The SEC continues to pursue firms that fail to keep records of their employees' electronic communications.
The court declared the regulations unconstitutional and outside the authority of state regulatory powers.
Russell Burkhalter used investor funds to spend millions on a luxury condo and a yacht, the agency said.
Cadaret's parent company, Atria Wealth, is set to be bought by LPL Financial in a deal announced in February.
Critics say the industry's wins in court and Congress hurt investors.
The SEC is assessing whether the firm adequately disclosed the risks embedded in some of its assets.
A Montana family says their life insurance policies ended up costing $8 million more than the face values.
The new program offers more quick and easy education materials for advisors.
The suit comes after the SEC fined TIAA millions for violating its fiduciary duty in its retirement plan recommendations.
David Gentile and Jeffry Schneider were found guilty by a federal jury of defrauding more than 10,000 investors.
Celebrity Vicki Gunvalson, an insurance agent, is accused of using high-pressure tactics to land hefty commissions.
Interest rate numbers were wrong on more than one million customer account statements, the regulator said.
The agencies accused the Pasadena, Calif.-based broker-dealer of multiple violations involving lack of supervision.
Ameriprise and LPL are being sued by clients over similar accounts.
John Nicholas Matson of San Diego was charged with three counts of fraud as the agency seeks a jury trial.
A Swiss court threw out the 81-year-old's allegations that his former advisor had a role in his fortune's disappearance.
Prosecutors said Ronald Diaz scammed an elderly client out of $867,000 that was supposed to be used for annuities.
The two firms are often fighting for each other's reps. Now Ameriprise says LPL has gone too far.
Investors were falsely told that the "L bonds" were guaranteed, the agency said.
The suit follows one against LPL. Both firms said in earnings calls last week they weren't changing rates.