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CFO
November 1, 2011
Vincent Ryan |
Follow the Bouncing Stock Equity markets are more volatile than ever, and many observers say high-frequency trading is the reason.   |
Investment Advisor
June 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell |
Schapiro Says SEC to Focus in July on Fiduciary, 12b-1 The Commission will look at fund regulation "in tandem" with RIA/BD reform. |
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
May 1, 2011
Bob Clark |
The Polar Bears Thawing out our modern black and white thinking could save the fiduciary standard. I don't usually write about politics, except when it has a direct impact on financial advice, and this appears to be one of those times. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Behind the Scenes of the Market: High-Frequency Trading High-frequency trading provides a great service and big risks for the market. |
BusinessWeek
September 23, 2010
Nina Mehta |
Missing: The Stock Exchange Buyers of Last Resort While increased competition in stock trading has lowered costs, it may have made the markets more vulnerable to rapid price moves. |
Finance & Development
September 2009
Randall Dodd |
Overhauling the System The United States is proposing the most radical reform of financial regulation since the New Deal. |
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. |
CFO
October 1, 2010
Randy Myers |
The Calm Before Reform With sweeping new legislation on the horizon, companies (and their banks) try to gauge the impact. |
Finance & Development
March 2010
Randall Dodd |
Opaque Trades Not all financial innovations increase efficiency. Here are three with questionable effects. |
BusinessWeek
May 20, 2010
Nina Mehta et al. |
The Machines That Ate the Market Once upon a time, human beings oversaw the trading of stocks. They've been replaced by a complex system of computers that can produce a scary new kind of mechanized panic. An investigation into the crash of May 6. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 21, 2010 |
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation What do Harvard Business School faculty experts who conduct research on financial markets and regulation and who, in many cases, have held leadership positions in the financial sector, think about the bill and its intended (and unintended) consequences? |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2010
Katherine Reynolds Lewis |
Study Harder New Dodd-Frank legislation kick-started two major initiatives that could transform the way financial advice is regulated and for the first time subject financial planning to explicit regulatory oversight. |
BusinessWeek
November 11, 2010
Peter Coy |
Fixing American Finance The U.S. financial system is erratic and voracious, and keeps score in milliseconds. Here's how to rein in the beast. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
How You Can Beat the Machines High-frequency trading isn't bulletproof. If you stick to your guns, you can still invest well against the best computer algorithms. |
Investment Advisor
March 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell |
SEC Fiduciary Rule May Hit by Summer Despite the advisory industry's hopes that the Securities and Exchange Commission would get a quick start on writing a rule to put brokers under the same fiduciary standard as advisors, it looks as though a rulemaking could come by summer. |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
The SEC's Gift to You: Part 2 By giving the investing public access to information, and serving as a regulator with the power to take action to correct problems, the SEC works hard to protect investors. |
BusinessWeek
May 20, 2010 |
Tricks of the Trade The evolution of men and machines in the stock market. |
Financial Advisor
October 2010
Leila B. Boulton |
The Fast And The Furious Are high-frequency traders running over investment advisors and their clients? |
Investment Advisor
July 2010
Melanie Waddell |
A Whirlwind of SEC Activity Harmonization of advisor and B/D rules will move forward. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2010 |
Five Questions With Laura Morrison A short conversation with the head of the U.S. ETF Business at NYSE Euronext. |
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. |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2010
Mark Astarita |
Tilting the Litigation Landscape Against the Financial Industry Current reform proposals could radically alter the broker-client relationship. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
May 14, 2009
Maria Bartiromo |
SEC Chief Mary Schapiro: The Watchdog's New Teeth A discussion with with the new SEC Chief Mary Schapiro. |
Registered Rep.
May 6, 2010
Kristen French |
Washington Goes Crazy For Fiduciary Standard A number of senators are scrambling to get on the fiduciary bandwagon following last weeks' Goldman Sachs hearings. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Taxing the Reckless Thoughts on a transaction tax. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) have introduced a bill called the Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act. |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2010
April Taylor |
Fraud Charges Aren't Goldman's Only Worry Will the company need another transformation? |
CFO
August 1, 2012
Randy Myers |
Unfinished Business Two years after the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, the law's implementation is far behind schedule, and its success is still in doubt. |
Registered Rep.
July 25, 2011
Lena S. Rizkallah |
Are the New Dodd-Frank Regulations Good for the Insurance Business? While the Dodd-Frank Act will impose additional restrictions on previously unregulated areas in the financial industry, it may also set additional limitations in place on the insurance industry, which some advisors view as unnecessary and others beneficial. |
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 |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Robert Brokamp |
Let's Fix the Rules of Enforcement Is the SEC up to the task? |
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 |
On Wall Street
August 1, 2010 |
Five Questions With Richard G. Ketchum The Chairman and CEO of FINRA discusses financial reform and a single fiduciary standard. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Curb Your Enthusiasm If market volatility continues, you're likely to hear a lot about circuit breakers in the coming months. The prospect of market closures can alarm even the most rational investor, but trading restrictions can help make those markets more efficient and orderly for everyone. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
The Senator Leading the "Flash Crash" Charge Weighs In In what's being called the "flash crash" because of the role of high-frequency trading, close to $1 trillion in capital evaporated, followed by a sharp rebound, all within a span of 15 minutes. In this interview Senator Kaufman to discuss the flash crash and the conclusions he's drawing. |
Investment Advisor
February 1, 2011
Bob Clark |
An Old Dog Learns Some New Tricks Or a funny thing happened on the way to The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. |
BusinessWeek
May 20, 2010
Jesse Westbrook & David Scheer |
How Big a Hit Will Goldman Take? Congress and the public expect the SEC to extract a big fine |
Registered Rep.
April 27, 2010
Kristen French |
Goldman Case Boosts Odds For Fiduciary Standard In Senate Bill The Senate hearing with Goldman Sachs may increase the likelihood that a fiduciary standard for brokers will make it into Senator Christopher Dodd's financial regulatory reform legislation. |
U.S. Banker
May 2008
Karen Krebsbach |
Plan Draws Lukewarm Response The Treasury Department's proposal to reorganize regulation of the financial-services marketplace drew mixed reviews. |
On Wall Street
August 1, 2010
Sen. Tim Johnson |
Coordinating Global Regulation Senator who helped hammer out the reform bill says this is just the beginning. |
Investment Advisor
September 2008
Melanie Waddell |
Turf Wars A conversation with former SEC Commissioner Roel Campos about the Treasury's Blueprint for financial services reform. |
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
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 Advisor
May 2012
Donald B. Trone |
Discernment And Right Versus Wrong Reforming the flawed corporate ethos of Goldman Sachs or implementing a fiduciary standard, codes and regulations won't be enough to provide the best outcome. |
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
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. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2010
Nick Kapur |
Why Are Wall Street Computers Trying to Kill Us? Not even the Governator can stop this. Ninety-nine days out of 100, the widespread use of advanced technology isn't a problem. |
