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Investment Advisor January 2009 Kara P. Stapleton	Changes People on the move.
On Wall Street May 1, 2010 Lauren Barack	Courts Say You Can Charge Higher Fees, But It Still May Not Be Wise The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision says that while advisors can basically charge what they believe their services are worth, mutual fund investors can demand more clarity from their advisors as to why they may pay more than an institutional investor.
Investment Advisor May 2007 Bob Clark	We Win, Sort Of How the FPA can make the most out of its upset victory over the SEC.
Investment Advisor July 2007	Group Think The Financial Planning Association told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit... The Social Investment Forum reported that investors are filing a record number of social and environmental shareholder resolutions... etc.
Financial Advisor June 2007	Frontline News SEC Won't Appeal Court Decision... Fidelity Offering For RIAs... 12(b)-1 Fees, Advisors' Growing Role, Are Focus At ICI Fund Conference... etc.
Registered Rep. June 3, 2010 Kristen French	For Fiduciaries, Fee Monitoring Gets More Scrutiny Advisors who act as fiduciaries have to keep a closer watch over fees and expenses than ever before.
Investment Advisor May 2007 Melanie Waddell	Victory for the FPA The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit overturned the SEC's Merrill rule.
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?
Investment Advisor July 2006	Group Think Starting July 1, NAPFA will launch its "Focus on Fiduciary" campaign... A recent member-wide survey of the FPA found that its members believe that financial planners should be held to a fiduciary standard.... etc.
U.S. Banker July 2007 Karen Krebsbach	Next for Top Court: Securities Fraud Whether banks that help public firms commit fraud are also liable soon will be a question before the Supreme Court. Its decision will affect litigants in the still-simmering Enron case.
Financial Advisor May 2007	Frontline News Don't Party Like It's 1999... CFP Board Moving Headquarters... Advisors Settle Multimillion Lawsuits... FPA's New Fiduciary Standard For All Planners... Mesirow Advisors Become RIAs...
Registered Rep. May 1, 2007	The Great Reckoning Whatever the specific business impact the Merrill Lynch ruling may have, many see the return to pre-1999 rules as a chance for the brokerage industry, which has long avoided fiduciary duty for business and regulatory reasons, to overcome those obstacles and embrace it.
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. March 30, 2007 John Churchill	Surprise! FPA Wins Lawsuit Against SEC and the Broker-Dealer Exemption Three years after suing the SEC over the controversial "Broker Dealer Exemption" rule, a federal court has ruled that the SEC exceeded its authority in adopting the rule.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2009 Amanda B. Kish	Wall Street 1, Investors 0 Plaintiffs have filed charges against Harris Associates, which runs the Oakmark family of funds. There's no shortage of mutual fund companies charging excessive fees -- but for the most part, Harris Associates isn't one of them.
Financial Advisor March 2008 David Lawrence	A Higher Standard It is incumbent on all financial advisors to acknowledge their potential role as a fiduciary and act accordingly where and when applicable. So, that leads to a question of just what a fiduciary does during a typical day.
Registered Rep. April 29, 2005 John Churchill	FPA Sues to Stop Broker-Dealer Exemption The Financial Planning Association believes that the SEC rule which allows registered reps to call themselves financial advisors is contrary to law and encourages broker-dealers to engage in self-dealing with their clients without disclosing their conflicts of interest.
Investment Advisor March 2007 Kathleen M. McBride	Monopoly Game How should newly public exchanges like NYSEArca and Nasdaq balance what some say are enormous and very fundamental conflicts of interest?
BusinessWeek January 19, 2004 Borrus & Dwyer	How To Crack Down On Mutual-Fund Fees The SEC should require uniform cost disclosure.
Investment Advisor June 2010 James J. Green	Long-Term Progress Reported by Financial Planning Coalition Coalition has met with staff of all 23 members of Senate Banking Committee.
Investment Advisor March 2008 Bob Clark	The Empire Strikes Back Wall Street's crafty response to its whipping over the Merrill rule.
Investment Advisor January 2010 Bob Clark	Clark at Large: The Riddle of the CFP Board Have you ever wondered what those folks at the Certified Financial Planning Board are thinking?
Investment Advisor January 2006 Bob Clark	Clark at Large: Two Steps Back? Just when FPA is moving into high gear, some of its rhetoric sounds suspiciously retro.
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. January 1, 2008	2008: A Glass-Half-Full Kind Of Year? An economic prediction from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
Registered Rep. October 23, 2006 John Churchill	Opulence (and a Wee Bit of Strife) at FPA Confab in Nashville Education and networking were on order at the recent annual Financial Planning Association conference.
Registered Rep. March 27, 2006 Kristen French	SEC Targets Investment Traps Set For Seniors The move against the "free lunch," as they are generally called, is part of a larger initiative launched to protect senior citizens from investment scams and unsuitable recommendations.
Registered Rep. August 28, 2007 John Churchill	SEC Principal Trade Proposal: A Stalling Tactic? A 2-year "interim rule" would allow large brokerage firms that also have many other business lines to meet their fiduciary obligations to customers while still engaging in principal trading activity -- selling customers products from their own inventory.
