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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.  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor October 2010 Andrew Gluck |
Pulling The Switch Are state regulators ready to assume oversight of some 4,200 RIAs?  |
Registered Rep. November 16, 2012 Jerry Gleeson |
Tardy Advisors Get a Reprieve Mid-sized RIAs who are behind on switching their registration from federal to state jurisdictions now have until Dec. 17 to get caught up.  |
Financial Planning March 1, 2013 Kenneth Corbin |
SEC Registration Deadline Looms As annual registration nears, compliance experts warn RIAs to be cautious about their numbers.  |
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.  |
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, 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.  |
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?  |
Registered Rep. December 16, 2011 Jerry Gleeson |
Compliance Outsourcing Gains Favor With RIAs Charles Schwab's RIA Benchmarking Study this year reports that 38 percent of firms were outsourcing their compliance functions, up from 27 percent in 2010.  |
Financial Advisor December 2010 |
Frontline News RIAs Transferred To States May Get Dual Exams... Piqued By Peak Oil... The Art Of The Referral... etc.  |
Investment Advisor March 2007 Melanie Waddell |
States' Rights The North American Securities Administrators Association's agenda includes preserving state regulators' authority.  |
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 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.  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor July 2009 Sherri Scordo |
Compliance Concerns There's a lot of buzz these days about potential changes in compliance rules and the impact on advisors.  |
Financial Advisor March 2005 Tracey Longo |
The Watchdog Inside Your Firm The SEC is making your chief compliance officer a whistleblower. Advisors' success with regulators in 2005 will depend largely on whether they trip themselves up or are able to create a business model that is better aligned with their clients.  |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Andrew Gluck |
Redefining Financial Advice The fate of professionalization and the FPA hang in the regulatory balance.  |
Investment Advisor May 2010 James J. Green |
Simple, Not Simplistic Tom Giachetti preaches a simple approach to compliance for advisors: Know what you need to do, but also what you don't need to do.  |
Registered Rep. September 16, 2011 Jerry Gleeson |
RIA Interest in Financial Planning Grows, Industry Data Suggests Financial planning activities are playing a growing role in the service offerings of registered investment advisors.  |
Investment Advisor October 2008 Bob Clark |
The Real Deal MarketCounsel is focused on taking the independent advisory model to the next level.  |
Investment Advisor August 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Will the States Be Able to Regulate Big RIAs? State regulators and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will meet soon to iron out the details of shifting nearly 4,000 advisors from federal to state supervision.  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor January 2004 Jay Gould |
Washed Up On The Banks Of Denial The SEC has changed its policies regarding anti-fraud consent injunctions. How should investment advisors react?  |
Investment Advisor June 2009 Thomas D. Giachetti |
Expert's Corner: Complacency, Risk and the SEC Often advisors become complacent with respect to compliance, but all RIAs must recognize that compliance is an ongoing process requiring the review/update/amendment of regulatory filings, disclosures, and procedures.  |
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.  |
Investment Advisor May 2010 David Tittsworth |
What a Reinvigorated SEC Will Mean for You The first in a series of occasional commentaries by the executive director of the Investment Adviser Association.  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor July 2008 |
Frontline News News of interest to the financial community: CFP Board's New Conduct Standards... SEC Examining More RIAs... Advisors Await Word On New Privacy Regulations... First Western Buys Fourth RIA Firm, Doubles Size...etc.  |
Investment Advisor November 17, 2010 Thomas D. Giachetti |
Will You Stay SEC Registered in 2011? Regulatory changes could cause confusion for advisors  |
Registered Rep. June 15, 2010 Kristen French |
NASAA Says Reg-D Is Second Biggest Investor Protection Concern NASAA President Denise Voigt Crawford outlined the biggest investor protection provisions in Wall Street reform legislation that are supported by the organization.  |
Financial Planning October 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Bookshelf The RIA's Compliance Handbook by Elayne Robertson Demby is a comprehensive guide for registered investment advisors. Readers can earn 20 hours worth of CFP continuing education credits by passing a 35-question exam located in the back of the book.  |
Investment Advisor April 11, 2011 Melanie Waddell |
SEC to Meet Dodd-Frank's July Deadline on 'Switch,' Private Fund, Venture Fund Advisors While final rules will be out by July 21, SEC will give advisors more time to comply  |
Registered Rep. June 30, 2014 Diana Britton |
The Engineer Craig Stuvland formed his company to "fan the flame of independence" in the financial services space.  |
Investment Advisor August 2005 Thomas D. Giachetti |
Come Right In Here are some issues pertaining to an advisor's compliance-readiness, including a list of some of the more substantive issues that are currently the focus of SEC examiners.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Investment Advisor February 2007 Thomas D. Giachetti |
When Should You Register? Should an investment advisor with $30 million of "assets under management" register with the SEC? It depends on whether the advisor has "qualifying" assets under management.  |
Investment Advisor March 2006 Melanie Waddell |
Piling On Keeping up with compliance chores will continue to occupy a substantial portion of advisors' time, as industry officials and observers are steadfast in their belief that regulatory scrutiny by the SEC and NASD isn't going away.  |
Investment Advisor July 2010 Melanie Waddell |
A Whirlwind of SEC Activity Harmonization of advisor and B/D rules will move forward.  |
Financial Advisor October 2008 Tracey Longo |
Unwanted Scrutiny One of the quickest ways to get regulators' attention these days is to single out retirees and seniors in your advisory firm's marketing initiatives.  |
Financial Advisor November 2009 Jeff Schlegel |
The Great Debate Financial services reform is coming. How will it impact advisors?  |
Financial Advisor June 2011 David Lawrence |
A New Dawn More firms may merge or form strategic alliances in the wake of new rules that require small advisors to switch regulators.  |
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Frontline News Independent B-Ds Inside... States Gear Up To Examine More Advisors... IRS To Regulate All Tax Preparers... Guggenheim To Buy Security Benefit... RIA M&A Activity Down In '09... Majority Of Advisors See Growth In '10... more...  |
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?  |
On Wall Street October 1, 2013 |
Five Questions with A. Heath Abshure A. Heath Abshure, the outgoing president of the North American Securities Administrators Association discusses his tenure.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |