In XY Planning Network, LLC, et al. v. SEC, et al., the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected a challenge to Regulation Best Interest brought by an organization of investment advisers, an individual...more
7/14/2020
/ Best Interest Standard ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Regulation BI ,
Retail Investors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Transactions ,
Standard of Conduct
Financial institutions should understand that relying on a power of attorney may subject them to potential liability as the use of powers of attorney becomes more commonplace. The Alabama Supreme Court recently shed some...more
Firms permitting the creation and operation of custodial accounts related to Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA) transactions must take special notice of Financial Industry Regulatory...more
2/13/2020
/ Beneficiaries ,
Citigroup ,
Compliance Management Systems ,
Covered Transactions ,
Custodians ,
Failure to Comply ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Management ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Know Your Customers ,
Merrill Lynch ,
Minors ,
Morgan Stanley ,
Negligent Supervision ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Transfer of Assets ,
Trusts ,
UGMA ,
UTMA
If an arbitration is governed solely by the FAA, an arbitrator may not require non-parties to take part in any pre-hearing discovery outside the presence of the arbitrator. In the recent Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals...more