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Registered Rep. September 8, 2011 French & Britton |
House Proposes Bill That Would Give SROs Oversight of Investment Advisers The bill was trotted out by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bacchus in advance of a Sept. 13 hearing to review provisions of Dodd-Frank that govern the regulation of broker/dealers and investment advisers. |
Registered Rep. March 9, 2011 Kristen French |
Law Students, Mercer Bullard Launch SRO For Investment Advisers Their group would rival FINRA, the self regulatory agency for broker/dealers and currently the leading contender for the job. |
Investment Advisor July 2010 Melanie Waddell |
A Whirlwind of SEC Activity Harmonization of advisor and B/D rules will move forward. |
Investment Advisor November 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: Healthcare, Financial Services Reform Making Headway Two of the Obama Administration's top priorities to accomplish by year-end -- healthcare and financial services reform -- are well on their way to fruition. |
Registered Rep. December 15, 2011 French & Britton |
Updated: Boston Consulting Group Report: FINRA Twice as Costly SEC for Investment Adviser Oversight According to BCG's report, which was sponsored by firms and groups who support having the SEC oversee investment advisers, setting up FINRA to oversee investment advisers would be twice as costly as giving the SEC the funding it needs. |
Investment Advisor August 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: Consumers Take Center Stage of Reform Debate Financial services reform continues to unfold, with two pieces of legislation being sent to Capitol Hill in July aimed at protecting investors. |
Registered Rep. September 13, 2011 Kristen French |
Long Legislative Fight Kicks Off with House Hearing On SRO, Fiduciary Standard Congressman Scott Garrett opened Tuesday's House Financial Services Committee hearing on an SRO for investment advisers and a fiduciary standard for broker/dealers with a threat. |
Investment Advisor April 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Washington Watch: The Shape of Reform Begins to Sharpen Dodd's bill calls for SEC study, not a fiduciary standard; advisors await final markup. |
Registered Rep. December 11, 2009 Kristen French |
House Passes Regulatory Reform, SRO Up In The Air The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 passed by a narrow margin. But it will still be a long time before the regulatory future for broker/dealers and investment advisers is clear. |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Andrew Gluck |
Redefining Financial Advice The fate of professionalization and the FPA hang in the regulatory balance. |
Registered Rep. January 11, 2011 Kristen French |
Expect SRO For Advisers, Fiduciary Fix For Brokers Compliance consultants, securities lawyers and lobbyists overwhelmingly agree that the SEC will recommend both. |
Registered Rep. January 19, 2011 Kristen French |
In Dodd-Frank Report, SEC Champions User Fees Over SRO The study and report were meant to address a trifecta of problems: a history of weak oversight of investment advisers, current shortfalls in SEC funding and the regulator's rapidly expanding responsibilities under Dodd-Frank. |
Registered Rep. January 23, 2011 Kristen French |
SEC Recommends Strict Fiduciary Standard For Broker/Dealers An SEC study released over the weekend could represent a major push towards a more uniform regulatory framework for the fragmented wealth management business. |
Financial Advisor November 2009 Jeff Schlegel |
The Great Debate Financial services reform is coming. How will it impact advisors? |
Registered Rep. November 4, 2009 Bill Singer |
Rep. Bachus Slips One In (Not Everyone Is Cheering) Has Capitol Hill taken its legislative legerdemain to new depths? |
Investment Advisor February 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Washington Watch: Fiduciary Wrangling Resumes Groups urge Dodd and Shelby to maintain strong fiduciary language in reform bill. |
Investment Advisor May 1, 2011 Kathleen McBride |
SEC and the Fiduciary Study: Where Do We Go From Here? It's not whether to extend fiduciary duty, but how to extend it |
On Wall Street February 1, 2013 Kenneth Corbin |
Regulatory Forecast Bodes Change Advisors could see talks on oversight and a fiduciary standard move forward this year. |
Investment Advisor May 2008 Melanie Waddell |
Donohue on the Rand Report & Paulson SEC exec doesn't foresee a single regulator for advisors and broker/dealers. |
Investment Advisor May 2008 McBride & Waddell |
Seismic Shift The Treasury Secretary floats a regulatory plan that -- if implemented -- will change the financial services world as we know it. |
Investment Advisor May 2010 David Tittsworth |
What a Reinvigorated SEC Will Mean for You The first in a series of occasional commentaries by the executive director of the Investment Adviser Association. |
Investment Advisor February 2008 Melanie Waddell |
A Groundbreaker SEC's Rand report, of the broker/dealer and investment advisory industries will dominate the discussion among brokers and advisors in 2008. |
Investment Advisor October 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Dissecting the FSI's Position on Fiduciary As a new study finds investors still confused, Financial Services Institute president Dale Brown presents the independent broker/dealer perspective. |
Investment Advisor April 1, 2011 |
SEC and the Fiduciary Study: Politics and the Fiduciary Standard AdvisorOne Wealth Editor Kate McBride explains the political process under which Dodd Frank was passed, up to the SEC's reports on an SRO and fiduciary standard |
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey |
The New Rules of the Road The following four regulatory reforms will likely have the most impact on the financial services industry over the next 24 months. Here's a short synopsis of what they will require. |
Investment Advisor March 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell |
House, Senate Hearings Next on Fiduciary Industry groups lobby for user fees to fund advisor exams in lieu of an SRO. |
