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Financial Advisor May 2004 Alan Lavine	Dramatic Changes Loom For Mutual Fund, Annuities Sales Proposed disclosure rules could hurt level-load sales.
Registered Rep. April 7, 2005 Kristen French	NASD Advocates More Disclosure, Less Paper Broker/dealers and their reps may get a big break on point-of-sale disclosure if the Securities and Exchange Commission heeds recent NASD advice.
Financial Advisor April 2004 Tracey Longo	Wanted: Real Disclosure Rules on brokers compensation disclosure are changing---but slowly.
Investment Advisor April 2008 Melanie Waddell	12b-1 Headed for an Overhaul After nearly a year of silence, the SEC has decided to revamp 12b-1.
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. September 1, 2004 John Churchill	Hidden Market-Timers A new study of mutual fund firms' enforcement capabilities affirms what many in the industry have known for some time --- omnibus accounting practices by fund intermediaries make catching timers virtually impossible.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2004 Will Leitch	Accused A recent mutual fund scandal at Edward Jones causes a temporary hiccup in the firm's reputation.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2010 Bill Barker	Why We Oppose 12b-1 Fees This little sales charge doesn't benefit existing shareholders, is insufficiently transparent, and the SEC has a new proposal to limit that fee.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Luxenberg & French	A Pile of Reasons Regulators and broker/dealer management have gone overboard with mutual fund disclosure. Take the case of the B-share class of mutual funds.
Investment Advisor August 2007 Melanie Waddell	Will 12b-1 Fees Survive? Will the securities and Exchange Commission repeal 12b-1 fees? It depends on whom you ask, but SEC Chairman Christopher Cox has vowed to either repeal or revamp the Commission's 12b-1 rule by year-end.
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.
Registered Rep. August 10, 2004 John Churchill	Hidden Market-Timers A new study of mutual fund firms' enforcement capabilities affirms what many in the industry have known for some time---that omnibus accounting practices by fund intermediaries make catching timers virtually impossible.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Amy Borrus	Funds: Leaving Little Guys Out In The Cold The SEC's cleanup of mutual funds could shortchange small investors.
Registered Rep. August 18, 2004 Will Leitch	SEC Unanimously Votes to Ban Directed Brokerage The 5-0 vote surprised few. Perhaps more worrisome was the call for comment on overhauling or banning outright 12b-1 fees, which were described as disguised commissions.
Registered Rep. September 9, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	Imagine 50 Eliot Spitzers When are mutual fund companies charging too much in advisory fees? What constitutes proper disclosure of revenue sharing? And which governmental authority has jurisdiction over these issues?
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Karen Donovan	Under Siege Executives of broker/dealer firms are not exaggerating when they say it seems like regulators are locked into a competitive battle to collect the most pelts on Wall Street.
Registered Rep. February 18, 2004 John Churchill	SEC Puts Forth Mutual Fund Rules Proposals The SEC has put forth three proposals that could drastically change the way mutual funds are sold.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	Will 12b-1 Fees No Longer Be? The mutual fund fees known as 12b-1s have morphed into something few envisioned when the SEC created them 25 years ago. With regulators now poised to address that transformation, many reps are sweating about the future of a reliable income stream.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg	Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? The overhaul of the mutual fund industry spearheaded by Eliot Spitzer is widely viewed as a victory for investors, but some analysts are challenging that notion.
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Jeff Auld	Save 12b-1 Fees Independent reps and smaller clients will suffer if the SEC decides to cut this form of compensation.
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Dwyer & Thornton	Mutual Funds Feel The Heat Did they feed information to hedge funds, brokers, and others?
Registered Rep. July 1, 2004 David A. Gaffen	The Great Compliance Witch Hunt! Many clean brokers jump firms, only to discover their old broker/dealer besmirched their U4s. In a business where client realtionships are at stake, things can get ugly very quickly.
BusinessWeek March 8, 2004 Anne Tergesen	Revealing Redemption Rates Worried that market timers are monkeying with your mutual fund? Here's one way to check for red flags
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 Dwyer & Borrus	The Coming Mutual-Fund Reforms As mutual-fund abuses mount, regulators and lawmakers promise tough new rules.
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.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	SEC: Toothless No More? Is the SEC getting serious about fund industry reform?
