Federal Regulation
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Senate Spending Bill Pumps $14M Into Secure 2.0 Implementation
By Melanie WaddellThe Senate Appropriations Committee also expressed concerns about the SEC's Investor Advisory Committee and CAT.
July 13, 2023
New Bill Puts Clamp on SEC's CATThe bill would greatly restrict the SEC from collecting personally identifiable information for the system, said Rep. Barry Loudermilk.
July 12, 2023
Allianz U.S. Unit Ordered to Pay $6B in Securities Fraud CaseIts structured alpha funds lost $7 billion during the early days of the pandemic in 2020, spurring many investor lawsuits.
July 12, 2023
SEC Wants BDs to Assess Cash Reserves DailyThe SEC's plan, released Wednesday, would amend the broker-dealer customer protection rule.
July 11, 2023
BofA to Pay $250M Over Extra Fees, Unauthorized CardsThe CFPB fined the bank for "double-dipping" on fees imposed on clients with insufficient funds in their accounts.
July 11, 2023
Merrill, BofA Fined $12M for Suspicious Activity Report FailuresBank of America improperly set a reporting threshold of $25,000 instead of $5,000, the SEC and FINRA found.
July 10, 2023
Second Judge Strikes Down DOL Rollover GuidanceJudge Rebecca Rutherford ruled to vacate three portions of Labor's PTE 2020-02.
July 10, 2023
FINRA Sends More Remote Office Updates to SECFINRA is adding more criteria to its Residential Supervisory Location plan.