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Trump's tax bill passes senate in hard-fought victory for Republicans
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 01, 2025
Trump's tax bill passes senate in hard-fought victory for Republicans

The $3.3 trillion tax and spending cut package narrowly got through the upper house, with JD Vance casting the deciding vote to overrule three GOP holdouts.

By Bloomberg
Will Congress open the door to more private market opportunities?
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 30, 2025
Will Congress open the door to more private market opportunities?

A House bill could stop the SEC from blocking closed-end funds' private fund investments.

Supreme Court slaps down challenge to IRS summons for Coinbase user data
ALTERNATIVES JUN 30, 2025
Supreme Court slaps down challenge to IRS summons for Coinbase user data

Crypto investor argues the federal agency's probe, upheld by a federal appeals court, would "strip millions of Americans of meaningful privacy protections."

By Bloomberg
Advisors targeted in 'pretexting' phishing scam impersonating SEC
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 27, 2025
Advisors targeted in 'pretexting' phishing scam impersonating SEC

Financial services compliance consultant ACA Group told InvestmentNews it had four clients report receiving emails that impersonated David Bottom, the SEC's chief information officer, with smaller firms being targeted.

By Andrew Cohen
Ex-Pennsylvania RIA hit with 8-year sentence over $23M client fraud
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 27, 2025
Ex-Pennsylvania RIA hit with 8-year sentence over $23M client fraud

The former investment advisor misled clients in a decade-long scheme to fund international travel expenses, country club fees, and other personal expenses, according to three government agencies.

By Leo Almazora
California advisor who took cash from cannabis client barred
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 24, 2025
California advisor who took cash from cannabis client barred

The advisor, Andrew Nash of El Capitan Advisors, used the funds to buy a house, according to the SEC.

By Bruce Kelly
NY Republican Stefanik presses SEC to probe Harvard bond sale
FIXED INCOME JUN 18, 2025
NY Republican Stefanik presses SEC to probe Harvard bond sale

Open letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins questions whether the Ivy League university withheld material information prior to its $750 million taxable bond offering.

By Bloomberg
'Finfluencer' Ponzi scheme defrauds investors of over $20M
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 17, 2025
'Finfluencer' Ponzi scheme defrauds investors of over $20M

The social influencer Tyler Bossetti pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aiding in the filing of false tax documents as a result of the real estate scheme, which ran from 2019 to 2023 and used platforms including Facebook and YouTube.

By Andy Burt
Maryland bars advisor over charging excessive fees to clients
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 13, 2025
Maryland bars advisor over charging excessive fees to clients

Blue Anchor Capital Management and Pickett also purchased "highly aggressive and volatile" securities, according to the order.

By Bruce Kelly
Wave of SEC appointments signals regulatory shift with implications for financial advisors
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 13, 2025
Wave of SEC appointments signals regulatory shift with implications for financial advisors

Reshuffle provides strong indication of where the regulator's priorities now lie.

By Matthew Sellers
Court revives lawsuit over 15% fund return promise
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 12, 2025
Court revives lawsuit over 15% fund return promise

'Nostradamus' real estate entrepreneur accused of misleading investors on social media despite SEC's objections.

By Matthew Sellers
Vanguard seeking SEC green light to expand trademark tax-busting fund design
ETFS JUN 12, 2025
Vanguard seeking SEC green light to expand trademark tax-busting fund design

The Jack Bogle-founded firm is looking to apply its famed dual-share class structure to actively managed strategies.

By Bloomberg
Is the SEC's private fund exemption rule about to change?
ALTERNATIVES JUN 12, 2025
Is the SEC's private fund exemption rule about to change?

House bill seeks inflation-based adjustment to private fund advisor exemption.

Congress pushes to make fintech oversight offices permanent at SEC, CFTC
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 12, 2025
Congress pushes to make fintech oversight offices permanent at SEC, CFTC

A new House measure would enshrine FinHub and LabCFTC as permanent fixtures, deepening ties with financial technology sector.

FINRA and advisors' other work
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 12, 2025
FINRA and advisors' other work

The brokerage industry regulator once again takes a stab at updating rules for independent brokers with other businesses and jobs

By Bruce Kelly
New York Attorney General Letitia James charges insurance agent with running $50 million Ponzi scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 11, 2025
New York Attorney General Letitia James charges insurance agent with running $50 million Ponzi scheme

Miles Marshall was "the proverbial big fish in a small pond," according to one attorney.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL, Edward Jones, other brokerages hit with multimillion-dollar settlement over excessive commissions
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 09, 2025
LPL, Edward Jones, other brokerages hit with multimillion-dollar settlement over excessive commissions

Multi-year NASAA investigation shows the five firms charged customers $19 million across just over a million trades, violating FINRA rules.

By Leo Almazora
Ex-Edward Jones advisor wins defamation fight against old firm
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 09, 2025
Ex-Edward Jones advisor wins defamation fight against old firm

Financial advisors live in fear of a large firm dirtying their work histories after they leave a firm.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC rejects Texas advisor's 'moral obligation' defense over trading in deceased client's account
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 06, 2025
SEC rejects Texas advisor's 'moral obligation' defense over trading in deceased client's account

The ex-registered broker facilitated a series of transactions, including nine trades totaling nearly $130,000 and eight withdrawals amounting to $85,000, for a fourteen-month period after the client's death.

By Leo Almazora
President Trump's big bill sparks strategic shifts among wealth advisors
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 06, 2025
President Trump's big bill sparks strategic shifts among wealth advisors

"We are making sure to pivot away from companies disproportionately exposed to the lower-end consumer," says F.L.Putnam's Ellen Hazen, as her RIA's investment strategy prepares to react to proposed cuts to medicaid and SNAP.

By Andrew Cohen