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UBS Warns of Rising Default Risk in Private Credit

December 18th, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A UBS report signals that credit stress likely will intensify next year as borrowers confront inflation, elevated interest costs, and softening consumer conditions.
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Audit Failures, Whistleblower Claims, and Renewed Scrutiny of the Big Four

December 17th, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A series of lawsuits, congressional findings, and high-profile corporate collapses has reignited long-standing concerns about the audit industry’s ability to confront fraud, as reported by Bloomberg Law.
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Reminders for CFAs in Adhering to Compliance Standard, Client-Disclosure and Conflict Management Requirements

December 16th, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In 2023, the CFA Institute Board of Governors approved targeted revisions to the Standards of Professional Conduct, adding one new standard and updating two others.
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FINRA Sanctions Former Merrill Broker for Unapproved Referral Payouts

December 15th, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a six-month suspension and a $7,500 fine against former Merrill Lynch broker Jeremiah Householder after finding that he accepted referral commissions from an unapproved third-party lender.
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SEC Charges Driver Who Posed as a Financial Professional and Lost Over $1 Million

December 12th, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Federal regulators charged a New York area driver with masquerading as a seasoned investment professional and causing significant losses for three investors.
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DOJ Secures Five-Year Prison Sentence in Wolf Capital Crypto Fraud Case

December 11th, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Federal prosecutors have obtained a five-year prison sentence for Travis Ford, an Oklahoma resident who admitted to orchestrating a fraudulent crypto investment scheme through Wolf Capital.
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SEC Highlights Rising Risks in RIA Consolidation and Focuses on Retailer Investor Protection

December 10th, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The Securities and Exchange Commission signaled heightened scrutiny of investment advisers involved in mergers and acquisitions, according to its newly released 2026 Examination Priorities.
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The Vanishing Boundary Between Investing and Gambling

December 9th, 2025 at 11:34 AM
According to Bloomberg Law, there now are the tools, tactics, and a psychology of gambling that increasingly resembles those of retail trading.
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Former Morgan Stanley Advisor Faces FINRA Action Over Undisclosed Loans from Elderly Client

December 8th, 2025 at 11:41 AM
FINRA filed a complaint against former Morgan Stanley advisor Kirk J. Crossen, alleging that he borrowed $400,000 from an 84-year-old customer experiencing early-stage dementia and concealed the loans from his firm.
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FINRA Fines Wedbush Securities for Margin-Securities and Disclosure Failures

December 5th, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ordered Wedbush Securities to pay $150,000 after identifying significant compliance and supervisory failures involving customer margin securities and required bond-pricing disclosures.
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LATEST NEWS AND ARTICLES

January 15, 2026
FINRA Flags Risks of Early Withdrawals and Exchanges in Registered Index-Linked Annuities

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued a renewed warning to the industry about the risks consumers face when they exit registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) before the end of the contract term.

January 14, 2026
FINRA Fines and Suspends Wells Fargo Advisor Over Fictitious Expense Claims

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined and suspended a Wells Fargo Advisors representative in Waco, Texas, after finding that he submitted fictitious business expense claims, according to a FINRA Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC) letter.

January 12, 2026
Florida Man Indicted in $36 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

According to news sources, federal prosecutors allege that a Florida man orchestrated a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that funded a luxury lifestyle built on stolen investor money, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.