A leading Wall Street regulator on Friday voiced concerns over the U.S. Labor Department's plan to reduce conflicts at brokers offering retirement advice, saying some aspects of it do not accurately reflect how brokers operate.
U.S. authorities are on course to reach multi-billion-dollar agreements with five major banks over allegations of foreign exchange market rigging as soon as the second half of May, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
A top discount brokerage, Interactive Brokers LLC, must pay $1.2 million to two Texas siblings who alleged the firm failed to stop “reckless trading” by their trust fund overseer, arbitrators ruled on Tuesday.