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Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2006
Portal & Hilzenrath |
New SEC Proposed Guidelines to Give Investors a Clear View at Executive Compensation REITs should conduct a thorough review of current compensation policies and practices and evaluate them in light of the new disclosure proposals. For some REITs, a complete overhaul of the compensation program may be necessary.   |
Registered Rep.
November 11, 2010
Kristen French |
Sources: New SEC Rules Won't Kill Upfront Bonuses New rules governing broker recruiting bonuses? The idea, floated by Mary Schapiro on Monday, met with skepticism this week from securities industry attorneys, compensation experts and recruiters. |
Registered Rep.
December 3, 2010
Kristen French |
SEC Says No New Rules On Broker Bonuses The SEC is charged with regulating executive compensation under Dodd-Frank legislation, but not broker bonuses. "I've checked with everyone here and there is no rulemaking that the SEC is undertaking at this time with respect to broker bonuses." said a spokesman. |
U.S. Banker
February 2011
Katie Kuehner-Hebert |
More Say on Pay Bank directors are often bystanders in developing compensation policies, but new guidelines will require them to play a more active role. |
Financial Advisor
April 2004
Tracey Longo |
Wanted: Real Disclosure Rules on brokers compensation disclosure are changing---but slowly. |
Bank Director
3rd Quarter 2009 |
Compensation at the Fore In this sampling of bank directors' opinions on the hot topics of the day, we look at issues related to executive compensation. |
Financial Advisor
September 2009
David Lawrence |
Costly Mistakes As financial advisors create their own team practices or go independent and set up independent RIA firms, one of the biggest challenges they face is designing a compensation plan for themselves and those who work with them and for them. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2010
Frances A. McMorris |
Broker Pay: The Next Regulatory Target? The federal agency's chairman, Mary Schapiro, said she wants to see rules that encourage "compensation programs that incentivize the right kind of behavior and conduct on the part of the industry," as opposed to short-term risk-taking. |
Registered Rep.
January 7, 2011
Kristen French |
Will the SEC Curtail Recruiting Bonuses? With brokerage revenues getting squeezed and regulators sniffing around compensation issues and potential conflicts of interest, it's possible that 2011 could bring some changes to broker comp plans. |
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
July 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell |
Fiduciary D-Day Arrives As the SEC launches into rulemaking, lots of 'thorny issues' will surface. |
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. |
Bank Director
2nd Quarter 2010
John R. Engen |
Compensation's New Normal Welcome to the new world of compensation - a place where up is down, confusion reigns, and tensions are rising. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Cleaning Up Dirty Bonuses Pushing the limits of rational pay may not pay off for much longer. Earlier this week, the Securities & Exchange Commission announced a proposal that would grant it the power to regulate Wall Street bonuses. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Stop This Dumb Fee Once and for All 12b-1 fees are a relic of a dying breed of mutual funds. |
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 2, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
SEC Says Careful With Your Recruiting Bonus The SEC sends a warning to broker/dealer executives about the recruiting bonuses they pay to advisors, saying they could encourage advisors to do things that are not in their clients' best interests. |
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
July 2009
Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Reality Check Washington is far more likely to tweak the existing system than to rewrite the investment advisor legislation. |
Bank Director
1st Quarter 2010
Deborah Scally |
The Year Ahead for Compensation Key issues and highlights from Bank Director's 2009 Bank Executive and Board Compensation Conference. |
Investment Advisor
July 2010
Melanie Waddell |
A Whirlwind of SEC Activity Harmonization of advisor and B/D rules will move forward. |
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 |
Investment Advisor
May 2009
Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: Are You Overpaid? If your advisory firm is under pressure to reduce or eliminate certain fees, how will you structure payments to yourself and your staff? |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2005
Steven K. McGinnis |
Must SROs Go? A new SEC proposal to separate trading functions from regulatory activities at the exchanges could have far-reaching effects. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2011
Bogan & Doss |
Compensation Challenge Designing a compensation strategy that supports a firm's philosophical framework while also acknowledging its financial resources and goals helps ensure an effective plan that promotes the growth of people and profits. |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2013
Kenneth Corbin |
Panel Weighs Bill to Block Dodd-Frank New draft proposal is part of a House movement to reign in the legislation. |
Financial Advisor
April 2007
Rebecca Pomering |
The Eat-What-You-Kill Model For advisory firms, the eat-what-you-kill, production-based compensation model inevitably promotes personal development of business and thus implicitly undermines teamwork, integration and sharing of clients, ideas and knowledge. |
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 Advisor
October 2012 |
Stalled: Tougher Fiduciary Standard For Brokers Even with Wall Street and consumer advocates allied in pushing for it, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to raise standards for brokers advising retail investors has run aground. |
U.S. Banker
December 2009
Steven Sloan |
Exec Pay: So Much for Transparency If the Fed views excessive compensation as a broad threat to the financial system, why is it keeping its review of pay practices under wraps? |
Financial Advisor
October 2012
Brian Hamburger |
Sleight Of Hand The apparent death knell of Finra as an SRO by no means signals victory. |
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 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
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
September 1, 2008
Blaine Aikin |
New Disclosure Regimen Planners are facing considerable competition from brokers in the arena of retirement plans, and the reality that brokers typically don't work as fiduciaries is a thorn in planners' sides. |
Investment Advisor
May 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: The SEC Reformation An exclusive interview with SEC chief Mary Schapiro regarding financial services reforms. |
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. |
U.S. Banker
April 2010
Michael Sisk |
Boardroom Burdens Bank directors must be more hands-on than ever, exercising tighter control over management and setting strategic direction. Here are five issues that need attention now. |
CFO
June 1, 2009
Russ Banham |
Fray on Pay The battle over executive compensation and what it means for you. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Andrew Gluck |
Redefining Financial Advice The fate of professionalization and the FPA hang in the regulatory balance. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008 |
Plain English: The Cost of Compliance The SEC voted in February to propose changes to the structure of the Form ADV, the disclosure document that all investment advisors must complete. |
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
February 1, 2013
Kenneth Corbin |
Regulatory Forecast Bodes Change Advisors could see talks on oversight and a fiduciary standard move forward this year. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Bonus Bait Morgan Stanley is planning to offer bonuses to brokers who expand their production in 2006. |
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.
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. |
Investment Advisor
February 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Washington Watch: Fiduciary Wrangling Resumes Groups urge Dodd and Shelby to maintain strong fiduciary language in reform bill. |
