The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an “Operations Plan Under a Lapse in Appropriations and Government Shutdown” (“Operations Plan”), which describes how the SEC will operate in…

Near the end of September 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York,…

IRA rollovers are generally an important component of many advisors’ business model. Now, could some of these rollovers be caught within the potentially confusing boundaries of the DOL Fiduciary Rule?…

The Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered the dually registered Investment Adviser/Broker-dealer Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. to pay disgorgement, prejudgment interest, and civil penalties of more than 3 million…

KMS Financial Services, Inc. is based in Washington and dually registered as a broker-dealer and investment adviser. The SEC found that in its capacity as registered investment adviser, the firm…

Most individuals that have been in the financial services industry for any amount of time are aware that there is a requirement to register with a regulatory body in order…