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When Should You Register? Should an investment advisor with $30 million of "assets under management" register with the SEC? It depends on whether the advisor has "qualifying" assets under management.   |
On Wall Street
February 1, 2012
Alan J. Foxman |
Death of A Client Until a personal representative (or executor) is appointed by the probate court, the client no longer has the ability to ratify the trades or revoke the authority granted. |
Investment Advisor
November 17, 2010
Thomas D. Giachetti |
Will You Stay SEC Registered in 2011? Regulatory changes could cause confusion for advisors |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2010
Alan J. Foxman |
Dueling Investigators Advisor Q&A: Why must agencies duplicate investigatory efforts?... Should I worry about reps picking up bad habits from old firms?... |
Investment Advisor
June 2010
Melanie Waddell |
FINRA's Ketchum Sees a Fiduciary Future for B/Ds Inappropriate sales of VAs to seniors at top of FINRA regulatory radar. |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2011
Alan J. Foxman |
The Whole Truth Advisor Q&A: Disclosure of conflicts of interest... Clients testimonials as advertising... Advisor representatives and outside business activities... Form ADV on a CD... Qualifications needed on Form ADV... |
On Wall Street
August 1, 2011
Alan J. Foxman |
When Advertising Is Advertising Marketing a book to existing and prospective clients is considered advertising... Report your employment history as of the date you're filing for registration... |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2006 |
Brokerage Account Insurance Investors, don't count on SIPC insurance if your stocks plunge. |
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. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2006
David Spinar |
Even the Playing Field Congress needs to standardize the regulations for investment advisors and broker-dealers. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2011
Alan J. Foxman |
When Clients Make Questionable Decisions What is our fiduciary duty regarding elderly clients with diminishing mental capacity?... An elderly couple, who are clients of one of our investment advisors, want to name him in their wills as the trustee of a trust for their child... |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Kristen French |
VA Sales Keepin' On Despite the recent onslaught of negative regulatory and media attention to variable annuities, sales of these products have not suffered. |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2005
Dayana Yochim |
When to Downsize Your Pro Good, affordable financial help is so hard to find these days. You should settle for nothing less. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2013
Kenneth Corbin |
SEC Registration Deadline Looms As annual registration nears, compliance experts warn RIAs to be cautious about their numbers. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2006
Jane Worthington |
Soft Dollars: The SEC's New Guidelines The revised SEC interpretation of its safe harbor provision in October 2005 ended months of speculation among money managers as to whether soft dollars can still be used to purchase investment research. |
BusinessWeek
November 19, 2007
Anne Tergesen |
Should You Buy from an Adviser? Brokerage firms may have incentives to push securities in their inventories. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2008
Alan J Foxman |
Sipc Insures Select Cases Brokers are unsure what to tell clients about SIPC coverage, as well as the rationale on arbitration disputes. |
Registered Rep.
January 13, 2003
Gaffen & Geracioti |
Wachovia-Prudential: For Real This Time? Can you say Pru-chovia? Prudential Securities and Wachovia Securities are very close to an agreement to join forces, one that was scuttled earlier in the year, reportedly due to differences in who would control the unit. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2011
Bob Veres |
Things I Just Don't Understand Is there any profession, anywhere, that's raised its own standards voluntarily, identified and reduced its own conflicts of interest voluntarily and lobbied harder on behalf of consumer protections than the financial planning profession over the past 30 years? |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Avoid "Brokerage Identity Theft" Identity theft doesn't just happen to individuals. Even brokerages can be victims. Be wary when someone contacts you claiming to be a brokerage, even a well-known one. |
Investment Advisor
November 17, 2010
Danielle Andrus |
Form ADV Changes Have Advisors Worried Newly created guides can allay confusion |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2007
Alan Lavine |
Fish or Fowl? Are equity-indexed annuities securities or insurance? The NASD offered only loose recommendations to member firms about how sales of this product should be conducted and supervised, but most broker/dealers are implementing them anyway. |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2011
Alan J. Foxman |
Arbitration Station Advisor Q&As: Promissory notes... Do tax liens need to be reported on Form ADV? |
Investment Advisor
September 2009 |
Broker/Dealer News Actions by the SEC and FINRA |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2010
Alan J. Foxman |
New Firm, Better Annuity, Client Still Not Happy Advisor Q&A: Client complains about annuity surrender charge... Terminated reps and identity theft... |
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. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2007
Mike Suppappola |
Compliance Tips New Soft Dollar Rules: Is Your Firm Ready? |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2010
Brian Hamburger |
Regulation Season A look forward at the real effects of regulatory change - and they could be as unattractive as they are expensive. |
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Melanie Waddell |
A Long, Hot Regulatory Summer Rules from the SEC on credit ratings agencies, 12b-1, soft dollars, and hedge funds |
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? |
Registered Rep.
