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The Massachusetts-based advisor recommended his clients invest with Aequitas, but failed to disclose a loan he took out from the Lake Oswego, Ore.–based alternative investments firm that made a bad bet on student...
Threats of litigation won't slow states from moving to institute their own fiduciary standards, but the thorny question of whether Reg BI trumps state laws will ultimately be decided in the courts.