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Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Schwab and TD Ameritrade

Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade face a lawsuit for a data breach connected to the ongoing cyberattack targeting the MOVEit file-transfer softwa...

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Investment Advisors Brace for Influx of New Rules and Regulatory Changes

The Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) announcement in May 2021 about enforcing a landmark marketing rule, approved by the agency the pr...

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Weighing the Upsides and Downsides of Alternative Investments

In its 2023 Financial Advisor Survey, iCapital surveyed 400 U.S. registered financial professionals. Those professionals, who either use or are ...

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SEC Accuses Investment Fund of Engaging in Deceptive Practices

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought settled charges against Summitcrest Capital Inc. and its principals, Johnny Tseng and K...

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SEC Takes Action Against Advisor for Operating with Revoked Registration

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has barred an investment adviser representative from conducting business.

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Goldman Launches Initiative to Address Gaps Following Fed Oversight

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is experiencing a hiring spree due to a new wave of regulatory scrutiny in the US.

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Damage Claims Exceed $24 Million for Stifel Advisor's Note Strategy

Complaints against an advisor from Miami-based Stifel Nicolaus & Co. are increasing due to a structured note strategy, and additional millio...

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FINRA Announces Enhancements to Advisor Expungement Process

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has adopted several reforms to tighten the expungement process and has set an implementation...

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SEC Uncovers

Wall Street regulators recently imposed hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties on broker-dealers. The penalties resulted from their failur...

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SEC Takes Action Against 11 Wall Street Firms for Record-keeping Violations

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 firms with significant and longstanding failures to uphold electronic communication ...

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FINRA Suspends Former Broker Over Undisclosed Business Activities, Annui...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has suspended former registered representative Clayton K.

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NASAA Advances Investment Adviser Advertising Reforms and Franchise Brok...

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has approved significant regulatory initiatives aimed at modernizing oversight ...

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Illinois Regulators Accuse "Mr. Finance" of Operating Unlicensed Investm...

Illinois securities regulators have accused a Chicago-area businessman known as "Mr.

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