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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 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
Registered Rep.
March 10, 2010
Jerry Gleeson
New RIA Custody Rules In Force Friday New rules aimed at preventing registered investment advisors from pulling off ponzi schemes are now in effect. 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
Registered Rep.
February 7, 2012
Diana Britton
Are Regulations Killing the Hybrid Financial Advisor? Some advisors say new compliance and regulatory burdens under Dodd-Frank are making the hybrid model untenable. 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 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 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
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
Financial Planning
February 1, 2012
John F. Wasik
State of Regulation As states take over regulation of RIAs with up to $100 million in assets under management, many firm owners are wondering if the transition will prove difficult. 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
Registered Rep.
June 29, 2010
Halah Touryalai
The New Sheriffs In Town The SEC examines about 9 percent of the 11,000 or so advisory firms under its jurisdiction annually. All of that is about to change with a little help from regulators at the state level. 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
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2006
Kristen French
Both Sides Now Brokers who hold dual licenses -- both the Series 7 and Series 65 licenses -- will have to take fiduciary responsibility on some accounts. But they can also sell investments, after they make it crystal clear that they're doing so. 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
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
September 1, 2008
Callahan & Malo
Hybrid Chic A trend toward hybrids in the financial services industry is emerging. Increasingly, firms, advisors and brokers are establishing practices that manage both commission -- and fee-based businesses. 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.
March 14, 2012
Jerry Gleeson
The Long Goodbye This year, about 3,200 mid-sized RIAs will say goodbye to the Securities and Exchange Commission, transferring their registration to the states where they do business. 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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2005
Pam Black
Why More Reps Are Getting Their Kicks on Route 66 What's driving top reps to Series 66 RIA designation is not regulatory rules. It's changes in the wirehouse environment that, newly minted RIAs say, made it harder for them to do their own thing. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2007
Marshall Eckblad
The United Way The FPA's unexpected victory could pave the way to new regulations that cover both brokers and investment advisors. 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 Advisor
February 2011
Evan Simonoff
A Different Playing Field Regulatory reform is at the top of RIAs' minds going into 2011. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2010
Thomas D. Giachetti
The Compliance Coach: Will the SEC Ever Learn? Don't Count On It Get ready for new custody and ADV rules, and the $100 million threshold. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Melanie Waddell
The Playing Field: Here, There and Everywhere Dually registered advisors (advisors who are registered with both the SEC and the NASD, and are collecting both fees and commissions) have the best -- and worst -- of both worlds. However, a new study shows when implemented properly, the hybrid model can be very profitable. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2004
John Churchill
If You're a Broker and You Know It As the holiday season approaches, the SEC is getting daily entreaties from registered investment advisors seeking an end to the broker/dealer exemption rule. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
September 2005
Bruce W. Fraser
How To Survive The SEC Assault Advisors cite a new, more demanding compliance environment. Despite the extra financial and time burden, many advisors feel much better about their businesses, having gone through the compliance process. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2010
Brian Hamburger
Going for Custody As of March 12, new rules for RIAs require special (and expensive) reports and audits for custodial accounts. Are you ready? mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
April 1, 2012
Bob Veres
21st Century Regulation What is the best way to regulate fiduciary RIAs? How best can we identify and weed out bad apples and better protect consumers in the process? 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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2006
Susan Konig
A Big Trade Off? For advisors looking for further independence through a registered investment advisory firm, compliance burdens can increase. Reps working under an independent b/d's umbrella RIA, also known as "dually registered" advisors, must comply with both NASD and SEC rules. 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
Financial Planning
September 1, 2012
Bob Veres
Why Doesn't the RIA Community Come Up With Better Proposals? Instead of fighting against bad proposals, shouldn't the RIA community be proposing better alternatives? We assume that the goal of the Dodd-Frank Act is to tighten up lax RIA regulation. 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
On Wall Street
September 1, 2011
Nick Georgis
Taking The Hybrid Road As more advisors transition to independence these days, a growing number of them are choosing to adopt a hybrid business model that lets them conduct both commission-based brokerage business and fee-based advisory business. For many advisors, the hybrid road may offer the best of both worlds. 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
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2006
Anne Field
The Metamorphosis If you are ready to go out on your own as a registered investment advisor, you're likely to encounter a host of tricky problems and stumbling blocks. Here's a look at five of those problems and what you can do about them. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
May 1, 2011
Bob Veres
To the World of 2020 I'm writing this column to help you address the issue on the minds of investors and consumers everywhere in your future day and age: How can we finally fix the regulatory system after the latest traumatic events shook the markets to their core? 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
Financial Advisor
October 2012
Brian Hamburger
Sleight Of Hand The apparent death knell of Finra as an SRO by no means signals victory. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
December 2009
Kathleen M. McBride
B/D Briefing: Surprise Broker Sentiment Most appear to support a fiduciary standard. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
December 20, 2010
Diana Britton
RIAs Reinvesting in Their Firms Despite Economic Uncertainty Forty-six percent said they are optimistic about the direction of the economy, up 30 percent from last quarter. 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
Registered Rep.
October 19, 2011
Diana Britton
Registered Rep/Wealth Management.com Research: Indies, Insurers Take Lead on Social Media RIAs, independent broker/dealers and insurance companies are taking the lead in social media usage, ahead of wirehouses, regional firms and bank brokerages. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
December 1, 2009
Donald B. Trone
Standing on Principle Broker-dealer senior management must move their organizations from a rules-based framework, which requires little standard of care, to a principles-based framework, which requires a high standard of care. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Mark Tibergien
Truth and Consequence Are more regulations for the financial services sector really needed, or just better enforcement of what's now on the book? mark for My Articles similar articles