Federal Regulation
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Ex-Nuveen Stock Trader Gets 70 Months for Insider-Trading Scheme
By Chris Dolmetsch & Ava Benny-MorrisonHe tipped off an Oregon retiree about the firm's planned trades in stocks in a six-year plot involving over 1,000 trades.
May 21, 2024
Louisiana Moves to Adopt NAIC's Annuity Suitability UpdateOne question is what adoption will mean in light of the new DOL fiduciary rule requirements.
May 21, 2024
Annuity Advisor Settles With SEC Over Product RecommendationsRaymond Lent should have considered offering clients fee-based contracts, agency officials said.
May 21, 2024
FDIC Chair to Step Down After Scathing Report on 'Sexualized' CultureMartin Gruenberg says he's prepared to step down once a successor is confirmed.
May 21, 2024
FINRA Sanctions Firm, CEO for Reg BI ViolationsCEO Yong Soo Kim, who is also the firm's chief compliance officer, was suspended for two months.
May 20, 2024
Ex-Advisor Who Lied About Attempting Suicide Gets 3.5 Years for Bilking ClientThe client faced home foreclosure after the advisor failed to make mortgage payments as promised, the DOJ says.
May 17, 2024
RIAs, BDs Must Tell Clients About Data Breaches: SECA new rule amendment requires firms to notify clients within 30 days if private data has been compromised.
May 17, 2024
What the FTC's New Non-Compete Ban Means for Advisor RecruitingThe real reason unhappy advisors stay put has nothing to do with legal agreements, recruiter Jason Diamond says.