Newsroom

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division recently amended its current rules to allow certain investment advisers, private fund advisers, and venture capital firms whose only clients are private funds that meet the new rule’s definition, to be exempt from registration and custody requirements. However, these firms will be required to notice file and annually renew this notice filing with the Division.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) is proud to announce that its Securities Division has recently been recognized with two awards from national financial education organization America Saves for work focusing on Tennessee’s veterans.

TDCI Shares Consumer Protection Tips Ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (Sunday, June 15, 2025)

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division is warning Tennesseans about a new, sophisticated investment scam involving fake “investment education foundations” that lure unsuspecting investors into the scam by promising education on stocks and cryptocurrency, “risk-free” trials, and loans. Instead of getting guaranteed returns and sophisticated advice, scammers are convincing investors to invest their money into the platform, take out fake loans, and pay exorbitant commissions.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division is proud to be a presenting sponsor for America Saves Week, an annual national campaign that encourages and empowers individuals, families, employers, and communities to check in on their finances.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division is raising awareness of the risks posed to senior Tennessee investors that can arise from social isolation and loneliness.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy has announced the Tennessee Jump$tart Coalition is the recipient of the State Coalition of the Year Award.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division reminds investors they have until May 22, 2025 to file claims for GSB Gold Standard Corporation AG and GS Partners related to a multi-million dollar agreement.

Washington, D.C -- The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division has earned the 2024 Veteran Saves Week Savings Champion award, an honor explicitly reserved for organizations who effectively and actively promote saving strategies during the annual Veteran Saves Week campaign.

NASHVILLE — With romance in the air as Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14, 2025) quickly approaches, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s Securities Division is warning investors about the prevalence of online romance scams.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division announces that Tennessee investors can begin filing claims starting Feb. 21, 2025 for GSB Gold Standard Corporation AG and GS Partners related to a multi-million dollar agreement.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division is highlighting Identity Theft Awareness Week (Jan. 27 - Jan. 31, 2025) in order to help Tennessee consumers avoid identity thieves’ tricks and traps.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division today announced that it joined a taskforce of state securities regulators and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a $106 million settlement with Vanguard Marketing Corporation (VMC) and The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard) for failing to supervise certain registered persons and failing to disclose potential tax consequences to investors following a change in investment minimums for certain target date retirement funds. 

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI), a member of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), has joined a $17 million settlement with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (Edward Jones) resulting from an investigation into the broker-dealer’s supervision of customers paying front-load commissions for Class A mutual fund shares in light of later moving brokerage assets into fee-based investment advisory accounts.

NASHVILLE – As part of honoring Tennessee’s veterans during the week of Veterans Day (Nov. 11, 2024), the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Division of Securities is spreading the message of saving among military members, their families, and caregivers during Veteran Saves Week (Nov. 12 – 15).