04/25/2017
SEC Awards Nearly $4 Million to Whistleblower
SEC enforcement actions from whistleblower tips have resulted in more than $953 million in financial remedies against wrongdoers.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
04/25/2017
HighTower nabs ex-wirehouse advisers with $500M
HighTower presented us with the opportunity to build and grow a business where our clients' best interests come first.
04/25/2017
Lawmakers question quality of KPMG's Wells Fargo audits
Why it was able to give the bank a clean bill of health for its financial statements.
04/24/2017
Deutsche Bank is first bank busted for breaking Volcker Rule
The Board also found that the firm failed to properly undertake certain required analyses concerning its permitted market-making related activities.
04/24/2017
Citi Releases 2016 Global Citizenship Report
The first section describes Citi’s values and the ways in which the firm operates responsibly
04/24/2017
Portfolio Manager Charged With Diverting Nearly $2 Million to Personal Account
In a parallel action, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts today filed criminal charges against Amell.
04/24/2017
Investment Bank VP Charged With Insider Trading
According to the SEC’s complaint, Krishnamoorthy made approximately $48,000 in illicit profits.
04/24/2017
SSGA Retirement Policy Leader Expects Retirement Tax Reform
State Street Global Advisors is just the latest firm to tell PLANADVISER that serious policy conversations going on behind closed doors in Washington very much include retirement tax reform.
04/23/2017
Global Investment Compliance Monitoring (ICM) Survey
ICM infrastructure efficiency and effectiveness
04/22/2017
Two big California pension systems oppose nine Wells Fargo directors
"We believe these directors failed in their oversight responsibilities during the retail banking controversy at the company," CalPERS said in a statement posted on its website.
04/21/2017
Judge Moves Forward J.P. Morgan Stable Value Fund Litigation
The plaintiffs seek to represent participants in more than 300 retirement plans which were invested in 78 stable value funds, according to the court’s order.
04/20/2017
FINRA Proposes Limited Relief for Desk Commentary
The proposed safe harbor would ease many elements of the Research Rules, but many would be retained.
04/19/2017
JPMorgan accused of fraud over tech company sale
US bank engineered cut-price deal to curry favour with BlackBerry, lawsuit claims
04/19/2017
Four Hill, Kertscher & Wharton, LLP Attorneys Recognized by Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers awards are some of the most respected among attorneys due to the rigorous selection process.
04/18/2017
SEC Probes Hedge Fund That Promises Investors No Losses
Meyer said in an interview for the story that he employs a computerized system of his own design but invests most of his clients’ money in safe Treasury bonds.
04/18/2017
BDO USA Introduces Real-Time Form ADV Monitoring on eConnaissance®
The new feature also allows users to compare new and old Form ADV filings from a single fund manager, enabling investors to quickly and easily identify if, and to what extent, their risk exposure has changed.
04/18/2017
Wells Fargo chops execs' pay by another $75 million over accounts scandal
The scandal also resulted in the abrupt retirement last October of longtime CEO John Stumpf, not long after he underwent blistering questioning from congressional panels.
04/18/2017
Harbert Management pays $40 million to settle with New York over taxes
When businesses operate in and out of New York, they must allocate the income they derive from New York for tax purposes.
04/18/2017
Ex-JPMorgan analyst cleared of insider trading charges
His lawyers argued the jury had already determined Aggarwal did not intend to commit the charged crimes.
04/18/2017
Judge certifies class in JPMorgan ERISA lawsuit
A class action would be superior to individual lawsuits and that essential questions in the case can be resolved on a group basis.