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 Securities and Exchange Commission scrutiny is focused on Robinhood’s disclosures prior to 2018, when the company altered its website to make information on how it earned money easier to find.
Incoming NASAA President Lisa Hopkins said the expansion of private markets without proper regulation and transparency is a 'potential breeding ground for fraud,' during the organization's virtual annual conference.
Industry stakeholders are now looking to Massachusetts to see how aggressively the state enforces the rule and gain insight into how other states may follow suit.
The Form CRS was intended to provide clients with a streamlined and transparent disclosure. But a new 'Wall Street Journal' investigation found that 1,300 firms failed to disclose the misdeeds of their advisors.
A U.S. District Court judge sentenced Sean Donald Premock to 10 years in prison for defrauding his elderly and family member clients out of their life savings.
David C. Coggins, the owner of Coral Gables Asset Management, allegedly defrauded investors by misrepresenting the performance of a private fund, according to a complaint filed by the SEC.
After 38 years, the SEC has changed its 'accredited investor' definition, moving beyond a focus on income and net worth and expanding the pool of those who qualify to invest in private markets.
Recent moves by the Department of Labor and SEC are causing ESG advocates to question what impact, if any, the scrutiny will have on its accelerated growth.