Federal Regulation
Get the latest news and insights on regulatory developments affecting financial advisors and the stock market and trading, including news about the SEC, DOL, IRS and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Ex-Broker Pleads Guilty to Robbing Bank With Fake Bomb
By Dinah Wisenberg BrinScott Charles Tunis reportedly had been experiencing financial stress and self-medicating with alcohol.
June 22, 2026
Debate: Is This a Good Way to Regulate Retirement Plan Investments?The DOL's new safe harbor proposal would protect plan fiduciaries when they pick investments using a prudent process.
June 17, 2026
Advisors Wary of SEC's Plan to Allow Semiannual Corporate Earnings ReportsQuarterly reporting helps inform clients, but it also encourages public companies to focus on the short term.
June 17, 2026
Financial Fraud Is Accelerating: CFP Board Survey"Our research suggests many people may be more vulnerable than they realize," said CFP Board CEO K. Dane Snowden.
June 17, 2026
FINRA Expels BD Over Reg BI ViolationsThe regulator has also barred Reid & Rudiger's co-founders for excessively trading 20 accounts.
June 17, 2026
Man Who Bought Hundreds of Snowmobiles Admits to $14M Ponzi SchemeStanley Pophal used investor money to purchase 600 items, including motorcycles, for himself, according to prosecutors.
June 16, 2026
FINRA Fines Advisor Over Undisclosed Tax Consultancy Referral FeesShuai Wang failed to timely and accurately inform Cambridge Investment Research about the fees, an order states.
June 16, 2026
How State Tax Residency Is Becoming a Balance-Sheet IssueWhere wealthy families live affects where income is sourced, where a business is sold and where trusts are administered.