Managers of Wealth Americas

BT Wealth Management named to Accounting Today’s Top 150 Firms

BT Wealth Management was the highest ranked Atlanta firm in the $500 million-plus club.

SEC Proposes Whistleblower Rule Amendments

The proposed rules would, among other things, provide the Commission with additional tools in making whistleblower awards to ensure that meritorious whistleblowers are appropriately rewarded for their efforts

UBS to pay $4.3 million in Puerto Rico bonds claim

The claimant's broker at UBS has 183 disclosures on his BrokerCheck report

First Citizens Bank, Capital Commerce Bancorp, Inc. Announce Merger Agreement

The two companies are very well suited for one another.

TCI, Axon accuse India real estate firm IREO Management of $1.5 billion fraud

Hedge funds run by Christopher Hohn and Dinakar Singh accused one of India’s largest real estate developers IREO Management of defrauding its foreign investors of at least $1.5 billion. “If we do nothing, we will largely bleed dry and get not

Wells Fargo Advisors Settles SEC Charges for Improper Sales of Complex Financial Products

Misconduct Imposed Substantial Costs on Retail Customers

Credit Suisse wins $300m broker compensation case

According to Laver, the bank deliberately agreed to the recruiting deal rather than selling the unit as a formal sale would have led to a change of control requiring the payments.

The US Supreme Court Wayfair decision's impact on the art market - Withers

This new development may negatively affect New York art merchants, who often arrange shipments of out-of-state deliveries using fine art carriers.

Ottawa Implementing New Reporting Rules For Trust Funds

Trusts only have to reveal that they exist when they voluntarily file a tax return to the Canada Revenue Agency.

New trust fund rules meant to crack down on tax evasion

Tough penalties will force those who don’t file to consider the consequences of staying in the shadows.

Deutsche Bank stressing out about US stress tests

Germany’s largest bank seems doomed to fail the review by US regulators, causing further damage to its reputation and loss of key personnel.

Fed says all banks met minimum capital requirements after stress tests

Banks would have suffered cumulative $578 billion in losses under hypothetical recession

Merrill Lynch Admits to Misleading Customers about Trading Venues

Will Pay $42 Million Penalty to Settle Charges

L.A. Firm Hires Two Partners From Blank Rome

Litigators Leslie Corwin and Simon Miller Join Leading Business and Entertainment Boutique

FINRA Revamps Its CRD Program

FINRA is overhauling its registration and disclosure programs, advisors aren’t worried about market volatility and how to talk to clients about betting on the World Cup.

New Chubb Whitepaper Summarizes Recently-Implemented EU General Data Protection Regulation; Puts Regulation into Perspective for U.S. Companies

This whitepaper is representative of Chubb's commitment to provide context to a complicated topic and to put this new regulation into perspective for U.S. companies."

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