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    SEC to Schwab: Return $187M for robo-adviser misstatements

    2022-06-14T17:20:00Z

    Three Charles Schwab subsidiaries have agreed to pay $187 million to settle SEC charges the units were allocating investors’ cash holdings in a way that was less profitable under most market conditions and misled investors about the strategies involved.

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    Charles Schwab sets aside $200M in SEC robo-advisory probe

    2021-07-06T14:53:00Z

    Charles Schwab disclosed in a regulatory filing it expects to pay $200 million to resolve a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation concerning its robo-advisory business.

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    Charles Schwab settles with SEC for failing to file SARs

    2018-07-16T14:00:00Z

    Charles Schwab on July 2 agreed to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission a civil penalty of $2.8 million for failing to file suspicious activity reports on questionable transactions by its investment advisers.

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    Is Social Media Considered ‘Real Monitoring’?

    2015-11-19T11:15:00Z

    A recent survey by Compliance Solutions at Charles Schwab found that compliance officers spend 11 hours per week monitoring their employees’ personal brokerage accounts, while half are closely monitoring social media platforms. One of the main challenges that compliance officers face is chasing data, which are “owned” by other departments. ...