March 30, 2009
David A. Geracioti |
Bank of America Leading Bank Brokerage in 2008 BofA brokerage posted $1,792.9 million in "investment income" in 2008 -- way ahead of the second-largest, Wells Fargo. |
Financial Advisor
October 2010
Andrew Gluck |
Pulling The Switch Are state regulators ready to assume oversight of some 4,200 RIAs? |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2011
Bob Veres |
Gold Into Straw In mid-January, the SEC released its "Study on Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers" to Congress. Analyzing the study provides an insightful look into how the SEC views the "harmonization" of two different regulatory structures. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2007
Bob Veres |
Victory, for Now Brokerage firms have little choice but to adapt to a world in which their traditional service -- clearing trades and executing transactions -- has become "solely incidental" to the increasingly valuable business of providing advice. |
OCC Bulletin
April 9, 2002 |
Risk-Based Capital A final rule permits banks to reduce the risk weight on certain claims against qualifying securities firms from 100 percent to 20 percent... |
Financial Advisor
May 2004
Alan Lavine |
Dramatic Changes Loom For Mutual Fund, Annuities Sales Proposed disclosure rules could hurt level-load sales. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Buying Your Brokerage? There are good and bad ways to invest in securities firms. Look for these red flags before investing in a broker-dealer offering (BDO.) |
Registered Rep.
February 2, 2006
Kristen French |
Brokers Learning to Play by New Rules It's no longer business as usual on Wall Street. Starting yesterday, broker/dealers must follow a new SEC rule that requires them to disclose at certain times that they may not be acting in their clients' best interest. |
| OCC Bulletin |
Classification of Securities The revised agreement for the "Uniform Agreement on the Classification of Assets and Appraisal of Securities Held by Banks and Thrifts" was issued on June 15, 2004. |
Registered Rep.
September 14, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
NASD Fines Securities America for Failure to Supervise Securities America was fined $2.5 million for failing to supervise an advisor who allegedly lured clients into early retirement with exaggerated promises of high returns. |
Registered Rep.
April 15, 2015
Megan Leonhardt |
Regulators Concerned B/Ds Recommending Unsuitable Products to Seniors With seniors more dependent than ever on their investments for retirement, regulators have found a number of broker/dealers may have recommended unsuitable products and not adequately disclosed risks. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2007 |
Turf Wars Over Advice The age-old debate between the b/d and investment advisor (RIA) industries over who should be able to provide advice and when, and whose regulatory regime offers better investor protections, is far from over. |
Registered Rep.
July 8, 2015
Jerry Gleeson |
The New Sheriffs In 2012, more than 2,000 RIA firms who had only known the regulatory scrutiny of the Securities and Exchange Commission were transitioned over to the Wild West of state securities regulators. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2005
Will Leitch |
Elder Abuse, Advisor Style The NASD says it will propose "significant" regulatory changes to the way variable annuities are sold, claiming elderly clients are being "scared" into investing in products against their best interests. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
May 18, 2010
Alan Lavine |
No-Load Annuities Gain Momentum As more wirehouse registered reps join RIAs or start their own, as income tax rates rise, and as Baby Boomers continue their march into retirement, expect investments in no-load variable annuities to grow. |
Investment Advisor
March 2007
Melanie Waddell |
States' Rights The North American Securities Administrators Association's agenda includes preserving state regulators' authority. |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2013
Alan J. Foxman |
Holding On to a Series 7 Securities License After Leaving a Broker-Dealer Our legal expert explains how to keep a Series 7 license fresh after moving from a broker-dealer. |
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Kara P. Stapleton |
B/D Briefs News & Products SEC votes to regulate EIAs as securities... Citigroup and Morgan Stanley form joint venture called Morgan Stanley Smith Barney... LPL Financial plans to lay off 10% of workforce... FINRA announces a $1 million fine against E*Trade Securities... |
