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The Motley Fool
September 11, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
No Free Lunch Regulators are still clamping down on "free lunch" scams targeted at seniors. A recent investigation has revealed these sessions to be high-pressure sales pitches of misleading claims and unsuitable financial products, and even fraud.   |
Investment Advisor
October 2007
Melanie Waddell |
Helping the Most Vulnerable Retirees Lawmakers, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and state regulators are bent on making sure advisors with designations touting expertise when it comes to helping seniors, the most vulnerable retirees, are closely scrutinized. |
Registered Rep.
March 27, 2006
Kristen French |
SEC Targets Investment Traps Set For Seniors The move against the "free lunch," as they are generally called, is part of a larger initiative launched to protect senior citizens from investment scams and unsuitable recommendations. |
Financial Advisor
October 2008
Tracey Longo |
Unwanted Scrutiny One of the quickest ways to get regulators' attention these days is to single out retirees and seniors in your advisory firm's marketing initiatives. |
Investment Advisor
April 2008
Elizabeth D. Festa |
FINRA and SEC Look to Build Bridges Seminars for chief compliance officers includes recommendations for keeping the lines of communication open between broker firms, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Investment Advisor
June 2006
Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Planning: News & Products Baby boomers and seniors -- don't confuse the two... SEC Chairman Christopher Cox is on his own crusade to fight senior fraud... John Hancock introduced a new survivorship universal life insurance policy... etc. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Don't Lose Your Life Savings After a lifetime of hard work, seniors should be able to sit back and enjoy their retirements comfortably. But beware, con artists and disreputable professionals have singled out the elderly as targets for scams and fraud. |
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Evan Simonoff |
What Gives At The SEC? For several decades, the Securities and Exchange Commission has contended that it does not have sufficient resources to examine and inspect RIAs. Consequently, many have concluded that Finra is the default option for all RIA regulation. |
Registered Rep.
September 23, 2008 |
SEC Charges Miami Broker Gary Gross Gary Gross has been charged with fraud by the SEC for selling his elderly clients unsuitable investments. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2008
Marianne Czernin |
Compliance In effect now are stricter requirements to protect investors age 65 and over. Advisors, read on to see which areas you need to be vigilant in. |
Registered Rep.
January 15, 2009 |
Schapiro's Replies: Blame The SEC--Not FINRA--For Madoff It wasn't her job, man. |
Investment Advisor
June 2010
Melanie Waddell |
FINRA's Ketchum Sees a Fiduciary Future for B/Ds Inappropriate sales of VAs to seniors at top of FINRA regulatory radar. |
Investment Advisor
October 2009
Melanie Waddell |
SEC Criticized for Madoff Congress chides the SEC for the scathing inspector general report on Bernie Madoff. |
Registered Rep.
July 30, 2007
Halah Touryalai |
FINRA Sticks as SEC Approves Regulator Consolidation After some minor bumps along the way, the NASD and NYSE merger is official. |
Investment Advisor
July 2008
Melanie Waddell |
SEC Chairmen of Yore Speak Six former SEC chairmen pointed to quite a few regulatory challenges that loom large -- namely globalization of the world markets, the burgeoning market for complex synthetic securities, and the continued growth of hedge funds. |
The Motley Fool
June 26, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Hedge Funds Rule! A federal court strikes down the new "hedge fund rule." The spotlight now shines on the current SEC chairman, Christopher Cox. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2004
Rich Smith |
Lucent's Cloudy Picture Lucent settles one out of three SEC investigations it's facing. |
Investment Advisor
September 2008
Melanie Waddell |
Turf Wars A conversation with former SEC Commissioner Roel Campos about the Treasury's Blueprint for financial services reform. |
Investment Advisor
August 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Will the States Be Able to Regulate Big RIAs? State regulators and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will meet soon to iron out the details of shifting nearly 4,000 advisors from federal to state supervision. |
Registered Rep.
September 2, 2009
John Churchill |
SEC Blew It With Madoff, Inspector General Says SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro announced the release today of the Office of the Inspector General's report on the Bernard Madoff fraud. It says, in short, the SEC screwed up in every way possible. |
InternetNews
May 31, 2007
Clint Boulton |
SEC Settles Backdating Cases With Mercury, Brocade The Securities and Exchange Commission settled stock-option backdating cases with Mercury Interactive and Brocade Communications Systems totaling $35 million. |
Registered Rep.
November 4, 2009
Bill Singer |
Rep. Bachus Slips One In (Not Everyone Is Cheering) Has Capitol Hill taken its legislative legerdemain to new depths? |
Investment Advisor
March 2009
Melanie Waddell |
When It Pays to Fight City Hall An annual analysis of litigated disciplinary proceedings brought by the SEC and FINRA against broker/dealers and registered representatives shows that it sometimes pays for B/Ds and reps to litigate against the regulators. |
Investment Advisor
November 17, 2010
Thomas D. Giachetti |
Will You Stay SEC Registered in 2011? Regulatory changes could cause confusion for advisors |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2008
Jane Worthington |
Deficiency Letter 411 The SEC is running a pilot program to develop a standardized approach to the SEC deficiency letters presented to firms after an SEC examination. |
Investment Advisor
May 2010
Melanie Waddell |
30 for 30 Interviews: Harry Markopolos Independent financial fraud investigator Harry Markopolos identifies strengths and weakness of the SEC. |
Registered Rep.
