Regulation And Legislation

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FSI's top advocacy priorities in 2020
NEWS OPINION MAR 03, 2020
FSI's top advocacy priorities in 2020

The tax treatment of financial services and reducing burdens on advisers' business entities are among the items FSI will be focusing on this year

Fed cuts rates 50 basis points in response to spreading virus
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2020
Fed cuts rates 50 basis points in response to spreading virus

The central bank's emergency move is an attempt to protect the economy from the coronavirus

Financial services deals meet resistance from Democratic lawmakers
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2020
Financial services deals meet resistance from Democratic lawmakers

Schwab's acquisition of TD Ameritrade and Morgan Stanley's deal for ETrade have elicited criticism from Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Maxine Waters

SEC charges two unregistered brokers with fraud
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2020
SEC charges two unregistered brokers with fraud

Cold-callers Jason Arthur and Christopher Bongiorno were unlicensed when they pitched investors the securities of two U.S. companies

Oracle to pay $12 million to settle 401(k) lawsuit
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2020
Oracle to pay $12 million to settle 401(k) lawsuit

The company allegedly breached its fiduciary duty, in part by selecting funds that allegedly made excessive revenue-sharing payments to Fidelity

Lawsuit questions Finra’s ability to bar brokers
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 28, 2020
Lawsuit questions Finra’s ability to bar brokers

The argument hinges on whether a lifetime sanction is a punitive or remedial punishment

PNC Bank accused of hiding evidence of wealth manager’s assault
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 28, 2020
PNC Bank accused of hiding evidence of wealth manager’s assault

The bank produced video of a man following an adviser to her car. Key footage is allegedly absent

SEC fines Wells Fargo $35 million for unsuitable sales of complex products
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 27, 2020
SEC fines Wells Fargo $35 million for unsuitable sales of complex products

Firm recommended that clients buy, hold single-inverse ETFs in retirement accounts despite previous Finra penalty

Sanders proposes curbing tax break for executive retirement perk
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 27, 2020
Sanders proposes curbing tax break for executive retirement perk

Presidential candidate to introduce measure that stops execs from delaying paying taxes on stock options and deferred compensation

Weak state oversight of insurance sales hurts investors and advisers
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 27, 2020
Weak state oversight of insurance sales hurts investors and advisers

Insurance salespeople had a part in selling the $1.2 billion Woodbridge Ponzi

Actor Steven Seagal under siege by SEC for promoting crypto offering
NEWS ALTERNATIVES FEB 27, 2020
Actor Steven Seagal under siege by SEC for promoting crypto offering

The regulator says Seagal failed to disclose that he was paid for touting B2G's initial coin offering

Intel 401(k) ruling could bolster some class actions
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2020
Intel 401(k) ruling could bolster some class actions

The Supreme Court decision makes it harder for fiduciaries to cite a three-year window to have ERISA claims dismissed

Annuities group wants 401(k)s for all — including cannabis workers
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2020
Annuities group wants 401(k)s for all — including cannabis workers

The Insured Retirement Institute wants mandatory retirement plan coverage for most businesses, but similar legislation has been floated in the past

Massachusetts fiduciary rule won’t cover variable annuity sales
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 26, 2020
Massachusetts fiduciary rule won’t cover variable annuity sales

The Securities Division says the state considers VAs to be insurance products, not securities

Advisers say regulation will be biggest shaper of business
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 26, 2020
Advisers say regulation will be biggest shaper of business

Other factors include changing client demographics and technology innovation, according to a new survey

State regulator revokes registration of adviser who sold Woodbridge securities
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 26, 2020
State regulator revokes registration of adviser who sold Woodbridge securities

N.J. investment representative Gary Scheer was also assessed $750,000 in civil penalties for selling fraudulent investments

Workers win at Supreme Court on 401(k) suit deadlines
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2020
Workers win at Supreme Court on 401(k) suit deadlines

Court rules in a lawsuit filed against Intel that companies can't assume employees read the emails they're sent with details about plan investments

Empathy is at the center of FPA  advocacy in 2020
NEWS OPINION FEB 25, 2020
Empathy is at the center of FPA advocacy in 2020

The organization's efforts range from state fiduciary measures to the SEC's proposed changes to its advertising rules

Bear market would bode well for fixed annuities: reports
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2020
Bear market would bode well for fixed annuities: reports

Low interest rates are hampering sales, but the SECURE Act and the threat of a market correction could change that

Wells Fargo pays $3 billion to settle federal probes
NEWS WIREHOUSES FEB 21, 2020
Wells Fargo pays $3 billion to settle federal probes

The deal allows the bank to avoid a criminal conviction for its sales abuses