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FINRA Revs Up CRD, BrokerCheck Overhaul
By Melanie WaddellThe BD regulator's heightened review of brokers' backgrounds kicks in this month.
June 25, 2018
Wells Fargo Agrees to $5M SEC SettlementThe regulatory group says the misconduct was tied to sales of market-linked investments, or MLIs, from 2009 to 2013.
June 22, 2018
The 7 Deadly Sins of Fee-Based AdvisorsCommitting these sins can send clients fleeing into the arms of your competitors.
June 22, 2018
Wells Fargo's Pass Looks a Little Like a FailIf this year's bank stress tests were graded on curve, Wells Fargo would be at the bottom.
June 21, 2018
SEC's Clayton: Comment Period on Advice Standards May Be ExtendedHouse lawmakers questioned Clayton about the SEC's proposed best-interest rules.
June 21, 2018
5th Circuit Issues Order to Kill DOL Fiduciary RuleU.S. Appeals Court for the 5th Circuit cited groups' objections on "multiple grounds" to Labor's fiduciary rule.
June 20, 2018
Stifel Loses $630M Teams to Janney, Raymond James: Recruiting RoundupMeanwhile, more reps leave Wells Fargo for rival broker-dealers; LPL Financial and Commonwealth share their latest recruiting news.
June 19, 2018
Merrill Pays $42M for Misleading Broker ClientsFrom 2008 to 2013, the Bank of America unit hid that the fact that client requests to buy and sell stocks were being handled by proprietary trading firms and other outside entities.