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.
Compliance conundrums are growing in the minds of financial advisors mulling independence. An Aite Group survey last spring found that 53 percent saw compliance as extremely challenging or very challenging to independence, compared to just 38...
In November 2009, Dr. Donald Steinberg filed an arbitration claim with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority alleging a whole host of sins against Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and a broker. Foremost among...
As the baby boomer generation ages, the number of people with Alzheimer’s will climb: an estimated 16 million are expected to suffer from the disease by 2050, up from 5.4 million today, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. One...
Another round in the highly politicized battle over who will oversee investment advisers is brewing. The House of Representatives plans to hold a hearing on Sept. 13 on provisions of Dodd-Frank that govern the regulation of broker/dealers and inv...
Coeur d'Alene Resort, Idaho: “I really enjoyed what you had to say on social media marketing,” began Ashley in an uneasy tone as I exited the ballroom. She continued, “But I don’t understand how I should be using social media when the markets are...
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards has decided that applicants for the coveted CFP mark must take a controversial 45-hour “capstone” course, starting next year, before being allowed to sit for the certification exam...
The independent b/d industry successfully lobbied to amend a bill recently introduced in California that would prohibit the “willful” misclassification of independent contractors who fit the definition of an employee...