Advisory clients’ uninvested dollars were automatically swept into bank accounts that paid paltry interest, but were ...

Merrill and Wells are facing a total of at least 11 lawsuits related to the interest rates in their cash sweep programs, and ...

The yield differential between the firms' bank deposit sweep programs and other alternatives was nearly 4% higher, according to SEC claims.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday said a pair of Wells Fargo Advisory firms and Merrill Lynch have ...

The firms failed to consider the best interests of clients when selecting cash sweep programs, the agency said.

According to the regulator’s orders — between 2018 and 2024 for Wells Fargo, and between 2022 and 2024 for Merrill Lynch — ...

Investment adviser units of Wells Fargo & Co. and Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill shortchanged customers by funneling ...

“Wells Fargo Advisors and Merrill Lynch offered bank deposit sweep programs, or BDSPs, as the only cash sweep option for most advisory clients and received a significant financial benefit from ...

Regulators took the wirehouses to task for not having policies directing advisors to consider clients' best interests.

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday announced settled charges against registered investment advisers Wells Fargo Clearing Services ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday said a pair of Wells Fargo Advisory firms and Merrill Lynch have ...