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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. 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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
February 1, 2011
Bob Clark
An Old Dog Learns Some New Tricks Or a funny thing happened on the way to The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. 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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Toddi Gutner
Broker Or Adviser? Be forewarned: If yours is employed by a brokerage, your interests come second mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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 2006
Thomas D. Giachetti
Defining Fiduciary What is a financial advisor's true fiduciary duty? 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
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
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
Investment Advisor
October 2010
Melanie Waddell
Obama Calls for End to Some Bush-Era Tax Cuts; Fiduciary Lobbying Continues Some experts see a tax deal in early 2011 mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
May 2006
Andrew Gluck
New Rule Causes Software Schizophrenia New financial software programs for advisors reflect the difference between fiduciary and suitability requirements. 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
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 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
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
On Wall Street
December 1, 2009
Mark Astarita
Brokers as Fiduciaries -- Much Ado About Nothing There is a battle cry to place a fiduciary obligation on retail brokers. But the real question is: What difference will it really make? mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2008
Bob Clark
The Empire Strikes Back Wall Street's crafty response to its whipping over the Merrill rule. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
August 30, 2011
Kristen French
House Plans Hearing on SRO for Advisors for Sept. 13 The subcommittee is expected to review who should be responsible for examining investment advisers. 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 Advisor
May 2012
Donald B. Trone
Discernment And Right Versus Wrong Reforming the flawed corporate ethos of Goldman Sachs or implementing a fiduciary standard, codes and regulations won't be enough to provide the best outcome. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
May 1, 2006
Bob Veres
False Fiduciaries The so-called resolution of the SEC's "Merrill Lynch rule" does nothing to keep brokers from providing financial advice without assuming legal responsibility. 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
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
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
Investment Advisor
February 2008
Melanie Waddell
A Busy Year in Washington Now that the Rand report assessing the advisory and broker/dealer industries has been released, No doubt advisors and brokers will be anticipating any possible regulatory actions that the SEC may take. 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
Financial Planning
November 1, 2006
Daniel B. Moisand
Keep Standards High Financial planning is surprisingly under-regulated. The rules that do exist apply primarily to subset disciplines. As a result, all planners are regulated but no one really regulates planning. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2009
Bob Clark
Clark at Large: These Guys Are Good Did you ever get the haunting feeling that something was going too well? That's how I'm starting to feel about the reregulation of the advisory world, which is part of the Obama Administration's overhaul of the financial services industry. 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 Advisor
November 2009
Jeff Schlegel
The Great Debate Financial services reform is coming. How will it impact advisors? mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
May 6, 2010
Kristen French
Washington Goes Crazy For Fiduciary Standard A number of senators are scrambling to get on the fiduciary bandwagon following last weeks' Goldman Sachs hearings. 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
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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
July 1, 2005
James A. Barnash
Why We're Suing The FPA president explains the lawsuit over the SEC's broker-dealer rule that exempted certain broker-dealers from disclosure standards that apply to investment advisers and most financial planners. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
November 2009
The Soapbox: The Financial Planning Coalition Barks Back The Financial Planning Coalition responds to Bob Clark's October 2009 column on reregulation. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 25, 2010
Kristen French
The Final Wall Street Reform Bill And You After a herculean 20-hours straight of negotiations, Congressional committee members agreed Friday morning to a Wall Street reform package that will be much tougher on the country's banks. 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 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.
April 27, 2010
Kristen French
Goldman Case Boosts Odds For Fiduciary Standard In Senate Bill The Senate hearing with Goldman Sachs may increase the likelihood that a fiduciary standard for brokers will make it into Senator Christopher Dodd's financial regulatory reform legislation. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
February 2010
Melanie Waddell
Washington Watch: Fiduciary Wrangling Resumes Groups urge Dodd and Shelby to maintain strong fiduciary language in reform bill. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles