Similar Articles |
|
Financial Planning December 1, 2009 Kristina Fausti |
Fiduciary Q and A Most advisors are still not clear on the issues regarding a fiduciary standard. Here are some Qs and As on the subject. |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Michael Dubis |
The Fiduciary Test As a financial planner, are you really on your clients' side? Ask yourself some of these tough questions. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2009 Harold Evensky |
Clients First It is imperative that an honest, universal fiduciary standard incorporate basic principles designed to protect clients -- not brokers, advisors, or their employers. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2010 Deena Katz |
Our Cosmic Glue Competing ideas may pit financial advisors against one another, but a much more powerful force should unite them, which is the desire to serve clients well. |
Investment Advisor August 2009 Robert F. Keane |
Fiduciary to the Forefront Industry leaders, associations, regulators, and consumer advocates call for one fiduciary standard for all. |
Investment Advisor March 1, 2011 Kathleen Mcbride |
SEC and the Fiduciary Study: The Process Why the fiduciary standard became such a hot topic for regulators |
Investment Advisor August 2009 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Something About Mary The drive to reregulate financial advice shifted into high gear on June 17, when the Obama Administration released its white paper containing proposals for 21st Century Financial Regulatory Reform, and passes it to SEC chair Mary Shapiro. |
Financial Planning January 5, 2008 Glenn G. Kautt |
Are You Certifiable? As regulators turn up the heat on the planning profession, can you meet the highest fiduciary standards available today? |
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 |
Financial Advisor September 2012 Jeff Schlegel |
Not Making The Grade Financial advisors aren't as fiduciary as they should be, a new survey finds. |
Registered Rep. June 30, 2010 Christina Mucciolo |
Clients, though Mostly Satisfied, in the Dark about FA Fees, Says Study Overall advisors and investors are still confused about what the advisors' fiduciary responsibility is exactly. |
Financial Advisor April 2009 Jeff Schlegel |
Fiduciary Fracas People from all corners of the financial services industry are weighing in with their ideas about the future shape of the industry, including thoughts about whether all financial advisors should be held to the fiduciary standard of client care. |
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 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. |
Investment Advisor October 2006 Melanie Waddell |
Catching up with... An interview with Tom Grzymala, a former RIA and Accredited Investment Fiduciary Auditor about ensuring those advisors who proffer advice are living up to fiduciary standards. |
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. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2010 Marion Asnes |
Envestnet's Fiduciary Opportunity Bill Crager, president of Envestnet, is not going to wait for Washington to figure out the fate of the fiduciary standard. The way he sees it, the market has already spoken. |
Investment Advisor March 2008 Melanie Waddell |
Figuring Out Fiduciary What, exactly, does fiduciary advisor mean? How can an advisor know for sure if he's fulfilling his fiduciary obligations? Are there any real guidelines? |
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. |
Investment Advisor September 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Washington Watch: Industry Heeds SEC's Call for Comments SEC flooded with comments on fiduciary standard; 'fiduciary forum' on September 24. |
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. |
Investment Advisor August 2010 Bob Clark |
Can't Beat 'Em? Then Stall 'Em Despite the reform bill's ambiguity, a fiduciary standard for all seems likely. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 |
Responsibility Issues When is a broker or a financial planner a fiduciary? |
Investment Advisor February 2010 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Declaration of Independence Starting with fiduciary duty, I propose standards for a new profession. |
Financial Advisor October 2010 Scott A. MacKillop |
One Standard, Period The debate over the fiduciary standard should be about clients - and it would be over in a heartbeat if it were. |
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. |
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. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey |
Sweet Harmony Industry and regulators can feel comfortable that a fiduciary standard need not be cumbersome, but should, when properly crafted, significantly improve how investment decisions are prudently managed. |
Investment Advisor May 1, 2011 |
More Than Kin, Less Than Kind Legitimate questions raised by Republicans should be answered. The problem is that the incestuous relationship the SEC has with the industry does not allow a frank discussion of what regulatory reform means to the consumer for fear of criticizing the industry's current state. |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Donald B. Trone |
Defining 'Fiduciary' In Three Dimensions It means different things to different advisors, depending on their registered status, experience and background. What is clear is the need to continue to build consensus around what the term means to the industry. |
On Wall Street July 1, 2010 Frances A. McMorris |
Confusion Reigns Among Wirehouse Advisors On The Fiduciary Issue With all the frenzy over the call for a universal fiduciary standard for all financial and investment advisors, it appears that those in the wirehouses don't really understand the debate. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Donald B. Trone |
Code of Conduct As the SEC engages in the rule-making associated with its proposed uniform fiduciary standard of conduct under the Dodd-Frank Act, it likely will focus its attention on an advisor or broker's duty of loyalty and duty of care. |
Registered Rep. May 28, 2010 Jake Zamansky |
Wall Street Will (Again) Kill The Passage of a Fiduciary Standard While the House financial reform bill includes a fiduciary standard for brokers in limited circumstances, I'm fairly certain history will repeat itself and the provision will mysteriously and entirely disappear when the House and Senate reconcile their respective bills. |
Registered Rep. October 6, 2009 Kristen French |
FSI Urges Alternatives To Proposed Investor Protection Act The Financial Services Institute recommends closing regulatory gaps between the two sides of the industry, and suggested that an industry-run, rather than a government-run, regulator would be best for the job. |
Investment Advisor December 2009 Kathleen M. McBride |
B/D Briefing: Surprise Broker Sentiment Most appear to support a fiduciary standard. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 David Spinar |
Even the Playing Field Congress needs to standardize the regulations for investment advisors and broker-dealers. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Donald B. Trone |
Restoring Trust Fiduciary responsibility is based on trust, whether it is formally and legally defined or simply conveyed by the level of confidence one party has in another. |
Investment Advisor January 2009 Elizabeth D. Festa |
Fixing Fiduciary Failings The financial services world may finally be catching up with the fiduciary standards that Blaine Aiken, CEO of fi360, a Pittsburgh-area based firm that offers education and management support for the investment fiduciary profession, has been espousing for years. |
Investment Advisor November 2006 Thomas D. Giachetti |
Defining Fiduciary What is a financial advisor's true fiduciary duty? |
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 August 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Advice to the SEC When it comes to the fiduciary standard, Capital Analysts President and CEO Matt Lynch says advisors "want to be sure the SEC seeks and gathers input from the industry as to how to implement these important changes." |
Registered Rep. April 17, 2015 Megan Leonhardt |
DOL Moves Industry Closer to Harmonization The Department of Labor's proposal may represent the first step in a harmonized fiduciary standard by maintaining flexibility of business models. |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Joni Youngwirth |
When To Prune One can find good reasons to cut clients and good reasons not to. Advisors who do are typically happy they took action. |
Investment Advisor December 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Fiduciary Pushback The American College supports an amendment to the Investor Protection Act that would exempt some advice-givers from a fiduciary standard. |
Financial Advisor July 2004 Tracey Longo |
Can Prudent Practices Save Your Business? A new booklet outlines the steps fiduciaries should follow. Ignore the book at your own peril: It's already been used decisively in two lawsuits against advisors. |
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 September 2010 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Time to Represent, Advisor Leaders! Advisors can play a powerful role in the SEC's fiduciary deliberations, if they can get their leaders to lead. |
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. |
Investment Advisor October 2007 Robert F. Keane |
Transparency and Respect Full disclosure and a willingness to have the "hard conversations" are the cornerstones of Jim Dew's approach to his clients and the financial planning profession. |
Investment Advisor June 2008 Mike Patton |
Lessons Learned As the road smooths after a year of independence, a registered independent advisor shares his insights. |