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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.   |
Wall Street & Technology
August 22, 2006
Cory Levine |
Get On the Omnibus: The Mutual Fund Industry Gears up for 22c-2 Mutual fund companies have October 16, the compliance date for SEC Rule 22c-2, circled in red ink on their calendars, and as it draws nearer the industry is putting the finishing touches on solutions to view and report trade activity in omnibus accounts. |
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. |
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. |
Wall Street & Technology
June 4, 2004
Jessica Pallay |
Fund Fixes Mutual funds are taking action to prepare for potential regulations on market timing, but there aren't any easy answers. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005 |
Blotter Cooked Books... Direct Violation... Busted Market Timers... |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2005 |
News Digest SEC Investment Chief Heads to Exit... Compliance: Fund Boards Gain Control over Timing Curbs... Companies: American Funds Charged for Kickbacks... Fidelity Boosts Fund Sales... etc. |
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). |
Financial Advisor
November 2003
Marla Brill |
Advisors Divided Over Fund Scandals Some think they are isolated cases; others say their faith is being tested. |
Registered Rep.
March 16, 2006
John Churchill |
Bear Stearns Fined $250 Million for Securities Fraud The SEC's investigation found that from 1999 through September 2003, the firm provided technology, advice and deceptive devices that helped market timers and late traders evade the firm's own systems as well as those of mutual funds. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
June 2007
Kara P. Stapleton |
News & Products NASD has fined two Fidelity broker/dealers for preparing and distributing misleading sales literature... The broker/dealers of ING plan to lower fees that their advisors pay on two core advisory programs... etc. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
The SEC Gets It Right The agency revisits governance rules and fees for mutual funds. |
Entrepreneur
August 2004
Julie Monahan |
Payback Time Settlement dollars from the SEC crackdown on mutual fund malfeasance will reach millions. But will you get your fair share? |
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. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2005
Stan Luxenberg |
The Price of Redemption By monitoring suspicious trading and using other techniques, funds may go a long way to protecting shareholders from the costs of rapid trading. |
Investment Advisor
April 2008 |
News & Products, April 2008 FINRA has settled cases against five firms... Fidelity Investments has agreed to pay an $8 million penalty... FINRA fined and suspended 16 registered reps of State Farm VP Management Corp. of Bloomington, Illinois... etc. |
U.S. Banker
December 2004
Lee Conrad |
Compliance: Hedge Fund Registration Sparks Broad Criticism The Securities and Exchange Commission's decision to register most of the estimated 8,350 hedge funds is drawing heavy criticism from the business community and some government officials. |
Wall Street & Technology
February 12, 2004
Jessica Pallay |
Operation Mutual Fund The SEC is on a mission to bring order to the chaotic state of the mutual-fund industry. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2007
Marshall Eckblad |
Funds and Games Several regulatory issues are floating around the SEC. Will any of them get resolved? |
Registered Rep.
January 12, 2006
John Churchill |
UBS Dinged $50 Million for Market Timing New York Stock Exchange Regulation, along with the New Jersey Bureau of Securities, today announced that UBS Financial Services was fined $49.5 million for failure to supervise the deceptive market timing activities of its brokers. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Beware of Redemption Fees There's an almost-reasonable fee funds charge, but don't get caught by it. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2010
Brian Hamburger |
Going for Custody As of March 12, new rules for RIAs require special (and expensive) reports and audits for custodial accounts. Are you ready? |
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. |
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. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
January 19, 2004
Borrus & Dwyer |
How To Crack Down On Mutual-Fund Fees The SEC should require uniform cost disclosure. |
Financial Advisor
May 2011
Daniel Bernstein |
The Goldilocks Dilemma The greatest problem with client agreements today is the shortcut approach too many advisors take. |
Investment Advisor
January 2007
Melanie Waddell |
Getting Compliance Help Now If you're one of those financial advisory firms that's still dithering on the sidelines hoping that your compliance program is up to snuff, it's time to get serious. A good place to turn for help is the Regulatory Compliance Association's new CCO University. |
Financial Advisor
January 2004
Jay Gould |
Washed Up On The Banks Of Denial The SEC has changed its policies regarding anti-fraud consent injunctions. How should investment advisors react? |
BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003
Paula Dwyer |
Breach Of Trust The mutual-fund scandal was a disaster waiting to happen. An inside look at how the industry manipulated Washington |
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.
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.
January 13, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
SEC Displays Enforcement Commitment in Leveling Record Penalty Daniel Calugar, a former Las Vegas stock trader, settled with the SEC regarding charges involving market timing and late trading of mutual funds. The settlement will require him to pay a record $153 million in penalties. |
Financial Advisor
October 2006
Thomas M. Kostigen |
Discrimination, Or Keeping It Simple? Schwab boots funds that have cheaper share classes elsewhere. |
BusinessWeek
October 20, 2003
Dwyer & Thornton |
Mutual Funds Feel The Heat Did they feed information to hedge funds, brokers, and others? |
Registered Rep.
August 8, 2005
Stan Luxenberg |
CIBC and the Murky Waters of Mutual Fund Enforcement 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 saga has begun to appear murkier. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Melanie Waddell |
Piling On Keeping up with compliance chores will continue to occupy a substantial portion of advisors' time, as industry officials and observers are steadfast in their belief that regulatory scrutiny by the SEC and NASD isn't going away. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2006
Susan Konig |
A Big Trade Off? For advisors looking for further independence through a registered investment advisory firm, compliance burdens can increase. Reps working under an independent b/d's umbrella RIA, also known as "dually registered" advisors, must comply with both NASD and SEC rules. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2005
Bill Singer |
Two-Tiered Justice? A recent SEC report shows that the NASD is far less enthusiastic about policing itself --- despite the fact that such self-regulation is part of its charter. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2006
Stan Luxenberg |
To Define a Theft For all the uncertainties, the SEC continues battling the mutual fund market-timing problem. After the scandal broke, the regulator promised tough moves to stop the questionable trading. But so far, the pace of change has been slow. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2006
John Churchill |
Blotter Regulators Collar Bear... Pattern of Abuse... Junk Fax Scalping... Judge Freezes Ponzi Scheme... |
Investment Advisor
November 2005
Ben Warwick |
Build Your Own Frustrated with the other options, a growing number of financial advisors are starting their own mutual funds. Here's how to do it all yourself, or with a partner. |
Registered Rep.
June 2, 2004
Will Leitch |
SEC Passes Breakpoint Amendment---With an `Ethics' Twist The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued its long-awaited amendments on breakpoints (sales-charge discounts on mutual funds), and the end result of months of deliberations surprised no one. |
Wall Street & Technology
August 22, 2005
Atul Seth |
Mutual Fund Musts Seven key compliance imperatives that will have a major impact on the mutual fund industry over the next year and suggestions on how firms can meet the challenges posed by the requirements successfully. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
November 10, 2003
Jeffrey M. Laderman |
Mutual Funds: What To Do Now Wondering how to cope with the growing scandal? Here are some answers. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2007 |
Blotter SEC Front Running Probe... NASD Fines Bank of America... |
