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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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
November 2009
Jeff Schlegel
The Great Debate Financial services reform is coming. How will it impact advisors? mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Andrew Gluck
Redefining Financial Advice The fate of professionalization and the FPA hang in the regulatory balance. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
May 7, 2010
Kristen French
Bulk Up On Disclosure, Shock Aborbers Needed, Says Ketchum The industry must move forward to improve the quality and kinds of disclosures firms provide to clients, particularly disclosures about the services provided. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
May 1, 2008
Elizabeth O'Brien
Regulatory Tussle Independent broker-dealers and the Securities and Exchange Commission have found themselves in a tug-of-war over how best to serve clients when registered representatives depart one firm for another. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
March 1, 2011
Larry Light
The Tradeoff Registered investment advisors may end up getting to know a new regulator, but the tougher fiduciary standard they live under will also be extended to cover their broker-dealer rivals. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
July 1, 2011
Bob Clark
If You Want Something Done Right It's beginning to look like the only way Dodd-Frank reregulation is going to turn out well is if RIAs form their own SRO. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 13, 2011
Kristen French
Long Legislative Fight Kicks Off with House Hearing On SRO, Fiduciary Standard Congressman Scott Garrett opened Tuesday's House Financial Services Committee hearing on an SRO for investment advisers and a fiduciary standard for broker/dealers with a threat. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008
John Churchill
Fix Advisor Laws! Laws should reflect the fact that the differences between registered reps and registered investment advisors have largely evaporated. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
January 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell
FINRA Jockeys for SRO Spot as SEC Report to Congress Nears The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is engaged in a full-court press to convince the SEC that it should be the SRO for advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
June 2012
Jim McConville
Advisor Groups Renew Challenge To Finra's SRO Cost Estimates A coalition of financial advisor industry groups last month resumed its assault on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's cost estimates for creating a self-regulatory organization to review investment advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 8, 2005
John Churchill
`Merrill Rule' Debate Not Over The SEC unanimously voted to allow Series 7 holders, or registered reps, to position themselves as financial advisors -- with certain caveats. But once again the SEC seemed to hedge its bet. So the debate rages on. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
September 2012
Jeff Schlegel
Not Making The Grade Financial advisors aren't as fiduciary as they should be, a new survey finds. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 19, 2012
Diana Britton
Whose Suitability Standards? In early 2011, the SEC completed a study, mandated under Dodd-Frank reform legislation, which recommended extending to brokers who advise retail clients the same fiduciary standard that now applies to investment advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
July 2009
Melanie Waddell
Regulatory Reform Angst It's clear that advisors are worried about the impact of regulatory reform measures. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
August 1, 2009
Bob Veres
A Swiftly Tilting Planet How will brokers and financial advisors fare in the government's battle to regulate the securities industry? mark for My Articles similar articles
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? mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Melanie Waddell
Is Mary What the SEC Needs? The alternative to FINRA overseeing advisors, and what advisors would definitely prefer, is a self-regulatory organization. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
March 2011
Jeff Schlegel
Is Uniformity Possible? Broker-dealers expect some changes if a new fiduciary standard is adopted. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
September 1, 2006
David Spinar
Even the Playing Field Congress needs to standardize the regulations for investment advisors and broker-dealers. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
December 21, 2010
James J. Green
FSI Endorses FINRA as SRO for Investment Advisors Dale Brown says FINRA option is "best way to address the regulatory gap." mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
May 2011
Andrew Gluck
Finra Makes Its Move Who regulates financial advisors may shift. Here's a look at the positions various groups are taking on fiduciary standards. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
July 2010
Melanie Waddell
A Whirlwind of SEC Activity Harmonization of advisor and B/D rules will move forward. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
November 2009
Melanie Waddell
Danger & Opportunity: Healthcare, Financial Services Reform Making Headway Two of the Obama Administration's top priorities to accomplish by year-end -- healthcare and financial services reform -- are well on their way to fruition. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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 mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
September 1, 2012
Eric Schwartz
Eric Schwartz of Cambridge Investment Discusses RIAs A proposal to deal with RIAs regulatory advantage over independent broker-dealers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
July 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell
Fiduciary D-Day Arrives As the SEC launches into rulemaking, lots of 'thorny issues' will surface. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Evan Simonoff
What Gives At The SEC? For several decades, the Securities and Exchange Commission has contended that it does not have sufficient resources to examine and inspect RIAs. Consequently, many have concluded that Finra is the default option for all RIA regulation. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
March 1, 2010
What's Happening to Regulation? Whether we like it or not, we do live in a post-Madoff world, and it's impossible to separate his crimes from the dialogue surrounding regulatory reform. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
July 2009
Melanie Waddell
Danger & Opportunity: Bracing for Change It looks to be all but inevitable that the rules for broker/dealers and investment advisors will be harmonized, and that broker/dealers offering investment advice will have to adhere to a fiduciary standard of care. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 9, 2011
Kristen French
Law Students, Mercer Bullard Launch SRO For Investment Advisers Their group would rival FINRA, the self regulatory agency for broker/dealers and currently the leading contender for the job. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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 mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
December 1, 2010
Donna Mitchell
Turning on the Charm Next month the SEC reports to Congress on its recommendations for enhancing examinations for investment advisors. FINRA, meanwhile, is trying to persuade movers and shakers on the Hill that it already has the answers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
April 1, 2011
Ron Rhoades
An Alternative to FINRA Oversight "I expect FINRA and its allies to continue to push to extend its jurisdiction to some or all investment advisors," says Investment Adviser Association Executive Director David Tittsworth. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
May 2008
Melanie Waddell
Donohue on the Rand Report & Paulson SEC exec doesn't foresee a single regulator for advisors and broker/dealers. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles