Regulation And Legislation

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SEC charges unregistered adviser with failing to disclose conflicts
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 25, 2020
SEC charges unregistered adviser with failing to disclose conflicts

Barred by Finra, Donald Hunter set up a private fund that bought shares he had owned personally

Finra panel awards $800,000 in case against Stifel
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 25, 2020
Finra panel awards $800,000 in case against Stifel

Client claims rep used subterfuge to obtain consent for transactions

COVID-19 could prompt more 401(k) cash-outs
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2020
COVID-19 could prompt more 401(k) cash-outs

The market dive is likely to result in more early withdrawals and borrowing from retirement plans, particularly by people who don't have access to financial advice

White House, senators strike deal on $2 trillion stimulus package
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 25, 2020
White House, senators strike deal on $2 trillion stimulus package

The measure includes $500 billion to back loans and assistance to companies and more than $360 billion to aid small businesses

Remote regulation to add new hurdles
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 24, 2020
Remote regulation to add new hurdles

Working from home would mean depending on telephone, video or online outreach

Senators can’t rely on 'my adviser did it' excuse to dodge insider-trading questions
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 24, 2020
Senators can’t rely on 'my adviser did it' excuse to dodge insider-trading questions

Former SEC enforcement official says lawmakers should have set up blind trusts or automated trading

Scams targeting seniors are incorporating COVID-19 concerns
NEWS OPINION MAR 24, 2020
Scams targeting seniors are incorporating COVID-19 concerns

The SEC and Finra have posted warnings about frauds that play off the pandemic

SEC goes after barred Ohio adviser for violating order
NEWS RIAS MAR 24, 2020
SEC goes after barred Ohio adviser for violating order

Brandon Copeland created a new firm and failed to pay penalty

Recession would slow state auto-IRAs, MEPs
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2020
Recession would slow state auto-IRAs, MEPs

Programs will remain viable but will take longer to build assets as gig workers and small businesses struggle to stay afloat, leaders said

Senate virus rescue plan stalls
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 23, 2020
Senate virus rescue plan stalls

Democrats voted to reject Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's latest version of the measure

Senate coronavirus package would allow hardship early access to retirement accounts
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2020
Senate coronavirus package would allow hardship early access to retirement accounts

Financial industry also pushes for temporary waiver on required minimum distributions

IRS delays tax-filing date to July 15
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 20, 2020
IRS delays tax-filing date to July 15

After the extension, the deadline for filing now matches the deadline for tax payments announced previously

401(k) lawsuits keep coming, despite COVID-19
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2020
401(k) lawsuits keep coming, despite COVID-19

Two lawsuits over plans’ target-date investments were filed in the past week, and there was a major development in another case

Finra bars no-show Kestra broker
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 19, 2020
Finra bars no-show Kestra broker

James Blake Daughtry was to be questioned about unauthorized trading in customers' accounts

Investor advocate says variable annuity summary prospectus lacked sufficient testing
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2020
Investor advocate says variable annuity summary prospectus lacked sufficient testing

The SEC says in the final rule that it solicited feedback on hypothetical forms

Treasury proposes to guarantee money market funds in stimulus
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 18, 2020
Treasury proposes to guarantee money market funds in stimulus

The plan temporarily permits the use of its exchange stabilization fund to guarantee money market funds

Job-hopping broker suspended for two years over churning
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2020
Job-hopping broker suspended for two years over churning

Halil Kozi had worked at 18 firms since 1987, and three of those firms were expelled by Finra

How a new regulation for brokers will protect investors
NEWS OPINION MAR 17, 2020
How a new regulation for brokers will protect investors

The SEC got Reg BI right because it carefully balances consumer protection with investor choice

Wells Fargo named in new 401(k) lawsuit
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2020
Wells Fargo named in new 401(k) lawsuit

The company has been sued again over its use of its own products in its retirement plan

Treasury delays April 15 tax deadline for millions
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 17, 2020
Treasury delays April 15 tax deadline for millions

The extension gives individuals and many businesses 90 extra days to send checks to the government