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Registered Rep. January 23, 2015 Megan Leonhardt |
SIFMA Questions The Numbers in White House Research on Broker Conflicts Investors could be losing 10 to 15 percent of their potential retirement savings because of conflicted advice from brokers, according to a memo written by White House economic advisors that could galvanize presidential support for new rules governing advisors of ERISA accounts. |
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. |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2013 Diana Britton |
The New Face of The Fiduciary Just when the industry thought it didn't have to worry about the DOL, the agency has made it clear that its fiduciary standard is imminent. For registered reps and RIAs alike, it could change the game. |
Registered Rep. September 19, 2011 Kristen French |
Breaking: DOL Will Repropose Its Fiduciary Rule The Department of Labor announced Monday that it would again propose its rule on the application of the fiduciary standard to retirement accounts. |
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. |
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 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. |
Financial Advisor March 2011 Jeff Schlegel |
Is Uniformity Possible? Broker-dealers expect some changes if a new fiduciary standard is adopted. |
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. August 29, 2012 Diana Britton |
Turn Up the Heat Amid the summer doldrums, heavyweights are turning up the heat on major regulatory issues facing the advisor industry. But will they get the attention of the regulators? |
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. |
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. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2013 |
Fiduciary Standard Debate Heats Up As federal regulators move ahead with a pair of rulemaking proceedings that could dramatically reshape the financial advisory industry, advocates of broader fiduciary responsibilities are urging advisors to make their voices heard in Washington. |
Registered Rep. April 2, 2013 |
60 Seconds with Chet Helck Chet Helck is Chair of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, and CEO of the Global Private Client Group at Raymond James Financial. |
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 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. |
Investment Advisor April 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Planning: New Advice Rules Favor RIAs With the new rules brokers would charge a level fee, and couldn't give 'off-model' computer advice. |
Investment Advisor July 2010 Melanie Waddell |
A Whirlwind of SEC Activity Harmonization of advisor and B/D rules will move forward. |
On Wall Street March 1, 2010 Bo Bohanan |
Do You Really Want To Be A 401(k) Consultant? It is fairly easy to spot the advantages and opportunities of working in this marketplace. But, not all of the pitfalls are as evident. |
On Wall Street January 1, 2011 Steve Garmhausen |
DOL: Advice Rules To Get Tougher The Department of Labor is poised to toughen rules for consultants and advisors that serve retirement plans, as past industry practices have fallen under new scrutiny. |
Investment Advisor December 2009 |
Walking the Fiduciary Line on Retirement Retirement plans and their participants may need to use separate advisors who are separate fiduciaries, devoid of the potential for conflicts. |
Financial Advisor November 2012 Karen DeMasters |
DOL Fiduciary Regulations May Be Revived U.S. Department of Labor regulations that would extend the fiduciary standard to a larger group of people advising on retirement plans are on hold for now, but they may not be dead, according to those following the fate of the proposals. |
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. |
Investment Advisor October 2008 Melanie Waddell |
DOL Floats Advice Proposals The Department of Labor recently announced two proposed rules under the Pension Protection Act designed to make investment advice more accessible for millions of Americans in 401(k)-type plans and individual retirement accounts. |
Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell |
Fiduciary D-Day Arrives As the SEC launches into rulemaking, lots of 'thorny issues' will surface. |
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 September 2010 Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: The Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Afterlife A fiduciary standard for all may crimp RIAs' competitive edge. |
Registered Rep. February 17, 2010 Kristen French |
Uniform Fiduciary Standard Still A Question Mark The fiduciary issue is not one of the major sticking points in wrangling over legislation; the big issues are banking regulations, systemic risk, credit rating agency reform, derivatives, executive compensation, and the Consumer Protection Agency. |
Investment Advisor May 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Schapiro Speaks on Fiduciary, 12b-1s In an exclusive interview, the SEC Chairman speaks her mind. |
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 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. May 26, 2005 Kristen French |
Under ERISA, No Padding Profits with Revenue Sharing Under a recent Department of Labor directive, revenue-sharing arrangements between mutual funds and advisors to employee benefit plans can no longer be used to pad profits. |
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 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 |
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. |
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey |
Are The Retirement Waters Now Murkier? A 40-page document of new regulations from the Department of Labor sets out to ease the challenges of offering investment advice to retirement plan participants and to lessen any conflicts of interest. |
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. |
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." |
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 June 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Planning: Lifetime Income, Target Date Funds To Center Stage DOL, SEC plan three-step target date fund guidance. |
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. |
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 March 1, 2011 Bob Clark |
A Study in Flexibility SEC's Study on Investment Advisors and Broker-Dealers leaves too much wiggle room to declare victory yet. |
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. |
On Wall Street February 1, 2011 Lorie Konish |
Dodd-Frank's Effects Will Be Felt In 2011, For Better Or Worse After a watershed year for legislation related to the financial services industry, 2011 will likely be a time when the ripples from those changes just begin to reach the industry, according to a SIFMA industry panel in January. |
Financial Advisor September 2011 |
Frontline News Laboring Over A Fiduciary Standard... Advisory/Brokerage Industry Still Climbing Out Of Meltdown Wreckage... Compliance Hot Spots... etc. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey |
The New Rules of the Road The following four regulatory reforms will likely have the most impact on the financial services industry over the next 24 months. Here's a short synopsis of what they will require. |
Investment Advisor October 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: Financial Services Reform Bill Inevitable Financial services reform is still alive and kicking, as President Obama made very clear as he renewed his push for reforms during his speech to Wall Street. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell |
Doubling Down When the SEC recommended last January that brokers and investment advisors operate under a uniform fiduciary standard of care when dealing with clients, the decision seemed to validate, at last, what many industry groups and fiduciary advocates had been saying for years. |