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12 key points to consider on the debt ceiling and the markets
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 25, 2023
12 key points to consider on the debt ceiling and the markets

As talks on the debt ceiling continue, the Wells Fargo Investment Institute looks at how the situation could affect Treasury securities, other fixed-income instruments and the stock market.

By Jeff Benjamin
Could $25 billion in Social Security payments on June 2 force debt-limit deal?
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 24, 2023
Could $25 billion in Social Security payments on June 2 force debt-limit deal?

Those due to receive their Social Security benefits next week are retirees aged 88 and older, along with low-income individuals with disabilities.

By Bloomberg
One-in-four chance US will hit debt ceiling X-date
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 24, 2023
One-in-four chance US will hit debt ceiling X-date

The odds of passing the X-date without an increase in the debt is around 25% and rising, according to JPMorgan.

By Bloomberg
Crypto startup gets special purpose broker-dealer license with SEC
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAY 23, 2023
Crypto startup gets special purpose broker-dealer license with SEC

The approval allows Prometheum Ember Capital to safekeep digital asset securities on behalf of individual and institutional clients as a qualified custodian.

By Bloomberg
Finra fines 5 brokerages $185,000 for Reg BI, Form CRS violations
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 23, 2023
Finra fines 5 brokerages $185,000 for Reg BI, Form CRS violations

The actions illustrate Finra’s continuing crackdown on compliance shortcomings related to the conduct standard that was implemented in June 2020.  

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Survey shows inflation increases retirement savings worries
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 22, 2023
Survey shows inflation increases retirement savings worries

The American Council of Life Insurers included questions in the poll that it says show a DOL fiduciary rule would hinder access to retirement advice.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra arbitrators order Fidelity to pay options trader nearly $4 million
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAY 19, 2023
Finra arbitrators order Fidelity to pay options trader nearly $4 million

The dispute revolved around an account that was liquidated following the sharp market downturn at the beginning of the Covid pandemic.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
What keeps these top securities regulators awake at night?
NEWS RIAS MAY 19, 2023
What keeps these top securities regulators awake at night?

"I call it B-D/IA arbitrage," Finra's Christopher Kelly said, describing his concern about advisors flouting the boundaries between charging clients fees and commissions.

By Bruce Kelly
When fiduciary duty is at odds with what's right for clients
NEWS COMPLIANCE MAY 18, 2023
When fiduciary duty is at odds with what's right for clients

It's time for the financial services industry to rethink its rules when it comes to offsetting fees.

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra chair: Industry needs to improve disclosures about complicated investments
NEWS EQUITIES MAY 18, 2023
Finra chair: Industry needs to improve disclosures about complicated investments

'We do it in a way where they're virtually unreadable,' Eric Noll, CEO of Context Capital Partners, said of disclosures at the Finra annual meeting.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Financial advisors tune out debt ceiling hysteria
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 18, 2023
Financial advisors tune out debt ceiling hysteria

Advisors shrug off Washington's noisy political spat as more of the same, anticipating a dramatic last-minute deal to increase the debt limit.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC's Crenshaw sees potential overlap in EU-US climate rules
NEWS ESG MAY 17, 2023
SEC's Crenshaw sees potential overlap in EU-US climate rules

The watchdog agency teed up a sweeping proposal in March 2022 intended to standardize the types of disclosures public companies make about greenhouse gas reduction goals.

By Bloomberg
GOP attorneys general go after climate-minded insurers
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 17, 2023
GOP attorneys general go after climate-minded insurers

The Republican AGs are examining net-zero goals that insurance companies have agreed to as part of an industry group.

By Emile Hallez
Finra slaps MassMutual B-D with $250,000 fine for not promptly reporting customer complaints
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 17, 2023
Finra slaps MassMutual B-D with $250,000 fine for not promptly reporting customer complaints

The disclosures that MML Investors Services delayed making included customer complaints and arbitrations, criminal charges and bankruptcies.

By Bruce Kelly
Wells Fargo to pay $1 billion in class-action lawsuit
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 16, 2023
Wells Fargo to pay $1 billion in class-action lawsuit

The shareholder suit accused the bank of making misleading statements about its compliance with federal consent orders following its 2016 scandal related to unauthorized customer accounts.

By Bloomberg
DOL's apparent U-turn in court hints at new fiduciary rule in works
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 15, 2023
DOL's apparent U-turn in court hints at new fiduciary rule in works

The American Securities Association says the Labor Department voluntarily dropped its appeal of a Florida court's decision striking down DOL guidance making rollover advice fiduciary.

By Emile Hallez
RIAs are embracing compliance as a necessary evil
NEWS COMPLIANCE MAY 15, 2023
RIAs are embracing compliance as a necessary evil

In an era of increasingly complex regulatory oversight and possibly the most aggressive SEC ever, breakaway RIAs are realizing that compliance is not something to be ignored.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC's delay on climate disclosure rule leaves companies in limbo
NEWS FINTECH MAY 12, 2023
SEC's delay on climate disclosure rule leaves companies in limbo

Few companies have goals in place that would reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in line with Paris goals, according to MSCI.

By Emile Hallez
Finra kicks B-D out of industry for Reg BI failures linked to pre-IPO market
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 12, 2023
Finra kicks B-D out of industry for Reg BI failures linked to pre-IPO market

Melville, New York-based SW Financial received $2 million in undisclosed compensation for selling the private placements, according to Finra.

By Bruce Kelly
NYC pension funds sued for selling fossil-fuel assets
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2023
NYC pension funds sued for selling fossil-fuel assets

Plaintiffs claim the three pension funds breached their fiduciary duty when they sold roughly $4 billion in fossil-fuel investments in 2021.

By Bloomberg