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Warren's wealth tax could create compliance challenges
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 19, 2019
Warren's wealth tax could create compliance challenges

Economists determining how much someone is worth could lead to contentious standoffs between taxpayers and the IRS.

Scalia might have to recuse himself from DOL fiduciary rule rewrite
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 19, 2019
Scalia might have to recuse himself from DOL fiduciary rule rewrite

Labor Secretary nominee tells lawmakers ethics rules could limit his work on matters connected to his former clients.

Morgan Stanley fined $225,000 over questionable muni bond trades
NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 19, 2019
Morgan Stanley fined $225,000 over questionable muni bond trades

SEC: Firm was swapping bonds for clients with no alleged benefit to the customer.

Schroeder steps down as head of Finra enforcement
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2019
Schroeder steps down as head of Finra enforcement

She led merger of disparate operations, set principles for actions

Proposal for Bitcoin ETF withdrawn by Cboe, VanEck SolidX
NEWS FINTECH SEP 18, 2019
Proposal for Bitcoin ETF withdrawn by Cboe, VanEck SolidX

The investment vehicle would only have been available to institutional investors

UBS 'raid' of Credit Suisse in U.S. prompts $9 million slap
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 18, 2019
UBS 'raid' of Credit Suisse in U.S. prompts $9 million slap

Arbitration panel rules UBS did raid Credit Suisse employees.

Reg BI suits promise long legal fight over whether SEC did enough to protect investors
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 18, 2019
Reg BI suits promise long legal fight over whether SEC did enough to protect investors

Did the SEC ignore congressional intent, or was it on solid ground creating a new broker standard?

Trump administration wants to kill California's auto-IRA program
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2019
Trump administration wants to kill California's auto-IRA program

The administration argued in a court filing that auto-IRAs are preempted by federal retirement law

Raymond James to pay $15 million over improper charges to clients
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 17, 2019
Raymond James to pay $15 million over improper charges to clients

Firm charged advisory fees on inactive accounts and excess commissions for UITs.

Finra panel orders Raymond James to pay former broker more than $500,000 for defamation
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2019
Finra panel orders Raymond James to pay former broker more than $500,000 for defamation

Arbitrators include $100,000 sanction for firm's foot-dragging in producing documents.

SEC charges RIA with fiduciary failures
NEWS RIAS SEP 16, 2019
SEC charges RIA with fiduciary failures

Separate fee structures for unit investment trusts at the center of the charges against McDermott Investment Advisors

Jackson National to reintroduce fee-based annuities in New York
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 16, 2019
Jackson National to reintroduce fee-based annuities in New York

The No. 2 seller of annuity products was reassured by new guidance issued by New York regulators.

RIA takes dispute with Fidelity to the Supreme Court
NEWS RIAS SEP 16, 2019
RIA takes dispute with Fidelity to the Supreme Court

Plaintiffs claim firm filed a suspicious activity report to conceal its own wrongdoing

Medicare IRMAA surcharges to be adjusted for inflation in 2020
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2019
Medicare IRMAA surcharges to be adjusted for inflation in 2020

Indexing will slow the rise in Medicare premiums for some retirees.

MIT settles class-action suit that snared Fidelity's Abigail Johnson
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2019
MIT settles class-action suit that snared Fidelity's Abigail Johnson

Pending settlement in lawsuit could alter Fidelity's 20-year-old record-keeping arrangement with the university.

SEC continues to see problems with advisers selecting too-expensive share classes
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 13, 2019
SEC continues to see problems with advisers selecting too-expensive share classes

More than 18 months after the launch of its crackdown, agency exams show message isn't getting through.

Finra bars veteran broker for creating false account statements
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 12, 2019
Finra bars veteran broker for creating false account statements

Once again, GPB delays release of audited financial statements
NEWS ALTERNATIVES SEP 12, 2019
Once again, GPB delays release of audited financial statements

After raising $1.8 billion, GPB fails to deliver information to investors.

State regulators are skeptical about expanding private offerings to ordinary investors
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 12, 2019
State regulators are skeptical about expanding private offerings to ordinary investors

The SEC's investor advocate also raises questions about the agency's concept release.

Senator Ron Wyden suggests annual tax on assets of rich
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 12, 2019
Senator Ron Wyden suggests annual tax on assets of rich

Top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, seeks to change longstanding tax code that taxes aren't due until something is sold.