Investment Advisor December 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: Staggering Toward Reform Investor Protection Act passes with lots of fiduciary-related amendments; action on Dodd not likely until 2010. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Robert Pozen |
Think Twice Congress is seriously debating legislation that would significantly expand the coverage of the Investment Advisers Act, empower the SEC to make rules on advisor compensation and increase the likelihood of lawsuits against advisors. |
Investment Advisor February 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Is Mary What the SEC Needs? The alternative to FINRA overseeing advisors, and what advisors would definitely prefer, is a self-regulatory organization. |
Registered Rep. March 15, 2010 Kristen French |
Dodd Bill Requires Year-Long Study of Fiduciary Issue, SRO Idea, Gives SEC Muscle Banking reform legislation introduced Monday would give the SEC greater enforcement muscle over RIAs, and would require it to conduct a study examining the effectiveness of extending the fiduciary standard to brokers. |
Registered Rep. June 25, 2010 Kristen French |
The Final Wall Street Reform Bill And You After a herculean 20-hours straight of negotiations, Congressional committee members agreed Friday morning to a Wall Street reform package that will be much tougher on the country's banks. |
Investment Advisor May 2010 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Hope and Change Hope is waning for a fiduciary standard for brokers. But the battle's not over yet. |
Registered Rep. July 12, 2011 Kristen French |
SEC Raises Performance Fee Threshold for Investment Advisers; CFA Backs Off Opposition to SRO Under an SEC order issued today, it will require considerably more wealth or assets for an investor to qualify to pay an investment adviser performance fees. |
Registered Rep. February 13, 2012 Kristen French |
Due Diligence: Obama Budget Showers SEC with Money, SRO Debate Still Strong According to the SEC's budget request, the regulator would use a chunk of that to fatten up its exam program, adding over 200 examiners. |
Investment Advisor August 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Washington Watch: Financial Services Reform Finalized SEC gets fiduciary powers, but lack of self funding may pose trouble |
Registered Rep. August 19, 2009 Christina Mucciolo |
Haggling Over The F Word Continues Regulators, consumer advocates and politicians continue to hammer out what it might mean for Series 65 investment advisors and series 7 registered reps to adhere to the new fiduciary standard. |
Registered Rep. August 30, 2011 Kristen French |
House Plans Hearing on SRO for Advisors for Sept. 13 The subcommittee is expected to review who should be responsible for examining investment advisers. |
Investment Advisor January 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell |
FINRA Jockeys for SRO Spot as SEC Report to Congress Nears The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is engaged in a full-court press to convince the SEC that it should be the SRO for advisors. |
Investment Advisor February 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell |
2011: The Year the Advisors' Playing Field Fundamentally Changes All eyes this year will be focused on the exchanges that will ensue between lawmakers and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding putting brokers under a fiduciary mandate and appointing a self-regulatory organization. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Donald B. Trone |
All for One... A uniform fiduciary standard of conduct, coupled with harmonized regulations, should dramatically improve the process for investors. |
Financial Advisor October 2009 Kristina Fausti |
A Higher Standard It appears that the SEC will remain the primary federal regulator of investment advisors, at least for now. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2010 Jeanne Lee |
Reform Lite The 1,600-page financial reform bill passed by the Senate in May still doesn't do enough to enhance consumer protections for individual investors, some industry observers say. |
Financial Advisor December 2009 Sherri Scordo |
Frontline News Financial sector news: Financial Services Overhaul Getting Closer... McCann Making Mark At UBS... Main Street Securities B-D Now With National Planning... Small B-Ds Could Face Large Audit Costs... more... |
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 David Spinar |
Even the Playing Field Congress needs to standardize the regulations for investment advisors and broker-dealers. |
Registered Rep. July 15, 2011 Kristen French |
SIFMA Wants Fiduciary Standard Governed By Client Contracts Broker/dealer trade group SIFMA fired off the latest round in the ongoing tangle over the fiduciary standard Thursday. The group sent a letter to the SEC that recommends creating for broker/dealers a modified version of the fiduciary standard that currently governs investment advisers. |
Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell |
Fiduciary D-Day Arrives As the SEC launches into rulemaking, lots of 'thorny issues' will surface. |
On Wall Street February 1, 2010 |
Five Questions with David Tittsworth David Tittsworth has served in all three branches of government and discusses ways to police the advisory business. |
Investment Advisor September 2010 Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: The Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Afterlife A fiduciary standard for all may crimp RIAs' competitive edge. |
Investment Advisor July 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: Bracing for Change It looks to be all but inevitable that the rules for broker/dealers and investment advisors will be harmonized, and that broker/dealers offering investment advice will have to adhere to a fiduciary standard of care. |
Registered Rep. March 11, 2009 Christina Mucciolo |
Brokers Versus Advisors--SIFMA Wants "Universal," Not Fiduciary, Standard Will the patchwork rules governing the conduct of Series 7 holders and registered investment advisors, a patchwork that confuses the public, finally be sorted out? |