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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 18, 2018
UBS wins $9.7 million Finra award

Brokerage recoups settlement costs from a lawsuit filed by the ex-wife of a former client.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 18, 2018
Pope Francis wants financial advisers to work like fiduciaries

Vatican bulletin admonishes advisers who act against the best interests of their clients.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 18, 2018
Wells Fargo's latest issue emerges amid bank's rebranding campaign

News that bank's wholesale unit altered the records of corporate clients sent its stock lower Thursday

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 17, 2018
States trying to save DOL fiduciary rule appeal rejection of effort to intervene

California, New York, Oregon ask for rehearing by full 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Oregon auto-IRA success shows national program would 'work well,' advocate says
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2018
Oregon auto-IRA success shows national program would 'work well,' advocate says

Program has amassed nearly $3 million in just a few months.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 16, 2018
SEC, Finra nab two firms for AML violations

Chinese bank unit fined $5.3 million over anti-money laundering laxity.

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 16, 2018
SEC enforcement officials say they focus on quality, not quantity, of cases

Regulator brought fewer actions in fiscal 2017, but touts a record $1 billion being returned to harmed investors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 15, 2018
California rep files class action suit against Morgan Stanley

Former broker in San Francisco claims firm did not reimburse reps for expenses.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 15, 2018
Philips North America reaches $17 million settlement in 401(k) lawsuit

Excessive fees, as well as the retention of a low-yielding money market fund, were at the heart of the lawsuit.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 15, 2018
Finra sheds more light on how it determines fine amounts

A footnote in regulator's settlement letter to Fifth Third outlines factors affecting the size of the fine.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS FIXED INCOME MAY 14, 2018
Bond mark-up transparency rule could help investors, cause more work for brokers

New regulation requiring brokers to disclose their markup or markdown on corporate and municipal bonds goes into effect today.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 11, 2018
SEC's Hester Peirce blasts agency for pursuing small infractions

Commissioner says agency's past 'broken windows' philosophy put undue pressure to keep pushing up the number of enforcement actions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
All is not lost when it comes to the mortgage interest deduction
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 10, 2018
All is not lost when it comes to the mortgage interest deduction

The tax reform law's two significant changes to the way taxpayers deduct interest on loans related to their home both contain exceptions

By Tim Steffen
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 10, 2018
Iowa insurance regulator cautions SEC about modifying suitability rule

Iowa insurance regulator asserts the current rule is protecting investors and worries that the SEC is defining 'best interest' differently than what it means under state law.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 09, 2018
SEC publishes advice rule, sets Aug. 7 comment deadline

The proposal package, filled with questions, is likely to generate hundreds of letters.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 09, 2018
CFP Board fights restrictive state licensing requirements

Organization succeeds in removing provision from Louisiana legislation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 08, 2018
Piwowar to resign from SEC

GOP commissioner says he will step down by July 7.

By Rob Kozlowski
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 08, 2018
Piwowar departure will complicate action on SEC advice rule

Commissioner set to leave agency July 7, about a month before proposal's comment deadline hits.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 07, 2018
Former broker in Philadelphia sentenced to five years in prison

Former broker in Philadelphia sentenced to prison and to pay $886,214 in restitution to clients.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 07, 2018
Court ruling aside, for now DOL will rely on fiduciary rule to govern investment advice

Agency says advisers must make good-faith compliance efforts to rely on exemptions

By Mark Schoeff Jr.