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Registered Rep.
July 8, 2010
Michael Stillman
For 401k Advisors, Comp Models Must Change In the short-term, financial advisors will need to adjust their 401(k) fee arrangements. For the long-term, registered reps may find it necessary to work with -- or become -- registered investment advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
December 1, 2010
Trone & Harvey
Get Smart When the U.S. Department of Labor speaks, we should listen, whether we work with qualified retirement plans or not. The DOL made several announcements in October that are going to be significant game changers for the financial services industry. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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 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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008
Blaine Aikin
New Disclosure Regimen Planners are facing considerable competition from brokers in the arena of retirement plans, and the reality that brokers typically don't work as fiduciaries is a thorn in planners' sides. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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 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.
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 Planning
December 1, 2009
Kristina Fausti
Fiduciary Q and A Most advisors are still not clear on the issues regarding a fiduciary standard. Here are some Qs and As on the subject. 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
Financial Advisor
December 2008
Janet Aschkenasy
Who Discloses What? New regulations clarify the duties of qualified retirement plan fiduciaries and advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
October 2, 2007
Jeff Auld
Save 12b-1 Fees Independent reps and smaller clients will suffer if the SEC decides to cut this form of compensation. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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
April 1, 2011
Donald B. Trone
Costly Decisions Many people think a fiduciary must select the lowest-cost service provider or lowest-priced basket of goods and services for clients. Not so. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
February 1, 2011
Donald B. Trone
12 Steps to the Future If you have never prepared a checklist to evaluate your practice, 2011 is the time to start. You'll need to know your strengths and weaknesses as advisors in what promises to be an interesting year. 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.
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
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
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. 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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 16, 2012
Kristen French
Wire Houses Minting Fiduciary Advisors -- Or Are They? None of the firms will go on record as to whom specifically in the rank and file is adopting the standard, nor will they provide much detail on what that training looks like. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
January 2007
Ken Ziesenheim
The Other Fiduciary Issue Many members of company retirement plan investment committees are not fully aware of the nature of their fiduciary responsibilities. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2007
Confronting the F Word Experts suggest that reps who ultimately become fiduciaries will require additional training. Simply holding various series licenses is probably not going to cut it. There are now more options than just a few years ago. 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.
July 24, 2012
Jerry Gleeson
Fee Disclosure - Can You Handle the Truth? New federal rules are forcing advisors to spell out what they're charging for running 401(k) plans and what their clients are getting for the money. It could lead to some difficult conversations. 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
April 1, 2012
Donna Mitchell
The BIG Fix Familiar as 401(k)s are, planners love to hate them, and they'll readily cite long lists of faults with the plans themselves, as well as the way the $2.8 trillion 401(k) industry operates. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
December 3, 2009
Kristen French
Shapiro Calls For Aggressive 2010 Reform Agenda In her remarks before the Consumer Federation of America, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro reiterated her commitment to creating a "strong fiduciary standard" for all securities professionals. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
October 1, 2010
Katherine Reynolds Lewis
Study Harder New Dodd-Frank legislation kick-started two major initiatives that could transform the way financial advice is regulated and for the first time subject financial planning to explicit regulatory oversight. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
September 1, 2012
Elizabeth Wine
Financial Advisors Turn to the 401(k) Market for More Business Advisors look to 401(k) plans as fertile ground for business. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 2, 2010
John Aidan Byrne
New Rules For 401k Advice The White House has proposed rules that require advisors to either use independent computer models that spit out advice, or else avoid steering workers into funds to which they are tied or that pay them a fee based on their recommendation. 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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
November 2010
David Lawrence
Back In The Fold? Will the new regulations force independents to return to broker-dealers? mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 17, 2009
Christina Mucciolo
The Fiduciary Battle Continues, Now Under Federal Microscope Among other measures, the Obama administration proposed today that the Securities and Exchange Commission require that broker-dealers offering investment advice be held to the fiduciary standard rather than the suitability standard. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
November 1, 2006
Bob Veres
Fiduciary Fire Index At the start of the new year, the Pension Protection Act will go into effect and expose all over again the fact that, although we all like to talk about fiduciary standards, there really isn't any consistent definition of the term. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
December 2009
Sherri Scordo
Frontline News Financial sector news: Financial Services Overhaul Getting Closer... McCann Making Mark At UBS... Main Street Securities B-D Now With National Planning... Small B-Ds Could Face Large Audit Costs... more... 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
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. 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
On Wall Street
March 1, 2011
Lorie Konish
A Uniform Fiduciary Standard May Reduce Investment Choices The fallout from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent recommendation of a uniform fiduciary standard rolls on. As dates for hearings hang in the air, so do the possible effects on the wealth management industry. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Jerilyn Klein Bier
Best-Laid Plans Advisors who've built substantial 401(k) practices share their strategies. 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
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