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Registered Rep. November 10, 2005 David A. Geracioti	News From the SIA Meeting The top executives of the nation's biggest securities firms gathered at their annual meeting and declared that 2005 will go down as one of the industry's best years ever.
Registered Rep. November 4, 2004 David A. Gaffen	Serenity Reigns in Boca Raton Perhaps it was the recent victory of President Bush that heartened this business friendly crowd, or the tranquil Boca Raton setting, but the annual Securities Industry Association conference exudes an oddly serene tone.
Registered Rep. November 6, 2003 David A. Geracioti	The Sun Also Rises It's the best of times and the worst of times for the securities industry, said Marc Lackritz, the president of the Securities Industry Association.
Registered Rep. November 7, 2003 David A. Geracioti	SEC Chief "Distressed" at "Wrongdoing" in Industry SEC Chairman William Donaldson's favorite word is distressed -- at least that was true during both his speech to the Securities Industry Association annual meeting and the press briefing that followed.
Registered Rep. November 8, 2002 David A. Geracioti	The Doctor, Not the Rule Book Speaking to the SIA, outgoing SEC Chief Pitt says the SEC enforced regulations with "unprecedented vigor."
Registered Rep. December 1, 2004 David A. Gaffen	Quietly Active The annual Securities Industry Association conference exuded an odd serenity, at least until the speakers invoked the name of Eliot Spitzer.
Registered Rep. November 11, 2005 David A. Geracioti	Cox to SIA: No Regulatory Rollback When William Donaldson stepped down as SEC chairman, the perception was that the reform movement had also left the building. But Christopher Cox's first speech to the Securities Industry Association was to the contrary.
Registered Rep. February 11, 2004 John Churchill	Dueling Trend Lines on Complaints Brokers have become more attuned to investor complaints in recent years, but they must be forgiven if they're having a hard time drawing conclusions from the trend numbers reported by regulators.
Registered Rep. November 11, 2002 Will Leitch	Fraud, Dishonesty Are Retail Investors' Big Concerns As you might have guessed: Retail investors' satisfaction with brokerages -- and individual brokers -- have declined, according to the Security Industry Association (SIA) annual investors' attitudes survey.
Registered Rep. September 10, 2002 Rick Weinberg	Pitt Tells NASD, NYSE to Hear California Arbitration Cases Pitt told the exchanges in a letter dated Sept. 5 that they have to "immediately" provide California investors access to arbitration panels in the state or some other forum to dispute claims.
Entrepreneur April 2002 Jennifer Pellet	Tough Enough Despite speculations of a kinder SEC, Harvey Pitt is cracking down on business...
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Gary Weiss	Too Little, Too Late, Mr. Reed? Many feel interim chairman John Reed's NYSE reforms don't go far enough -- so the SEC may step in.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2002 David A. Gaffen	Pitt to NASD, NYSE: Foul! The NASD and NYSE sued the California Judicial Council to stop new arbitration rules, claiming SEC oversight and federal law preempts separate state regulation. Harvey Pitt has ordered the organizations to empanel arbitrators to start handling the cases against brokers that have been piling up.
Registered Rep. December 11, 2002 Will Leitch	Bush Appoints DLJ Founder To Run SEC A month since embattled former chairman Harvey Pitt resigned, President Bush announced plans to nominate William Donaldson, founder of investment bank Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette to head the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Registered Rep. November 9, 2006 Kevin Burke	SIFMA Launch: Group Seeks Greater Clout in Washington, Single Regulatory Framework Purveyors of stocks and bonds officially joined forces this week to form one of the most powerful lobbying groups on Capitol Hill. The former Securities Industry Association (SIA) kicked off its newly consummated marriage to the Bond Market Association (BMA).
Salon.com November 7, 2002 Andrew Leonard	Pitt is history, but the foxes are still guarding the henhouse So what if the most visible face of Bush's see-no-evil economic policies is gone? Corporate reform is further away than ever.
Registered Rep. December 4, 2002 Ross Tucker	Data Overload Five brokerage firms were fined $8.25 million for record-keeping violations.
Registered Rep. September 3, 2003 David Gaffen	NASD: Brokers With Complaints Need A Watchful Eye Heed the red flags. This is the thrust of a new NASD proposal that would require brokerage houses to devote extra supervision to reps with extensive numbers of complaints or regulatory actions against them.
Registered Rep. November 12, 2003	Morgan Stanley Launches Conflict-of-Interest Probe Morgan Stanley has announced it is conducting an in-house conflict-of-interest probe.
Investment Advisor December 2006 Kathleen M. McBride	Three-Part Harmony Financial advisors, sing along as the SEC is set to look at proposals for regulatory rules that have been harmonized in an attempt to eliminate, or greatly reduce, conflicts, duplication, and confusion, in a new hybrid set of rules.
Wall Street & Technology January 6, 2006 Ivy Schmerken	Everything's Coming Up Hybrid Will a joint NYSE - NASD regulator result in the $100 million-a-year savings that the NASD is proposing in the hybrid regulation of dual member firms?
Registered Rep. March 9, 2006 Halah Touryalai	NYSE Reg. And NASD: Merger `Em?; A Senate Committee Opens Hearings on SROs Are federal securities laws crafted in the 1930s still effective 70 years on? And, more important, is a privately owned, for-profit NYSE Group able to "self-regulate" itself without being mired in conflicts? And, as registered reps, should you care?
BusinessWeek July 28, 2003 Borrus & McNamee	States vs. the SEC: What's All the Shouting for? On the surface, it looks like the fragile alliance between state and federal securities cops is crumbling. There's more -- and less -- going on here than meets the eye.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 Kevin Burke	SEC Chairman Endorses Single SRO Now that SEC Chairman Christopher Cox has made creating a single SRO for the brokerage industry a top priority, why are some suddenly wondering if it's a good thing after all?
