SIFMA: SEC Rule Puts Too Many Limits on Firms Securities industry trade association SIFMA and its Asset Management Group (AMG) are strongly urging the SEC to abandon proposed rules that would end or nullify the use of predictive data analytics (PDA) and PDA-like technologies by broker-dealers and registered investment advisors (RIAs). In August, the SEC… Read More >>
UBS Pays $10M to Resolve Bond-Flipping Case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports that UBS Financial Services Inc. will pay more than $10 million to “resolve charges that it circumvented the priority given to retail investors in certain municipal bond offerings.” For four years, according to the SEC’s allegations, UBS “improperly allocated bonds intended for retail customers to parties known… Read More >>
