Regulation and Compliance issues for Wealth Professionals can be challenging to navigate especially when the SEC is involved. Catch the latest news and analysis on compliance updates that impact financial advisors.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority released on Wednesday new regulations aimed at enhancing investors' understanding of the impact of their broker changing firms and what that would mean to them...
Regulators are increasingly requesting a wider range of communication records from firms when conducting a regulatory exam. And while email is still by far the most commonly requested communication records, that is quickly changing, says Smarsh C...
Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.), a member of the House Financial Services Committee and a former broker, threw his support behind Financial Industry Regulatory Authority as the examiner of registered investment advisors, calling the self-regulator the ...
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority released a revised proposal requiring brokers to include a hyperlink to the regulator's BrokerCheck tool on their homepages and any other sites that include their professional profiles...
The head of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority criticized the Department of Labor’s fiduciary proposal on Wednesday, saying the industry would be better off moving forward under a “best interest standard...
After five years in business, David Kassir, owner and CEO of Falls Church, Va.-based broker/dealer Manna Capital Management, closed up shop this month. He then joined Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network as an independent practice...
The head of LPL Financial praised the Department of Labor’s changes in its re-proposed fiduciary rule aimed at financial advisors, saying “just a couple of items to improve from here.&rdquo...
Congressional Democrats broke ranks with the White House this week, asking the Department of Labor to extend the review period on its fiduciary proposal. President Obama and his administration have backed the DOL's efforts to rein in retirement p...
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Millennials and baby boomers may have different levels of trust in financial services and engage banks and advisors in very different ways, but when it comes to ...