It has been nearly five years since the US Securities and Exchange Commission (‘SEC’ or ‘the Commission’) adopted Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) ...
Experts say RIAs better keep a close eye on their communications, as well as cybersecurity, in the coming year.
Two Wells Fargo-affiliated investment advisers and Merrill Lynch agreed to pay $60 million, while LPL Financial agreed to pay ...
Regulators took the wirehouses to task for not having policies directing advisors to consider clients' best interests.
The proposal to enhance transparency and guardrails for new technologies within broker-dealers is likely to be scrapped.
The SEC announced an initiative Tuesday to create a regulatory framework for digital assets with a new internal task force ...
Merrill Lynch and two Wells Fargo advisory firms have agreed to pay a combined $60 million in civil penalties to settle U.S.
The SEC’s announcement acknowledged past confusion about regulations and promised a more straightforward approach to foster innovation while protecting investors. Bitcoin’s price surged by 2.4 ...
The SEC in October 2023 finalized rules to require certain institutional investment managers to report short sale-related ...