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Wells Fargo to Pay $1B in Class-Action Lawsuit

Wealth Management

Wells Fargo was accused of making misleading statements about its compliance with federal consent orders following the 2016 scandal involving the opening of unauthorized customer accounts.

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Tales from the Dark Side

The Big Picture

Doing this puts the probabilities more on their side, with the bonus that fewer regulatory headaches, legal liability, and compliance issues occur – they more or less go away if you manage this kind of model properly. Previously : Bill Miller: Closet Indexers Are Killing Active Investing (October 28, 2016). Fiduciary Rule.

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DoL’s Retirement Security Rule & PTE 2020-02 Amendment: What Advisers Need to Know Now About Giving Rollover Advice After Sept 23, 2024

Nerd's Eye View

Specifically, the DoL's new Retirement Security Rule defines an "investment advice fiduciary" as anyone who makes an investment recommendation to a retirement investor which is provided for a fee or other compensation (e.g.,

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Everything you need to know about NSE IPO

Trade Brains

NSE also oversees compliance by its members and listed companies with relevant rules and regulations. Furthermore, it claims 59% in currency derivatives and 79% in interest rate derivatives in India, as of 2016. The exchange also received the CII EXIM Bank Excellence Prize in 2014 and 2016.

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Strategic Advisory Letter | 2015 Year-End Planning Checklist

Brown Advisory

For example, the filing dates for reporting foreign gifts and foreign accounts will move from March 15 and June 30, respectively, to April 15 for tax years 2016 and beyond (to be clear, these deadlines won’t change this year, the changes take effect in 2017 for 2016 returns). Shift income into the more advantageous tax year.

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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Has Best Week of the Year as Recession Fears Fade

Carson Wealth

2016 and 2020, for instance, both saw significant weakness leading up to the election, then strong rallies after. Compliance Case # 02371712_081924_C The post Market Commentary: S&P 500 Has Best Week of the Year as Recession Fears Fade appeared first on Carson Wealth. But are we out of the woods yet? We don’t think so.

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Celebrating Independence: Different Perspectives on How to Achieve Greater Freedom and Control

Diamond Consultants

These advisors might outsource some compliance or back-office functions, but for the most part, they handle everything in-house—from the tech stack to marketing to investments. They have no interest in managing compliance, middle- and back-office functions, or putting toner in the copy machine.