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The SEC said it had charged SunTrust for "improperly recommending more expensive share classes of various mutual funds when cheaper shares of the same funds were available."
The self-regulatory organization has recently changed its policy to allow people to access bulk data on firms, said FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook.
“I wish more of my colleagues and more elected officials, quite frankly, have signed not just the back of a paycheck, but maybe the front of one,” Rep. Ann Wagner said.
Luis Aguilar, former commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission, expects the agency to move on a fiduciary standard, especially if the DOL rule stays in place.
"I am not comfortable that the American investing public understands the substantial risks that we face systemically from cyber issues," SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said.
The department said it would not bring claims against advisors or firms who fail to comply with the private-right-of-action portion of the best-interest contract exemption of the fiduciary rule.