On Wall Street July 1, 2009 Helen Kearney	The 'F' Word Stirs Up Controversy Advisors who fall under the new fiduciary standard, namely investment advisors who run a fee-based business, must always put clients' interests before of their own.
Registered Rep. January 16, 2013 Diana Britton	DOL's Fiduciary Proposal Presents Renewed Threat to Securities Industry SIFMA expects a DOL fiduciary proposal in the second quarter of this year, renewing the industry's concern over the possible legislation, which the organization says is contrary to the SEC's.
Registered Rep. January 7, 2004	ICI Fires Back on Mutual Fund Fee Issue The Investment Company Institute has responded in kind to a recent study that found that mutual fund investors shoulder exorbitant management fees.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 John Churchill	Of Two Minds An internecine argument at the FPA gets to the heart of one of the industry's more vexing problems: Should brokers be able to position themselves as financial planners?
Financial Advisor July 2011 Andrew Gluck	Redefining Financial Advice The fate of professionalization and the FPA hang in the regulatory balance.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2005 Andrew Osterland	Brokering Advice The essential difference between brokers and registered advisors, say financial planners, is fiduciary duty. The notion that b/ds have a lighter burden of regulation than registered advisors, however, is something the securities industry vigorously disputes.
Financial Advisor April 2008	Frontline News Tumult At CFP Board's Ethics Commission... FPA Says No To FINRA Or SEC Oversight... Client Loyalty Counts For Only So Much... Investors Flock To Socially Responsible Investing... Sanders Morris Buys Half Of Leonetti & Associates... etc.
Financial Advisor November 2005 Tracey Longo	The Embattled Broker Exemption Rule While advisors talk a good game about their desire to see consumers protected by meaningful regulation, the Financial Planning Association remains the sole litigant in its lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission's so-called Merrill rule.
Registered Rep. April 8, 2005 John Churchill	`Merrill Rule' Debate Not Over The SEC unanimously voted to allow Series 7 holders, or registered reps, to position themselves as financial advisors -- with certain caveats. But once again the SEC seemed to hedge its bet. So the debate rages on.
Financial Planning January 1, 2005	News Digest Associations: Fiduciary Guild Debuts... Companies: Schwab Streamlines... Mutual Fund Store Grows... Investments: Hedge Funds Balloon... 529 Growth Deflates... etc.
Investment Advisor May 2007 Kathleen M. McBride	Exemption Vacation "To be, or not to be?" a fiduciary is the question of the hour for broker/dealers.
Investment Advisor June 2010 James J. Green	FPA, Coalition for Financial Planning Remain Upbeat Despite uncertainty over fiduciary standard, optimism reigns within planner groups.
Registered Rep. May 14, 2007 John Churchill	"Merrill Lynch" Rule Dead, But SEC to Ask for Time The securities industry still hopes that the SEC will somehow come up with a new plan to keep the fee-based brokerage account from coverage by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which mandates that to offer financial advice, you have to be a fiduciary.
Investment Advisor October 2007 James J. Green	A Robust FPA Celebrates Fresh from Senate testimony, FPA President Nicholas Nicolette stresses fiduciary duty, and the vigor of the Financial Planning Association.
Investment Advisor September 2009 Bob Clark	Clark at Large: These Guys Are Good Did you ever get the haunting feeling that something was going too well? That's how I'm starting to feel about the reregulation of the advisory world, which is part of the Obama Administration's overhaul of the financial services industry.
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.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2004 John Churchill	BrokerAdvisor BrokerAdvisor Let's Call the Whole Thing Off! The Financial Planning Association and some consumer groups are in court in an effort to block brokers from introducing themselves tp prospective clients as finanical advisors or financial consultants.
Financial Advisor January 2004	Frontline News Barnash Named Financial Planning Association President-Elect... FPA Will Close Atlanta Office And Move Staff To Denver... Competitive Environment Expected To Intensify... PA Announces Major Events For 2004... Investor Faith In Mutual Funds May Be Weakened, Surveys Indicate... tudy Finds That Concentrated Funds Perform Better... Look First, Before Leaping Into A Charity...
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Daniel B. Moisand	Keep Standards High Financial planning is surprisingly under-regulated. The rules that do exist apply primarily to subset disciplines. As a result, all planners are regulated but no one really regulates planning.
Financial Planning July 1, 2005 James A. Barnash	Why We're Suing The FPA president explains the lawsuit over the SEC's broker-dealer rule that exempted certain broker-dealers from disclosure standards that apply to investment advisers and most financial planners.
Investment Advisor January 2008 James J. Green	FPA Calls for Big Regulatory Reform in Treasury Letter In a long, comprehensive comment letter, the FPA told the Treasury Dept. that it agreed with Treasury's plans to review the current financial regulatory structure in the US.
Investment Advisor December 2006 Dan Moisand	Accentuate the Positive The president of the Financial Planning Association points out some positive things done by the CFP Board.