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Stifel settles another complaint involving former star Miami broker
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 18, 2026
Stifel settles another complaint involving former star Miami broker

Stifel has paid or is on the hook for close to a staggering $200 million in damages and settlements to former clients of Chuck Roberts.

By Bruce Kelly
Court rules firm owner can't dodge FINRA, then flags jury-trial doubts
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 17, 2026
Court rules firm owner can't dodge FINRA, then flags jury-trial doubts

The Sixth Circuit sided with regulators - but its parting words may rattle the whole system

FINRA boots small New York B-D from industry over churning
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 17, 2026
FINRA boots small New York B-D from industry over churning

Reid & Rudiger opened in 1999, the height of the dot.com stock boom.

By Bruce Kelly
Ex-Citi executive sues bank, citing Trump account concerns and retaliation
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 17, 2026
Ex-Citi executive sues bank, citing Trump account concerns and retaliation

Lawsuit alleges dismissal followed warnings over numbered account for Trump.

By Steve Randall
Pension fund sues Microsoft, says it misled investors over Copilot AI
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 16, 2026
Pension fund sues Microsoft, says it misled investors over Copilot AI

The AI numbers came in far below the pitch - and the stock paid for it.

By Tez Romero
Delaware court splits Foley pay fight at Fidelity National Financial
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 16, 2026
Delaware court splits Foley pay fight at Fidelity National Financial

A rewritten governance law gets its first court test, and one pay claim lives on.

By Carleen Bongat
Supreme Court bars activist investors from suing funds under investor law
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 15, 2026
Supreme Court bars activist investors from suing funds under investor law

Saba pushed; the justices pushed back - and the SEC keeps the gavel.

By Carleen Bongat
North Carolina court strikes down wealth firm's non-compete and non-solicit as overbroad
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 12, 2026
North Carolina court strikes down wealth firm's non-compete and non-solicit as overbroad

Two restrictive covenants gone in one ruling - and the drafting flaw is everywhere.

SEC defendant loses bid to escape fraud case on service technicality
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 11, 2026
SEC defendant loses bid to escape fraud case on service technicality

He said he was overseas when served. The judge wasn't buying the workaround.

By Carleen Bongat
Investors sue Goldman, Morgan Stanley and 11 banks over Via IPO
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 10, 2026
Investors sue Goldman, Morgan Stanley and 11 banks over Via IPO

They say the offering hid two facts before the stock cratered nearly 70%.

By Tez Romero
Dad’s Ponzi scheme costs son’s former B-D $2.7 million in FINRA arbitration
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 10, 2026
Dad’s Ponzi scheme costs son’s former B-D $2.7 million in FINRA arbitration

“The father even shared office space with the son and used a Medallion Guarantee stamp on the client’s account statements,” an attorney said.

By Bruce Kelly
Semi-annual reporting will bring big changes, but the fiduciary duty remains
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 09, 2026
Semi-annual reporting will bring big changes, but the fiduciary duty remains

For the first time in 50 years, issuers could end up reporting twice a year – here’s what the SEC will expect of advisors.

By Kiernan Green
Clearing firm Axos to pay $49.2 million in lawsuit linked to failed broker-dealer
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 09, 2026
Clearing firm Axos to pay $49.2 million in lawsuit linked to failed broker-dealer

It is the latest in a series of stunning and multi-million dollar FINRA arbitration awards that Wall Street firms have lost in the past few years.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC orders $10 billion RIA, founder to pay $2.1 million over profit-sharing conflicts
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 09, 2026
SEC orders $10 billion RIA, founder to pay $2.1 million over profit-sharing conflicts

Foundations Investment Advisors and its former CEO Bryon Rice have agreed to pay about $2.1 million in fines after the SEC found they failed to disclose Rice's trading activity and ownership interests tied to investment funds.

By Andrew Cohen
Illinois investment advisor indicted in $4M Ponzi fraud scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 09, 2026
Illinois investment advisor indicted in $4M Ponzi fraud scheme

Unregistered Chicago investment adviser allegedly stole $1.8 million from clients, fabricated account statements, and used new investor funds to repay earlier ones.

By Leo Almazora
Court upholds CFTC denial of whistleblower payout in $1.475B currency case
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 08, 2026
Court upholds CFTC denial of whistleblower payout in $1.475B currency case

He warned regulators in 2011 - two years before the scandal hit the headlines.

By Carleen Bongat
Chicago pension funds win Delaware order over Paramount-Skydance merger files
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 08, 2026
Chicago pension funds win Delaware order over Paramount-Skydance merger files

Third Delaware ruling on the deal - and Shari Redstone's role is back in frame.

By Carleen Bongat
Supreme Court strengthens SEC power to claw back fraud profits from violators
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 05, 2026
Supreme Court strengthens SEC power to claw back fraud profits from violators

No investor losses? The SEC can still claw back every dollar of profit.

By Carleen Bongat
Western Asset agrees to $100M SEC penalty over cherry-picking scheme
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 05, 2026
Western Asset agrees to $100M SEC penalty over cherry-picking scheme

Franklin Resources' fixed-income unit settles SEC charges and closes firm-level DOJ and regulatory probes, but Kenneth Leech's criminal case continues.

By Leo Almazora
PDT rule removal opens active trading to millions of retail investors
EQUITIES JUN 05, 2026
PDT rule removal opens active trading to millions of retail investors

Brokerages roll out real-time risk frameworks as $25,000 equity barrier falls after 25 years.

By Steve Randall