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Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell	Fiduciary D-Day Arrives As the SEC launches into rulemaking, lots of 'thorny issues' will surface.
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.
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.
Financial Planning February 1, 2008 Bob Veres	Death by Regulation The financial planning profession is about to fight for its survival against well-funded opponents. Here are some possible outcomes.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Morris Armstrong	Different Look There are enormous legal differences when reviewing the operations and responsibilities of a broker-dealer and a RIA.
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
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.
Financial Advisor July 2011 Andrew Gluck	Redefining Financial Advice The fate of professionalization and the FPA hang in the regulatory balance.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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?
Investment Advisor May 2008 Mark Johannessen	Embracing Change on Our Own Terms Given the recent announcement by the Treasury Department of an ambitious reform package for the financial services industry, financial planners have no choice but to prepare for change.
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.
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Investment Advisor July 2010 Melanie Waddell	A Whirlwind of SEC Activity Harmonization of advisor and B/D rules will move forward.
Financial Planning July 1, 2012 Bob Veres	Gaps of Logic FINRA has been an effective bludgeon against the small independent B-D world, creating paperwork requirements whose costs are best amortized over larger hordes of retail advisors.
Registered Rep. September 15, 2010 Kristen French	Investors Think Insurance Agents, Brokers Are Fiduciaries Investors believe everyone who provides financial advice is already a fiduciary, according to a survey released Wednesday by a group of investment adviser and consumer protection groups.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Financial Advisor November 2009 Jeff Schlegel	The Great Debate Financial services reform is coming. How will it impact advisors?
Financial Advisor September 2012 Jeff Schlegel	Not Making The Grade Financial advisors aren't as fiduciary as they should be, a new survey finds.
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.
Investment Advisor May 2010 Melanie Waddell	Schapiro Speaks on Fiduciary, 12b-1s In an exclusive interview, the SEC Chairman speaks her mind.
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.
Registered Rep. October 27, 2009 Halah Touryalai	Schapiro: Don't Expect Respite From Reform Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro lays out a number of regulatory issues the SEC will be paying close attention to in the coming months.
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.
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.
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.
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Bob Veres	The Dual Reality The FSI and independent broker-dealer community have become pivotal voices in the profession. What they see in the future might surprise you.
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.
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.
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.
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.