- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Jaclyn Jaeger2021-07-27T17:15:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission levied penalties totaling $910,092 across settlements with 21 investment advisers and six broker-dealers for failing to timely file and deliver Form CRS to retail investors.
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Staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission warned investment advisers and broker-dealers they must continually identify, mitigate, and disclose all conflicts of interest regarding advice they make to retail investors to remain in compliance with Regulation Best Interest.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s annual report on examinations and risk monitoring contains insights on issues the organization uncovered regarding broker-dealers’ compliance with Regulation Best Interest during the rule’s first full year in existence.
Financial institutions complying with the SEC’s new Regulation Best Interest standard have particularly struggled with training staff and how to identify and eliminate potential conflicts of interest, regulators said during an online forum.
USAA Federal Savings Bank has been hit with its third cease and desist order from the Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in the past five years for failing to correct unsafe and unsound banking practices.
Becton Dickinson medical device company will pay $175 million for “repeatedly” misleading investors about its Alaris infusion pump, a product the company knew was flawed and was sold without the required patient-safety approvals, the Securities and Exchange Commission said.
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged bankrupt fashion retailer Express with failing to disclose nearly $1 million in perks to a former chief executive, but did not levy a financial penalty thanks to its cooperation, the SEC said.