Registered Rep. October 20, 2004 Will Leitch	Tough Talk at SIA Mutual Fund Conference NASD Chairman and CEO Bob Glauber blasted the mutual fund industry for trying to shift the focus of SEC regulation away from the people it was intended to protect: the investors.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 John Churchill	SEC to Lose Its Head Some say the departure of SEC Chairman William Donaldson, appointed by President George W. Bush to help restore confidence in scandal-ridden markets, can't result in anything positive for the Commission's agenda in the near future.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2005	Blotter Not-So-Hot IPO: The NASD fined Thomas Weisel Partners for levying exorbitant commission charges on "hot" IPO shares... Expelled, Reinstated, Expelled: Brokerage firm LH Ross was officially expelled from the securities industry and fined... etc.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2003	Ten To Watch 2003 The members of our "Ten to Watch" list are among those saddled with having to manage in this tough environment. What makes this group different is that each member has proven influential enough to play some role in creating the securities industry's environment for the year to come.
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003 Robert Kuttner	The Big Board: Crying Out for Regulation The Grasso pay debacle means the SEC should supervise the NYSE.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2004 Will Leitch	The Reformation When the scandal craze that has gripped the securities industry first began two years ago, few in the industry recognized how deep it might go.
Financial Advisor April 2004 Tracey Longo	Wanted: Real Disclosure Rules on brokers compensation disclosure are changing---but slowly.
Registered Rep. July 30, 2003 Will Leitch	SIA Says "Me Too" on Sales Fee Investigations Amid the brewing investigations into mutual fund sales practices, the Securities Industry Association came out last week in support of the new Joint NASD/Industry Task Force.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2006 John Churchill	Schapiro in, Glauber Out at NASD in 2007 Mary Schapiro, head of NASD Regulatory Policy and Oversight, will be taking over for Robert Glauber as chairman of the NASD at the end of the year. One tough cop replaces another.
Investment Advisor July 2008 Melanie Waddell	SEC Chairmen of Yore Speak Six former SEC chairmen pointed to quite a few regulatory challenges that loom large -- namely globalization of the world markets, the burgeoning market for complex synthetic securities, and the continued growth of hedge funds.
The Motley Fool December 26, 2006 Dan Caplinger	The SEC's Gift to You: Part 2 By giving the investing public access to information, and serving as a regulator with the power to take action to correct problems, the SEC works hard to protect investors.
Registered Rep. April 8, 2003 Will Leitch	SIA Calls NASD Proposal Unfair The Securities Industry Association has weighed in negatively on the NASD's proposed changes to the handling of central registration depository (CRD) complaints.
Wired February 2002 Adam Lashinsky	The Post-Enron Economy Sometimes it takes a meltdown to force regulators into action...
Registered Rep. January 8, 2003 Ross Tucker	SIA Urges No Change to Branch Office Definition The SIA has expressed serious concerns over proposed changes by the NYSE and SEC that would alter the qualifications by which a broker/dealer office is considered a branch office.
The Motley Fool December 26, 2006 Dan Caplinger	The SEC's Gift to You Securities regulation helps guard investors against fraud.
Investment Advisor June 2006 Elizabeth Festa	B/d Briefing: Regulating Annuity Sales The NASD is taking steps to assess oversight of the sales of all types of annuities by the patchwork quilt of regulatory agencies overseeing the products and move toward a level playing field of regulation without formulating any new rulemaking of its own.
Registered Rep. February 27, 2004 David A. Gaffen	Regulators, Industry Still Divided On Mutual Funds David Brown, bureau chief of investment protection in the New York Attorney General's office, said insurance companies who sold mutual funds wrapped in variable annuities, along with banks and law firms, may end up becoming targets of Eliot Spitzer's ire in coming months.
Registered Rep. January 27, 2004 John Churchill	New Rule Makes Clearing Your Record Harder Brokers can expect a new rule that will make removing customer complaints and disciplinary actions from their public records much more difficult.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 Karen Donovan	No More Slap on the Wrist Regulators are getting tough and creative on registered reps because they suspect that fines aren't a strong enough deterrent to stop illegal behavior.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Buying Your Brokerage? There are good and bad ways to invest in securities firms. Look for these red flags before investing in a broker-dealer offering (BDO.)
Registered Rep. October 7, 2004 Will Leitch	A `Bull Market' in Regulation Lamented at the SIA Small Firms Conference There is plenty of worry on the minds of attendees of the Security Industry Association's Small Firms Conference this week. It centers on regulations and Bush vs. Kerry.
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Der Hovanesian et al.	How to Fix the Mutual Funds Mess Hidden fees, lax boards, and now scandal. Here's what has to be done.
Knowledge@Wharton January 29, 2003	Lawyers and Accountants Can Expect Curbs and Compromises in New SEC Rules Recent rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to curb the kind of legal and accounting shenanigans that toppled companies like Enron and Arthur Andersen are not as strong as the SEC first indicated they might be. But do they still have enough teeth to work?
CFO February 1, 2005 Ronald Fink	Finders Keepers The SEC is hearing new demands to make it easier for small companies to raise capital.
Investment Advisor August 2010 Melanie Waddell	Will the States Be Able to Regulate Big RIAs? State regulators and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will meet soon to iron out the details of shifting nearly 4,000 advisors from federal to state supervision.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2009 Smith & Bleeker	Who's More to Blame: Congress or the SEC? March Stock Madness -- Second Round: Let's bullet-point some of the failures of both Congress and the SEC to determine which is more to blame for the current crisis.