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FINRA ‘secret agreement’ probe ignores larger arbitration concerns
Citi must pay $1.4M to financial advisor who called it a ‘boys club’
Wealth manager set to be acquired by TD Bank settles FINRA case
Wells Fargo’s appeal of bombshell 'fraud' ruling in FINRA case casts harsh spotlight on regulators
Join the family bank? Nah, I'll start a fintech
George Cook could have joined Somerset Trust, where his father is CEO. Instead, he founded Honeycomb Credit, a crowdfunding platform that competes with banks. ... Read full article
AI use carries bias risk for financial regulators
Agencies like Fincen and Finra that use machine learning must pay close attention to potential bias in supervisory algorithms, especially with data on women and minorities. ... Read full article
Advice for crypto firms on joining financial mainstream
More traditional players interested in creating a safer market for digital assets have issued a checklist that cryptocurrency firms can follow to build confidence among banks, consumers and regulators. ... Read full article
FINRA fines Morgan Stanley $10M for anti-money-laundering failures
The alleged supervisory lapses occurred over a five-year period, according to the regulator. ... Read full article
Bankers cry foul over Robinhood’s checking and savings accounts
The fintech's new products may violate several banking and securities regulations and could mislead the public about the differences between coverage on banking and investment accounts, industry officials say. ... Read full article
Warren gets scant help from Wall Street watchdogs on #MeToo push
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is struggling to get data that shows how bad sexual harassment might be on Wall Street. ... Read full article
Is Finra's dire warning about data aggregators on target?
The self-regulatory body says working with data aggregators increases risk of cyber fraud, unauthorized transactions and identity theft. But aggregators say other links in the information chain are more vulnerable. ... Read full article
Wall Street suppressing its #MeToo reckoning: Warren, Senate Dems
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and two colleagues are seeking more information from securities regulators about whether Wall Street firms are covering up signs of sexual harassment. ... Read full article
Merrill Lynch partners with fintech on texting service
Banks have strictly controlled adviser-client text communications due to regulatory concerns. ... Read full article
Registry to help banks fight AML; Finra warns on portfolio loans
A House bill would create a database to track true ownership of corporations; Wall Street regulator wants banks to improve disclosure of risks to consumers. ... Read full article
Citi unit mixed up 'buy' and 'sell' ratings for years
It will pay $11.5 million to resolve Finra claims that a brokerage unit displayed inaccurate research ratings for hundreds of securities for nearly five years. ... Read full article
Whistleblower, after retaliation by JPMorgan, pays Finra price, too
Finra now has punished just one person associated with JPMorgan's admitted nationwide fiduciary violation of its clients: a whistleblower. ... Read full article
