP loans

Critics challenge the morality of fee-based advisers taking government bailout money

By Jeff Benjamin
Oil ETF faces U.S. probes over disclosures
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 29, 2020
Oil ETF faces U.S. probes over disclosures

Both the SEC and the CFTC are looking at whether USO properly disclosed its risks to investors

By Bloomberg
Fed holdings of bond ETFs now total $2.98 billion
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 29, 2020
Fed holdings of bond ETFs now total $2.98 billion

The central bank also signaled that its lending program for states and municipalities will open soon

By Bloomberg
Finra orders Stifel to pay $3.6 million for violations in sales of unit investment trusts
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 28, 2020
Finra orders Stifel to pay $3.6 million for violations in sales of unit investment trusts

About $1.9 million goes to harmed customers, an emphasis for the new Finra enforcement director

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Schorsch REIT executive Brian Block heading to prison
ALTERNATIVES MAY 28, 2020
Schorsch REIT executive Brian Block heading to prison

The former chief financial officer of American Realty Capital Properties Inc. will start an 18-month prison sentence in August

By Bruce Kelly
Pandemic recovery offers opportunity to press deregulation
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 27, 2020
Pandemic recovery offers opportunity to press deregulation

State regulators have asked Congress to halt SEC efforts to ease private-market rules

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Galvin smacks GPB with fraud charge
ALTERNATIVES MAY 27, 2020
Galvin smacks GPB with fraud charge

The lawsuit alleges conflicts of interest and misleading marketing at GPB funds

By Bruce Kelly
Finra changes membership process to curb the ability to sidestep arbitration awards
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 26, 2020
Finra changes membership process to curb the ability to sidestep arbitration awards

New rules target brokers with pending claims that are switching firms or trying to transfer assets

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MEPs costlier than similarly sized 401(k)s: Study
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2020
MEPs costlier than similarly sized 401(k)s: Study

A new paper that examines costs of multiple-employer plans sponsored by benefits outsourcing firms found that such plans can be expensive

By Emile Hallez
Daniel Wiener shames fee-based advisers for taking COVID-19 stimulus money
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 26, 2020
Daniel Wiener shames fee-based advisers for taking COVID-19 stimulus money

The Adviser Investments chairman says RIAs taking handouts are either weak business managers or simply immoral

By Jeff Benjamin
CFP Board revamps its rules to allow video hearings
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 26, 2020
CFP Board revamps its rules to allow video hearings

The move reflects the need to replace in-person hearings in light of COVID-19

By InvestmentNews
SEC shuts Riverside, Calif., RIA running a Ponzi scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 22, 2020
SEC shuts Riverside, Calif., RIA running a Ponzi scheme

eGate and its owner, Paul Horton Smith, charged with fraud that targeted senior citizens

By InvestmentNews
Fed bought $1.8 billion of bond ETFs to date
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 21, 2020
Fed bought $1.8 billion of bond ETFs to date

The Fed data also showed total Fed assets rose to a record $7.04 trillion in the latest week

By Bloomberg
Industry arbitration claims spike as coronavirus disruptions continue
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 21, 2020
Industry arbitration claims spike as coronavirus disruptions continue

Promissory note cases lead the way, signaling potential ‘employment upheaval’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra bars no-show former Wells FiNet broker
WIREHOUSES MAY 21, 2020
Finra bars no-show former Wells FiNet broker

Wells Fargo fired Leonard Kinsman of Staten Island, N.Y., for “unprofessional conduct”

By InvestmentNews
Troubles of giant oil ETF raise questions about commodity funds
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 21, 2020
Troubles of giant oil ETF raise questions about commodity funds

The United States Oil Fund’s extraordinary buying and selling suggests the ETF may have gotten too big for its own good

By Bloomberg
Twitter war erupts as Dave Ramsey defends timeshare exit endorsement
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 20, 2020
Twitter war erupts as Dave Ramsey defends timeshare exit endorsement

The radio host took to social media to rail against the timeshare industry

By Bruce Kelly
Time for Dave Ramsey to check out of this timeshare exit endorsement
OPINION MAY 19, 2020
Time for Dave Ramsey to check out of this timeshare exit endorsement

The radio host touts a business at the center of a lawsuit by Washington state's attorney general

By Bruce Kelly