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JPMorgan Behind Moves to Detain Russian Billionaire's Superyacht
By Jonathan BrowningThe 5-deck Axioma, which boasts an infinity swimming pool plus a 3D cinema, was impounded last week.
March 24, 2022
SEC Prevails in 12b-1 Fee Case Against Advisory FirmRather than settle, the firm says it spent two years fighting to stop the SEC's push to create "new regulation without following the formal rule-making process."
March 23, 2022
UBS Embraces WFH as Morgan Stanley Doubles Down on Office ReturnThe approach being taken by UBS should give it a recruiting advantage, recruiter Mark Elzweig says.
March 23, 2022
BD to Pay Over $400K for Failing to Supervise RepsFINRA has sanctioned an independent broker-dealer over sales of risky alternative mutual fund to clients.
March 23, 2022
5 Ways to Lower RMDs, Help Clients Reduce Medicare SurchargesStrategies to trim required minimum distributions can lessen the impact of income-related monthly adjustment amounts, or IRMAAs.
March 21, 2022
Don't 'Torpedo' Medicare, Social Security in Retirement Plans: William MeyerRetiree Inc.'s CEO says good intentions can go wrong, such as when a Roth conversion raised a client's Medicare premium, an outcome that "will likely" get the advisor "fire[d]."
March 18, 2022
Galvin Asks BDs If They'll Raise Sweep Account Interest Rates After Fed Hike"Consumers are being squeezed right now," said Massachusetts' top securities regulator, William Galvin.
March 17, 2022
FINRA on Supervision: Not a Boss, Not Your Problem (Even If You're a CCO)CCOs are not automatically supervisors and subject to enforcement action, the regulator says.