Wells Fargo settles with SEC over improper sales advice, strategy
An SEC announcement says Wells Fargo Advisors will settle charges that its sales team pushed retail investors to cash out non-liquid investments before their maturity, unnecessarily costing them money but improving the firm’s profits.
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Wells Fargo elects new board member
Wells Fargo & Company has elected Wayne Hewett to its board of directors. Additionally, Karen Peetz has decided that she will not stand for re-election and will retire as a director at the company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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News BriefCommunication and relationships is increasingly critical for compliance teams
Compliance is increasingly in the spotlight as companies are tackling everything from artificial intelligence and other new technologies to risk management and mitigation. But it’s soft skills of communication and relationship building that are becoming the most critical tools for success.
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PremiumUnder intense reg scrutiny, compliance teams report implementing off-channel comms policies
Three of four respondents to Compliance Week’s Inside the Mind of the CCO survey said their employers have policies and procedures in place that govern employee use of unauthorized communications on their cell phones. The survey, conducted in November and December, found that another 11 percent of the 179 practitioners ...