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Why It's Time to Prep for SEC Exams
By Melanie WaddellCryptocurrencies made this year's priorities list for the first time, while proper disclosure and calculation of fees to face heightened scrutiny.
February 25, 2018
SEC Exam Team Targeting Broker 'Recidivism'Advisor exam rate is up 20% so far in 2018 vs. last year as share classes, ETFs, robo-advice and fees in agency's crosshairs.
February 23, 2018
Advisor Share-Class Infractions a ‘Widespread Problem,’ SEC SaysThe agency's investment management division also includes a fiduciary rule among its near-term goals.
February 23, 2018
VIX Fund Blowups Spur Regulators to Hunt for Potential MisconductThe SEC and CFTC are reviewing trading since Feb. 5, when volatility started to spike and short VIX funds plummeted.
February 22, 2018
SEC Charges Former Bitcoin Exchange, Operator With Fraud: EnforcementThe SEC also charged an investment management firm and its senior officers with "cherry-picking" trades.
February 22, 2018
SEC Extends Liquidity Rule Deadline for Open-End FundsFunds now have six more months to implement the final rules classification requirement.
February 21, 2018
Former Morgan Stanley Broker Says Firm Destroyed EvidenceTodd Walker is challenging his termination, saying a FINRA arb panel failed to consider that Morgan Stanley shredded boxes of documents, his lawyer tells ThinkAdvisor.
February 16, 2018
Trading of 3 Crypto-Linked Firms Suspended by Wary SECThe CEO of the firms said that the move surprised him and that no false claims were made.