Three former executives of defunct brokerage GunnAllen Financial Inc. agreed to pay $55,000 to settle government allegations that they failed to protect confidential customer information as the firm was going under.
Investigations heat up as DOL said to be investigating retirement plan and participant fee disclosure; reps possibly classified as fiduciaries
Plenty, according to state regulators. They say recent exams revealed that advisers are increasingly attaching 'RIA' after their signatures as it were an earned designation. It isn't -- and doing so violates the rules | <b>Extra </b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20110923&Category=FREE&ArtNo=923009999&Ref=PH>The 10 states with the most CPAs</a>
The number of investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission has fallen for the first time in 10 years, while the assets that they manage have increased sharply, according to a report released last week
James Shorris to return to the private sector after seven years with regulator; had said private placement crackdown was top priority
Bradley Bennett, currently a partner at Baker Botts LLP, is set to take over as head of enforcement at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Finra is putting the finishing touches on a rule proposal that would shorten the amount of time available to broker-dealers to come up with estimated valuation of a nontraded REIT
The co-founder of Axa Rosenberg Group agreed to pay $2.5 million and be barred from the securities industry for life for failing to tell investors that there was an error in the computer code of the investment model he developed and the firm used to manage client assets.
Industry observers think the Securities and Exchange Commission will have to backtrack on a proposal to increase the number of people regulated as municipal advisers
Compensation for compliance experts has been stagnant over the past few years, but that situation should be improving soon, largely thanks to the Dodd-Frank Act.
The Dodd-Frank Act's new incentive program, which rewards tipsters with as much as 30% of penalties collected, has been operating on an interim basis since the law was enacted last year.
Rep. Spencer Bachus, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, wants to overhaul the SEC and delay the fiduciary rule.
Not-so-binding arbitration? Two months after Raymond James Financial Services Inc. was ordered to pay $1.7 million as a result of an arbitration decision over suitability, the broker-dealer and the client are arguing in court.
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges today against unregistered Long Island investment adviser Corey Ribotsky for allegedly lying about the performance of his investment strategies and stealing more than $1 million from one of the hedge funds he managed.
Claim employer put retirement assets in proprietary funds that incurred $20M in excess costs
Advocates of extending fiduciary duty to cover more financial advisers had their hopes dashed last week — at least temporarily — as the two federal agencies that have been considering such a rule acknowledged that no action will be taken this year
Commission looks to smoke out exaggerations about education, AUM; 'unlikely to graduate to larger frauds'
