Regulation

The changes come in response to questions that arose over the previous removal of a member from one of the regulator's three-person arbitration panels.

The Wall Street watchdog looks for factors like repeat violations and staff members with a history of disciplinary troubles.

The fees will vary depending on whether they're assessed on equities, options or over-the-counter equities.

The regulator accused a broker-dealer of not having proper supervisory procedures to prevent $533,500 in excessive transactions.

Regulators allege the CPA provided an air of legitimacy to John J. Woods' scam that defrauded 400 clients in 20 states.

The move disappointed advocates just days after a court ruling viewed by many as clearing a path for the long-awaited product.

Mario Rivero pleaded guilty in February to swindling five clients out of more than $600,000.

The federal regulator reopens the comment period for its rule on safeguarding client assets in response to its new auditing requirement for private funds.

Commissioner Hester Peirce warns an unintended consequence of the new regulation could be less thorough internal compliance reviews.

A brokerage client's portfolio was gradually invested almost exclusively in the fund manager WisdomTree over a decade.