August 7, 2007
Kristen French |
Senior Fraud Crackdown Continues The second annual "Seniors Summit" is meant to examine ways in which regulators and other groups can help prevent the overwhelming amount of senior fraud being committed in the securities industry. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008
Andrew Ackerman |
SEC Probes Wachovia The Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement staff has notified Wachovia Bank that they may recommend the SEC file charges against it, as a result of an investigation into alleged anti-competitive bidding practices. |
CFO
February 1, 2009
Edward Teach |
The SEC under Schapiro Can Mary Schapiro restore investors' confidence in the beleaguered regulator? |
Registered Rep.
April 15, 2015
Megan Leonhardt |
Regulators Concerned B/Ds Recommending Unsuitable Products to Seniors With seniors more dependent than ever on their investments for retirement, regulators have found a number of broker/dealers may have recommended unsuitable products and not adequately disclosed risks. |
Registered Rep.
May 14, 2007
John Churchill |
"Merrill Lynch" Rule Dead, But SEC to Ask for Time The securities industry still hopes that the SEC will somehow come up with a new plan to keep the fee-based brokerage account from coverage by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which mandates that to offer financial advice, you have to be a fiduciary. |
Registered Rep.
January 9, 2007
John Churchill |
To Hedge Gets Harder The SEC proposed a rule in December that would raise the net worth requirements of investors in hedge funds to $2.5 million from $1 million, not including the value of one's home. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2008 |
Blotter The SEC has filed civil fraud charges against Linda Woolf and David Gengler, promoters of "Teach Me to Trade" classes... FINRA suspended and fined 16 current and former State Farm reps for misconduct related to FINRA's continuing education requirements... |
Registered Rep.
October 23, 2007
David A. Geracioti |
If Allegations Prove True, File This Under: Stupid Broker The SEC has filed a complaint against a former LPL rep and branch manager, who, the SEC says, had been engaging in one of the oldest broker tricks in the book: stealing his clients money. |
Registered Rep.
February 4, 2009 |
SEC, FINRA, Hit Hard By Markopolos Testimony The famously ignored Madoff whistleblower testified before the House Financial Services Committee that the SEC is "incompetent," among other things -- and had even harsher words for FINRA. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2010
Donna Mitchell |
Turning on the Charm Next month the SEC reports to Congress on its recommendations for enhancing examinations for investment advisors. FINRA, meanwhile, is trying to persuade movers and shakers on the Hill that it already has the answers. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2006
Jane Worthington |
Compliance Tips As a financial services professional, you should welcome questions from seniors and be prepared to answer them, no matter how basic. |
Financial Advisor
October 2012
Brian Hamburger |
Sleight Of Hand The apparent death knell of Finra as an SRO by no means signals victory. |
Investment Advisor
April 2009 |
Group Think News from FINRA, IAA, NAVA, NAPFA, and NAIFA |
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Is Mary What the SEC Needs? The alternative to FINRA overseeing advisors, and what advisors would definitely prefer, is a self-regulatory organization. |
Investment Advisor
March 2010
James J. Green |
B/D News Bulletins and news of interest to broker/dealers from FINRA and the SEC. |
InternetNews
January 13, 2006
Clint Boulton |
SEC is Probing IBM Earnings The Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation into IBM's first-quarter 2005 accounting practices is now official. |
Entrepreneur
November 2005
Scott Bernard Nelson |
New Cop in Town Will new SEC chairman Christopher Cox set you free from regulation? |
Registered Rep.
December 15, 2011
French & Britton |
Updated: Boston Consulting Group Report: FINRA Twice as Costly SEC for Investment Adviser Oversight According to BCG's report, which was sponsored by firms and groups who support having the SEC oversee investment advisers, setting up FINRA to oversee investment advisers would be twice as costly as giving the SEC the funding it needs. |
CFO
June 1, 2009
Reason & Stuart |
Crackdown Alert After a GAO report documents a slowdown in the SEC's case generation and penalty volume under former chairman Christopher Cox, the regulator's new leaders talk tough. |
Registered Rep.
June 29, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
The New Sheriffs In Town The SEC examines about 9 percent of the 11,000 or so advisory firms under its jurisdiction annually. All of that is about to change with a little help from regulators at the state level. |
Investment Advisor
August 2009 |
B/D News Broker/Dealer news: SEC Enforcement... BOA and broker protocol... FINRA surveys retail sales practices... |
Financial Advisor
January 2004
Jay Gould |
Washed Up On The Banks Of Denial The SEC has changed its policies regarding anti-fraud consent injunctions. How should investment advisors react? |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2006
John Churchill |
Insider Trading Up in 2006 NYSE Regulation says it expects to refer 140 potential insider-trading cases to the SEC in 2006. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2006
Lynn Hume |
Campos Mulls Law for Raters The SEC Commission member says it may be time to seek legislation that would give the SEC authority to regulate the nation's credit rating agencies. |