Registered Rep. November 3, 2003 Will Leitch	Fund Scandal Implicates Stockbrokers The mutual fund trading scandals headlines seemed to implicate mutual fund family executives and hedge funds -- everybody but individual retail brokers and brokerage management. But a new survey by the SEC charges brokers with abusive trading of mutual funds.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	Gray Matter When the mutual fund scandals broke in September 2003, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and other politicians described the misdeeds in black-and-white terms. Now, two years into the legal actions, the matter is getting murkier.
Investment Advisor June 2008 Melanie Waddell	A Long, Hot Regulatory Summer Rules from the SEC on credit ratings agencies, 12b-1, soft dollars, and hedge funds
Registered Rep. May 1, 2005 Kristen French	Scandal Scorecard: Mutual Funds on Top With the SEC and NASD recently levying more than $80 million in fines to five firms (for transgressions related to revenue sharing and B shares), mutual fund sales practices officially sit on the front burner.
Investment Advisor January 2007 Kara Stapleton	News & Products Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation announced plans to merge... The brokerage firm Jefferies & Co. will pay $9.7 million to settle SEC charges... New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has sued UBS... etc.
BusinessWeek January 19, 2004 Borrus & Dwyer	How To Crack Down On Mutual-Fund Fees The SEC should require uniform cost disclosure.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004 Namita Devidayal	A Fitting Problem Having found the securities industry severely wanting in its policing of research conflicts, market-timing and fee disclosures, the regulators are looking to see if similar abuses exist in the insurance industry.
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.
Registered Rep. March 30, 2005 John Churchill	House Urges SEC to Adopt Broker-Dealer Exemption Rule At issue, at least as far as financial planners are concerned, is that registered reps are presenting themselves as fiduciaries, when in fact they are brokers with a less-than-fiduciary responsibility to their clients.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004 Will Leitch	Directed Brokerage Goes Down for the Count The first target has been hit: Directed brokerage is no more, and 12b-1 fees might be in more danger than had been thought.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2007 Amanda B. Kish	The SEC Gets It Right The agency revisits governance rules and fees for mutual funds.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Spitzer Rides Again Chalk another one up to General Eliot Spitzer and his war on bad funds.
Registered Rep. May 21, 2004 Will Leitch	Roye Blasts Revenue Sharing at ICI Conference; Strong Settles The SEC's director of its investment management division delivered perhaps his strongest remarks yet on mutual fund malfeasance.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2004 Selena Maranjian	The Fund Fee Fracas Are mutual fund fees too high?
Registered Rep. July 2, 2003 David A. Gaffen	Morningstar Editors Differ on Fund Disclosures Among the proposed revisions to mutual fund disclosure rules, the one relating to "soft-dollar" arrangements between fund companies and brokerages is touching off particularly spirited debate.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 Kristen French	Your Fees Under the Regulator Microscope Financial advisors had better be able to justify their fees, because regulators have been busy examining fees charged to retail clients.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2004	Arbitrary Decisions Q & A on work-related ethical quandaries for the investment professional.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Fend Off Fund Fees Here are tips on how to avoid unnecessary mutual fund fees and keep the money for yourself.
Financial Advisor June 2005 Darwin K. Abrahamson	Avoiding Redemption Fees In 401(k) Plans Since it's indisputable that redemption fees are becoming entrenched within mutual funds at an accelerated pace, an obvious solution to avoiding redemption fees altogether is to invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
CIO July 1, 2004 Elana Varon	Mutual Benefits To regain investor confidence and improve the bottom line, the mutual fund industry needs to integrate transactions up and down the supply chain.
Investment Advisor November 2005 Melanie Waddell	The Playing Field: Round Two of Market Timing The SEC designed Rule 22c-2 to help mutual fund companies deal with market timing, but is it working?
Registered Rep. July 20, 2007 Christina Mucciolo	SIFMA Says Keep the 12b-1 Fees, Ad Infinitum The securities industry is fighting tooth and nail to save 12b-1 fees, which it says are a necessary part of doing business.
Wall Street & Technology October 26, 2005	Costly Timing According to a report, compliance with the SEC's regulatory response to market timing abuses - Rule 22c-2 - will cost the mutual fund industry a total of $617.5 million over the next three years.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2007 Dan Caplinger	The $12 Billion Problem It's time to stop a hidden fund fee. No one is arguing that financial professionals don't deserve to get paid for their work. But there are big problems with using 12b-1 fees to do it.