The dominance of algorithms in trading means advisers need to re-evaluate their processes
Lisa McAlister, the company's former chief accounting officer, pulls her defamation suit, in which she claimed she was a scapegoat for a $23 million accounting error.
Plaintiffs claimed defense contractor breached fiduciary duty, mismanaged funds.
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Largest ETF firm wins victory in case questioning its lucrative securities-lending business.
Some agree with concept but argue that short treatment lumps everyone together and lacks nuance.
After Dodd-Frank, SEC relying more on own judges. Regulator claims practice is more efficient, but lawyers say it puts defendants at a disadvantage
Andrew Ceresney espoused the agency's increased use of in-house judges before a congressional panel, while steering clear of the debate over raising investment-advice standards.
Piwowar says agency should avoid the appearance it is using administrative law judges in enforcement cases to improve chances of success.
Jacob Frydman is focus of complaint that alleges plaintiff was fired for reporting 'certain improprieties' to Finra.
Group's 11-point guide seeks to get advisers on the same page without waiting for government rules.
The financial industry must take every action it can to weed out bad actors and rebuild investor confidence, including beefing up background checks for brokers.
Commissioner says that the private market is working just fine and that the effort to revise the accredited-investor standard is a waste of time.
From the president down, experts say data security is the responsibility of all who hold sensitive information.
Compliance specialists, like LPL's David Bergers, are being paid millions to help firms keep regulators at bay. But is the surge in investment in compliance worth it?
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Sallie Krawcheck says online advice industry is filling a gap in the marketplace.
New York City Retirement Systems, TIAA-CREF join group of investors alleging ARCP misrepresented the company's business, "engaged in a scheme to deceive the market and a course of conduct that artificially inflated prices of American Realty securities.”
Crapo tells Finra chief Ketchum system could jeopardize investor privacy, be used for government surveillance.
The president's proposed change in step-up in basis would have a major impact on high-net-worth earners' taxes, according to Robert N. Gordon.
