Managers of Wealth Americas

Signs Point to "Tsunami" of Lawsuits Imminent for Financial Advisors

“We’ve gotten probably a 20% higher volume of calls in the last four months versus 12 months ago. The reason is because of the plummeting markets,” Stoltmann says.

Merrill Lynch Wins Arbitration Over Manager Claiming $30 Million Loss

McClanahan says the wirehouse “frivolously sued him in federal court to circumvent the customer arbitration agreement and to increase his costs,” according to the award document.

Morgan Stanley Ordered to Hand Over Evidence in Lawsuit Claiming Theft of Confidential Information

In its lawsuit, E*Trade argues that most of its more than 6.6 million account holders never speak to an individual financial advisor.

Three more bank mutual fund subsidiaries face potential class action cases

The allegations have yet to be tested in court.

Standard Chartered hit with $40m fine for forex rigging

Bank Admits Failing to Effectively Deter Illegal Trading Activities Between 2007 and 2013

Wyoming Senate Passes Bill Recognizing Cryptocurrency as Money

The bill was introduced on Jan. 22.

How the SEC’s Hedging Rule Will Impact Public Companies

The final rule is generally consistent with the rule the SEC proposed back in February 2015.

First American Charged With Panama Papers Crimes Appears In Court

Prosecutors allege that Gaffey helped former U.S. resident Joachim von der Goltz evade taxes.

Who's Who Legal Awards

Firm of the Year 2018: Hogan Lovells

Crypto Crime Is Taking A Violent Turn

This case also signals a shift away from bitcoin, which has more robust crime fighting tools, towards alternate cryptocurrencies, where criminals have more than 1,600 cryptocurrencies to choose from.

MetLife to pay N.Y. regulator $19.7 mln for unpaid pensions

The settlement follows an examination by the New York regulator

Firm Settles Ponzi Scheme Allegations for $1 Billion-Plus

The SEC had also accused Woodbridge founder and CEO Robert Shapiro of making Ponzi payments

Suspected Fraud Against Seniors Doubles in Five Years

Financial advice industry regulators have already taken steps to address elder abuse

Chubb Announces Long-Term Distribution Agreement with Banco de Chile

Chubb to be exclusive partner for life and general insurance products for Chile's leading bank

Dynasty Closes In-House Wealth Management Unit

A Dynasty spokeswoman tells FA magazine that it closed the business in the fourth quarter of 2018 but discussions to do so began at the end of 2017.

Three U.S. Government Filing Requirements Every American With Assets Offshore Needs To Understand

The threshold is $10,000, and you can meet it by holding $10,000 in a single bank or brokerage account offshore or by holding an aggregate of $10,000 spread among multiple bank or brokerage accounts outside the United States.

1.6 million Canadian banking records shared with IRS

CRA now transferring 600,000 banking records per year under controversial information sharing agreement

Indiana RIA Charged with Stealing $1 Million from RBC Wealth Management

If your firm mistakenly deposits $1 million in your brokerage account, can you keep it?

Wall Street Braces for MiFID-Style Rules Descending on the U.S.

Capital Group, T. Rowe will eat costs of outside research

Goldman, Citi Drop Chinese Peer-to-Peer Lenders After Crackdown

Their concerns mainly stemmed from the timing of the deals, with an uncertain outlook for P2P companies and a slumping market knocking down valuations.

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