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REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 21, 2018
Pass-through tax strategies for business-owner clients

Shifting business structure, changing filing status and spinning off equipment are examples of ways business owners can take advantage of the deduction.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 21, 2018
Arbitration over employment agreement nets adviser $267,000

Finra says broker Francis Mitchell and Coastal Equities owe each other money.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 21, 2018
State regulators launch 'Operation Cryptosweep' to crack down on fraud

NASAA announces series of investigations, enforcement actions in U.S. and Canada targeting shady initial coin offerings and cryptocurrency products.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 21, 2018
Finra anticipates oversight role for SEC advice rule

CEO Robert Cook says one area for examination could be the proposed requirement that brokers act in the best interests of their clients.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 19, 2018
Transparency, credibility, fairness: Finra's decision to explain rationale for penalties is a welcome one

Agency strikes a balance between punishment and deterrence.

By crain-api
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 18, 2018
UBS wins $9.7 million Finra award

Brokerage recoups settlement costs from a lawsuit filed by the ex-wife of a former client.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 18, 2018
Pope Francis wants financial advisers to work like fiduciaries

Vatican bulletin admonishes advisers who act against the best interests of their clients.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 18, 2018
Wells Fargo's latest issue emerges amid bank's rebranding campaign

News that bank's wholesale unit altered the records of corporate clients sent its stock lower Thursday

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 17, 2018
States trying to save DOL fiduciary rule appeal rejection of effort to intervene

California, New York, Oregon ask for rehearing by full 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Oregon auto-IRA success shows national program would 'work well,' advocate says
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2018
Oregon auto-IRA success shows national program would 'work well,' advocate says

Program has amassed nearly $3 million in just a few months.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 16, 2018
SEC, Finra nab two firms for AML violations

Chinese bank unit fined $5.3 million over anti-money laundering laxity.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 16, 2018
SEC enforcement officials say they focus on quality, not quantity, of cases

Regulator brought fewer actions in fiscal 2017, but touts a record $1 billion being returned to harmed investors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
WIREHOUSES MAY 15, 2018
California rep files class action suit against Morgan Stanley

Former broker in San Francisco claims firm did not reimburse reps for expenses.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 15, 2018
Philips North America reaches $17 million settlement in 401(k) lawsuit

Excessive fees, as well as the retention of a low-yielding money market fund, were at the heart of the lawsuit.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 15, 2018
Finra sheds more light on how it determines fine amounts

A footnote in regulator's settlement letter to Fifth Third outlines factors affecting the size of the fine.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FIXED INCOME MAY 14, 2018
Bond mark-up transparency rule could help investors, cause more work for brokers

New regulation requiring brokers to disclose their markup or markdown on corporate and municipal bonds goes into effect today.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 11, 2018
SEC's Hester Peirce blasts agency for pursuing small infractions

Commissioner says agency's past 'broken windows' philosophy put undue pressure to keep pushing up the number of enforcement actions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
All is not lost when it comes to the mortgage interest deduction
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 10, 2018
All is not lost when it comes to the mortgage interest deduction

The tax reform law's two significant changes to the way taxpayers deduct interest on loans related to their home both contain exceptions

By Tim Steffen
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 10, 2018
Iowa insurance regulator cautions SEC about modifying suitability rule

Iowa insurance regulator asserts the current rule is protecting investors and worries that the SEC is defining 'best interest' differently than what it means under state law.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 09, 2018
SEC publishes advice rule, sets Aug. 7 comment deadline

The proposal package, filled with questions, is likely to generate hundreds of letters.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.