Regulation

Mandating the use of pricey arbitrators for retail investor complaints makes no sense — other than to make the process prohibitively expensive, argue two investor advocates.

Citigroup will pay almost $2 million to settle SEC allegation that two of the bank's brokerages recommended trades to customers without appropriately mailing disclosures to them.

Perella Weinberg's self-reporting of violations led to a much smaller fine than those imposed on other firms.

Former SEC lawyers say regulators are now likely going through their cases and deciding which are emergencies worth pursuing even if the agency's staffing is severely reduced.

Reuters reports that federal regulators have brokered deals with two dozen firms.

The proposal comes amid the broker-dealer regulator's push for a pilot program to test out branch reviews done at a distance rather than in person.

The SEC also alleges the firm's founder invested clients' money through a fund that employed his wife without disclosing the conflict.

Regulators accused the investment technology firm of not disclosing fees that ate into clients' interest payments.

Americans over age 60 reportedly lose $28.3 billion each year to fraud. The problem may be even worse than advisors thought, a new study says.

Matthew Motil stands accused of raising more than $11 million by misleading investors about mortgage-backed promissory notes.