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Workers allege Principal Financial ran $4.59B 401(k) as a fee machine
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 23, 2026
Workers allege Principal Financial ran $4.59B 401(k) as a fee machine

Overpriced in-house funds allegedly cost participants millions in lost returns

By Tez Romero
SEC strips Grenda Group of adviser registration over concealed bar
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 23, 2026
SEC strips Grenda Group of adviser registration over concealed bar

The "no client lost money" defense did not save the firm

SEC gives Navellier's firm 60 days to wind down, bars founder
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 23, 2026
SEC gives Navellier's firm 60 days to wind down, bars founder

A licensed strategy, a spreadsheet and internal emails that came back to haunt the firm

CFTC warns prediction market exchanges on 'mention markets'
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 23, 2026
CFTC warns prediction market exchanges on 'mention markets'

Regulator says contracts tied to a person's words or attendance will face heightened scrutiny before they can be listed.

By Steve Randall
Indy B-D rep linked to troubled Texas real estate deal
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 22, 2026
Indy B-D rep linked to troubled Texas real estate deal

Texas securities regulators initially accused Lasater RE Fund of fraud in June but later dropped those claims.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC accuses fund operator of defrauding investors in $9.6M mobile home scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 22, 2026
SEC accuses fund operator of defrauding investors in $9.6M mobile home scheme

Investors were promised guaranteed returns from mobile homes that never existed

FINRA orders American Portfolios to pay $1.6 million over UIT failures
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 22, 2026
FINRA orders American Portfolios to pay $1.6 million over UIT failures

The Osaic-acquired broker-dealer failed to catch reps steering 295 clients into costly early UIT sales, regulator finds.

By Leo Almazora
Schwab loses $4.5 million lawsuit to teachers who bought structured products
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 21, 2026
Schwab loses $4.5 million lawsuit to teachers who bought structured products

The products in question were a mix of sophisticated, complex and potentially volatile offerings.

By Bruce Kelly
Democratic lawmakers demand probe into DOL 401(k) rule comments
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 21, 2026
Democratic lawmakers demand probe into DOL 401(k) rule comments

Senior Democrats including Senator Bernie Sanders urge a DOJ and FBI investigation into thousands of allegedly fake comments backing DOL's private-assets 401(k) rule.

By Leo Almazora
Ex-Texas advisor gets 11 years for Ponzi scheme, Travis Kelce among victims
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 18, 2026
Ex-Texas advisor gets 11 years for Ponzi scheme, Travis Kelce among victims

Siddharth Jawahar was sentenced 11 years in prison and $31M in restitution for running Swiftarc Capital fraud scheme

By Andrew Cohen
Former San Francisco advisor gets nine-years for running Ponzi
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 17, 2026
Former San Francisco advisor gets nine-years for running Ponzi

Edwin Lickiss earlier admitted that he defrauded at least 93 victims of over $9.5 million from 1998 through 2024.

By Bruce Kelly
Bipartisan bill clarifying ESOP stock rules sails through House
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2026
Bipartisan bill clarifying ESOP stock rules sails through House

Retire Through Ownership Act lets ESOP fiduciaries rely on independent appraisals, closing a decades-old valuation gap for private company stock.

By Leo Almazora
House passes bipartisan bill offering fraud victims tax relief
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 16, 2026
House passes bipartisan bill offering fraud victims tax relief

House-passed measure would let fraud victims deduct losses and waive early-withdrawal penalties on stolen retirement funds.

By Leo Almazora
Fired Morgan Stanley advisor in New York focus of investor lawsuits
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 16, 2026
Fired Morgan Stanley advisor in New York focus of investor lawsuits

Morgan Stanley is one of the leading wealth management companies in the country.

By Bruce Kelly
Deceased former LPL broker in Texas focus of investor complaints
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 15, 2026
Deceased former LPL broker in Texas focus of investor complaints

Michael C. Graham passed away in November. He was 53.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC charges wannabe N.J. broker in affinity fraud case targeting Christians from Ghana
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 14, 2026
SEC charges wannabe N.J. broker in affinity fraud case targeting Christians from Ghana

Affinity fraud refers to investment scams that prey upon members of identifiable groups, such as religious or ethnic communities.

By Bruce Kelly
Schwab ordered to pay clients $1.34 million in crypto dispute involving elderly client
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 11, 2026
Schwab ordered to pay clients $1.34 million in crypto dispute involving elderly client

“It was a third party scam,” said the attorney representing the claimants.

By Bruce Kelly
Carson, Commonwealth veteran joins estate planning firm Hargrove
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 10, 2026
Carson, Commonwealth veteran joins estate planning firm Hargrove

David Haughton, formerly of Carson Group and Commonwealth Financial Network, takes on VP of engagement role at Hargrove MSO, a subsidiary of Hargrove Firm.

By Andrew Cohen
IRS floats proposal ending tax breaks for schools that weigh race
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 04, 2026
IRS floats proposal ending tax breaks for schools that weigh race

Treasury's latest tax-exemption crackdown on private schools lands in the wake of a separate push to restrict refundable credits for some immigrant filers.

By Leo Almazora
SEC moves to scrap pay-to-play rule for investment advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 04, 2026
SEC moves to scrap pay-to-play rule for investment advisors

The proposal to eliminate Rule 206(4)-5 would end a 16-year-old restriction that firms say has unfairly suppressed political speech.

By Steve Randall