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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
Registered Rep.
September 8, 2011
French & Britton
House Proposes Bill That Would Give SROs Oversight of Investment Advisers The bill was trotted out by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bacchus in advance of a Sept. 13 hearing to review provisions of Dodd-Frank that govern the regulation of broker/dealers and investment advisers. 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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Registered Rep.
December 15, 2011
French & Britton
Updated: Boston Consulting Group Report: FINRA Twice as Costly SEC for Investment Adviser Oversight According to BCG's report, which was sponsored by firms and groups who support having the SEC oversee investment advisers, setting up FINRA to oversee investment advisers would be twice as costly as giving the SEC the funding it needs. 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
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. 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
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
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
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.
December 11, 2009
Kristen French
House Passes Regulatory Reform, SRO Up In The Air The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 passed by a narrow margin. But it will still be a long time before the regulatory future for broker/dealers and investment advisers is clear. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
January 19, 2011
Kristen French
In Dodd-Frank Report, SEC Champions User Fees Over SRO The study and report were meant to address a trifecta of problems: a history of weak oversight of investment advisers, current shortfalls in SEC funding and the regulator's rapidly expanding responsibilities under Dodd-Frank. 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
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
Investment Advisor
March 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell
House, Senate Hearings Next on Fiduciary Industry groups lobby for user fees to fund advisor exams in lieu of an SRO. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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
Registered Rep.
March 15, 2010
Kristen French
Dodd Bill Requires Year-Long Study of Fiduciary Issue, SRO Idea, Gives SEC Muscle Banking reform legislation introduced Monday would give the SEC greater enforcement muscle over RIAs, and would require it to conduct a study examining the effectiveness of extending the fiduciary standard to brokers. 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
Investment Advisor
December 2009
Melanie Waddell
Danger & Opportunity: Staggering Toward Reform Investor Protection Act passes with lots of fiduciary-related amendments; action on Dodd not likely until 2010. 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
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
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 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.
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
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
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
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
Registered Rep.
September 15, 2011
Kristen French
Schapiro: Republican SEC Reform Bills Could Hog Tie SEC SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said that legislation introduced by Republicans to restructure the agency and its rulemaking process would threaten the agency's ability to write and enforce rules effectively. mark for My Articles similar articles
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? 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
Registered Rep.
November 4, 2009
Bill Singer
Rep. Bachus Slips One In (Not Everyone Is Cheering) Has Capitol Hill taken its legislative legerdemain to new depths? mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
October 2010
Bob Clark
The Empire Steps Up The Financial Planning Coalition's letter on the Securities and Exchange Commission's "Study Regarding Obligations of Brokers, Dealers and Investment Advisers" will knock your socks off. 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
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
Registered Rep.
June 24, 2010
Kristen French
Congress Agrees to Fiduciary Standard For Brokers In negotiation over Wall Street reform Thursday, Senator Tim Johnson (D., S.D.) accepted a final counter-offer from the House this afternoon that would give the SEC rulemaking authority to extend the fiduciary duty to brokers who provide investment advice. 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
Investment Advisor
September 2010
Melanie Waddell
Washington Watch: Industry Heeds SEC's Call for Comments SEC flooded with comments on fiduciary standard; 'fiduciary forum' on September 24. 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
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
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. 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