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Finra slaps Cambridge with $150,000 fine over UIT sales
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 02, 2020
Finra slaps Cambridge with $150,000 fine over UIT sales

Also censures firm, again, for not paying discounts to eligible customers

Small RIA challenges Schwab’s TD Ameritrade acquisition
NEWS RIAS JAN 02, 2020
Small RIA challenges Schwab’s TD Ameritrade acquisition

New York’s BlackCrown files antitrust suit saying deal would decimate small firms

Oppenheimer to pay $3.8 million to customers over UIT charges
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 31, 2019
Oppenheimer to pay $3.8 million to customers over UIT charges

Finra also fines firm $800,000 for failure to supervise UIT rollovers

Former Ladenburg chairman files suit to stop Advisor Group merger
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 27, 2019
Former Ladenburg chairman files suit to stop Advisor Group merger

Phillip Frost seeks monetary damages, a halt to the merger and the cancellation of the 2018 transaction

Retirement plan advisers could see increase in business under SECURE Act
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 26, 2019
Retirement plan advisers could see increase in business under SECURE Act

Provision would make it easier for small businesses to form collective 401(k) offerings

Wells Fargo to remain under political pressure through 2020, Cowen warns
NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 26, 2019
Wells Fargo to remain under political pressure through 2020, Cowen warns

An analyst is forecasting trouble for the wirehouse through next year, with mounting risk as Democrats take aim

Promissory notes, Ponzi schemes top investor threats for 2020, says NASAA
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 24, 2019
Promissory notes, Ponzi schemes top investor threats for 2020, says NASAA

State regulators also see trouble in real estate, cryptocurrencies and social media investments

Credit Suisse censured, fined $6.5 million over trading supervision
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 24, 2019
Credit Suisse censured, fined $6.5 million over trading supervision

Finra and exchanges say firm’s clients generated more than 50,000 alerts

Court orders ETF provider to pay Nasdaq $78 million for breach of contract
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 24, 2019
Court orders ETF provider to pay Nasdaq $78 million for breach of contract

ETF Managers Group says it will appeal the ruling.

SEC charges California RIA with fraud in connection with radio show
NEWS RIAS DEC 20, 2019
SEC charges California RIA with fraud in connection with radio show

Agency says Keith Springer also tried to hide previous regulatory problems

Top 10 stories of 2019
NEWS RIAS DEC 20, 2019
Top 10 stories of 2019

Here are the most-read InvestmentNews stories of the year

SECURE Act opens up planning opportunities for advisers
NEWS OPINION DEC 20, 2019
SECURE Act opens up planning opportunities for advisers

The measure will have wide-reaching effects on retirement and estate planning for most people

Opportunity zone tax break eligibility finalized by Treasury
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 20, 2019
Opportunity zone tax break eligibility finalized by Treasury

The regulations outline who qualifies for tax breaks and the penalties for breaking the rules

Decline of brokerage research accelerates as disruptive forces reshape industry
NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 19, 2019
Decline of brokerage research accelerates as disruptive forces reshape industry

Machines are doing a lot more of the work and investors are piling into passive funds.

MetLife fined $10 million over missing pensioners
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2019
MetLife fined $10 million over missing pensioners

Insurer's policies for locating annuity customers resulted in errors in accounting for reserves, SEC says.

Robinhood fined $1.25 million by Finra
NEWS FINTECH DEC 19, 2019
Robinhood fined $1.25 million by Finra

Regulator says trading app's order-flow procedures failed to guarantee clients received best prices

House votes to repeal SALT cap
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 19, 2019
House votes to repeal SALT cap

But residents of high-tax states shouldn't get excited — the measure is dead on arrival in the Senate.

Key to complying with Reg BI: Make a reasonable effort to act in the client's best interest
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 18, 2019
Key to complying with Reg BI: Make a reasonable effort to act in the client's best interest

SEC official: 'Can I demonstrate how I got to this recommendation?'

CFP Board's enforcement program needs a shake-up: report
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 18, 2019
CFP Board's enforcement program needs a shake-up: report

Self-reporting of regulatory issues by advisers has been a clear weakness.

SEC plan would open hedge funds, unicorns to more investors
NEWS ALTERNATIVES DEC 18, 2019
SEC plan would open hedge funds, unicorns to more investors

Regulator proposes allowing people with some professional financial certifications, such as Series 7, 65 and 82 licenses, to qualify as accredited investors