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Evidence of "pay to play" in US pension consulting

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... Thuong Harvison from University of Arizona last month, looked at all investment advisory firms registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), their client base, and political contributions. The research found that presence of a government ...

Vanguard pilots new robo offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
According to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Vanguard is launching a new digital-only financial planning service through Vanguard Advisors. The offering, which is being piloted, will be called Vanguard Digital Advisor and ...

Advice firm defrauds retired NFL players

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... careers. Tallahassee-based Cambridge Capital Group Advisors and its two former principals have been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with defrauding investors, most of which were retired NFL players. The firm and its then-principals ...

Portfolio manager caught out faking returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... one of the many portfolio managers. Rege mispriced the investments of a private fund from June 2016 to April 2017, Securities and Exchange Commission orders said. As a result of this, the fund's net asset value sent out to investors in periodic statements ...

Nomura ordered to pay back US $25m

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
The giant's securities business has been ordered to pay back US $25 million to clients misled by its bond traders, in an enforcement action by the US corporate regulator. Many of Nomura's bond traders made false and misleading statements to customers ...

State Street cops $125m penalty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... client assets. In a settlement, State Street Bank and Trust Company has paid $125 million (USD88 million) after the Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against the institution for routinely overbilling clients between 1998 and 2015. The ...

SEC adopts retail investor protection package

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a package of fiduciary rules to protect retail investors from financial advisers who put their self-interests first. Under the new rules called Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS Relationship ...

US relaxes active ETF disclosures

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Australia's active ETF industry could benefit as the US securities regulator softens its stance on daily disclosures for the segment. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week allowed an ETF provider to trade active ETFs without making daily ...

Advisers to return US$125m in fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... about US$125m million to retail customers after a regulatory clampdown on inadequate fee disclosures last year. The Securities and Exchange Commission charged 79 people, including well-known names such as AXA Advisors, Deutsche Bank Securities, LaSalle ...

IFM Investors adds policy director

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... on the newly-created role of executive director of strategy and policy. Prior to joining ISA, May worked at the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) where he was counsel to Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar. He also assisted with the regulatory response ...