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Galvin plans sweep over pot-related investment fundraising
NEWS EMERGING MARKETS JUN 19, 2019
Galvin plans sweep over pot-related investment fundraising

Massachusetts securities cop sees uptick in marijuana-related fraud cases.

SEC exploring how to give more investors access to private placements
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JUN 18, 2019
SEC exploring how to give more investors access to private placements

Agency seeks comment on easing limits on eligibility, investment amounts.

SEC fines Wedbush $8.1 million over improper handling of ADRs
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2019
SEC fines Wedbush $8.1 million over improper handling of ADRs

American Depository Receipts at the center of charges that Wedbush failed to supervise staff.

ETF traders push back against proposal for bond reporting lag
NEWS ETFS JUN 17, 2019
ETF traders push back against proposal for bond reporting lag

Reducing transparency around corporate debt transactions could raise risks for ETF traders and boost costs for investors.

MFS settles 401(k) lawsuit for $6.9 million
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 17, 2019
MFS settles 401(k) lawsuit for $6.9 million

The payout ranks among the middle tier of settlements reached by other asset managers in similar lawsuits.

Finra bars former Merrill Lynch broker fired for accepting loans from client
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 17, 2019
Finra bars former Merrill Lynch broker fired for accepting loans from client

Broker Patrick Foley failed to show up last month for testimony before Finra.

Finra bars former Cetera broker
NEWS RIAS JUN 17, 2019
Finra bars former Cetera broker

Veteran broker accumulated 34 disclosures over 21 years in the industry.

New Jersey fiduciary rule: Pressure leads to public hearing, comment deadline extension
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 17, 2019
New Jersey fiduciary rule: Pressure leads to public hearing, comment deadline extension

Industry push results in chance to air grievances on July 17 and another month to present objections.

Don't bet your retirement on a fake track record
NEWS OPINION JUN 17, 2019
Don't bet your retirement on a fake track record

Backtested formulas often don't work in the real world and should be well regulated

How much will costs of products and accounts factor into Reg BI?
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 14, 2019
How much will costs of products and accounts factor into Reg BI?

Documentation will be key to passing exams under the rule, observers say.

Edward Jones loses round in court against former broker who defected to Ameriprise
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 14, 2019
Edward Jones loses round in court against former broker who defected to Ameriprise

Jones has seen $18 million of client assets move to a rival brokerage firm.

Does Reg BI really hold brokers to a higher standard than investment advisers?
NEWS OPINION JUN 14, 2019
Does Reg BI really hold brokers to a higher standard than investment advisers?

The question is how much mitigation and elimination of conflicts — versus disclosure — will really happen at firms and be required by the SEC.

Galvin to propose fiduciary rule for Massachusetts brokers
NEWS RIAS JUN 14, 2019
Galvin to propose fiduciary rule for Massachusetts brokers

The secretary of the commonwealth is proposing a fiduciary standard in response to an SEC investment-advice rule he views as too weak.

States losing battle over SALT cap deduction
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 13, 2019
States losing battle over SALT cap deduction

Arguments by Northeastern states in court hearing later this month deemed a long shot by legal experts

Cetera latest to be hit with data breach of personal information
NEWS FINTECH JUN 13, 2019
Cetera latest to be hit with data breach of personal information

Company is offering clients complimentary, two-year membership to an identity theft protection and credit monitoring service.

SEC bars broker for churning clients' accounts through firm
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 13, 2019
SEC bars broker for churning clients' accounts through firm

Agency says Jovannie Aquino recommended series of frequent, short-term trades while charging commissions and fees for each trade.

Reg BI won't stop advisory sector advances over broker-dealers, Pershing's Tibergien says
NEWS RIAS JUN 13, 2019
Reg BI won't stop advisory sector advances over broker-dealers, Pershing's Tibergien says

Executive says clients prefer to work with investment advisers because of the transparency, greater choice in investment options and fiduciary status of the business model.

Is SEC disgorgement endangered? Supreme Court to decide
NEWS OPINION JUN 13, 2019
Is SEC disgorgement endangered? Supreme Court to decide

The question is no longer about a statute of limitations but whether the regulator has the power to seek disgorgement at all.

Finra bars former head of B-D over money-laundering lapses
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 12, 2019
Finra bars former head of B-D over money-laundering lapses

Donna Jean Flemming failed to implement adequate AML program, regulator says

John Taft: Reg BI the best we could have hoped for
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 12, 2019
John Taft: Reg BI the best we could have hoped for

The SEC rule takes the existing regulatory regime for broker-dealers to an entirely new level and preserves choice for investors.