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Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Bill Singer	Two-Tiered Justice? A recent SEC report shows that the NASD is far less enthusiastic about policing itself --- despite the fact that such self-regulation is part of its charter.
Financial Advisor April 2004 Tracey Longo	Wanted: Real Disclosure Rules on brokers compensation disclosure are changing---but slowly.
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Marianne Czernin	Compliance Tips Registered reps have lots of eyes watching them. Supervisors, compliance personnel, sales directors, and operations all scrutinize reps' activities. But these aren't the only people interested in reps' movements.
Investment Advisor July 2010 Melanie Waddell	A Whirlwind of SEC Activity Harmonization of advisor and B/D rules will move forward.
Registered Rep. November 29, 2006 Kevin Burke	Small Firms Move to Block NYSE/NASD SRO Merger Not everybody is cheering the formation of a single self-regulatory organization. An insurgency of small brokerage firms is urging their peers to strike down yesterday's announced merger between the regulatory arms of NYSE and NASD.
Investment Advisor December 2006 Kathleen M. McBride	Three-Part Harmony Financial advisors, sing along as the SEC is set to look at proposals for regulatory rules that have been harmonized in an attempt to eliminate, or greatly reduce, conflicts, duplication, and confusion, in a new hybrid set of rules.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007	Turf Wars Over Advice The age-old debate between the b/d and investment advisor (RIA) industries over who should be able to provide advice and when, and whose regulatory regime offers better investor protections, is far from over.
Investment Advisor June 2006 Melanie Waddell	The Playing Field: Masters at the Helm Former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt and past NASD and Nasdaq Stock Market chairman and CEO Frank Zarb have joined a consulting firm's heavy hitters.
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. September 1, 2005 Karen Jones	Regulate Thyself (Better) Further complicating the debate over the self-regulatory organization (SRO) structure are the NYSE's planned demutalization and merger with Archipelago Holdings and Nasdaq's planned merger with Instinet Group. How will these moves affect their role as policemen of brokers?
Wall Street & Technology January 6, 2006 Ivy Schmerken	Everything's Coming Up Hybrid Will a joint NYSE - NASD regulator result in the $100 million-a-year savings that the NASD is proposing in the hybrid regulation of dual member firms?
On Wall Street July 1, 2010 Alan J. Foxman	Dueling Investigators Advisor Q&A: Why must agencies duplicate investigatory efforts?... Should I worry about reps picking up bad habits from old firms?...
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Registered Rep. September 3, 2003 David Gaffen	NASD: Brokers With Complaints Need A Watchful Eye Heed the red flags. This is the thrust of a new NASD proposal that would require brokerage houses to devote extra supervision to reps with extensive numbers of complaints or regulatory actions against them.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 Kevin Burke	SEC Chairman Endorses Single SRO Now that SEC Chairman Christopher Cox has made creating a single SRO for the brokerage industry a top priority, why are some suddenly wondering if it's a good thing after all?
Registered Rep. February 1, 2006 John Churchill	Size-ism? Ten years after the formation of the Small Firms Advisory Board, many small firms say they are still getting pushed around by bigger firms -- and this time the NASD is taking the side of the bullies.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2006 Portal & Hilzenrath	New SEC Proposed Guidelines to Give Investors a Clear View at Executive Compensation REITs should conduct a thorough review of current compensation policies and practices and evaluate them in light of the new disclosure proposals. For some REITs, a complete overhaul of the compensation program may be necessary.
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.
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 December 1, 2011 Bob Veres	Regulatory Armaggedon The Republican leadership in Congress has proposed that the SEC authorize one or more self-regulatory organizations to take over regulation of RIAs. This has been coordinated with massive Wall Street lobbying.
Registered Rep. January 12, 2006 John Churchill	Schapiro in for Glauber at NASD 2007 The NASD Board of Governors announced today that Mary Schapiro, currently the self-regulator's head of Regulatory Policy and Oversight, will become the NASD's chairwoman when the term of its current chief ends in December 2006.
Registered Rep. March 2, 2011 Kristen French	New Incentive-Based Comp Rules Murky For Financial Advisors It is not clear what this all means for financial advisors and brokers, some of whom get incentive pay in the form of recruiting bonuses that reward them for increasing assets and/or production.
Finance & Development September 2009 Randall Dodd	Overhauling the System The United States is proposing the most radical reform of financial regulation since the New Deal.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Christopher O'Leary	A Crusade Against Indies? Regardless of whether going independent means a more regulatory scrutiny or not, advisors thinking of going out on their own need to understand just how much work such a move will entail in terms of keeping up with the ever-changing world of regulations.
Registered Rep. March 9, 2006 Halah Touryalai	NYSE Reg. And NASD: Merger `Em?; A Senate Committee Opens Hearings on SROs Are federal securities laws crafted in the 1930s still effective 70 years on? And, more important, is a privately owned, for-profit NYSE Group able to "self-regulate" itself without being mired in conflicts? And, as registered reps, should you care?
Financial Advisor November 2009 Jeff Schlegel	The Great Debate Financial services reform is coming. How will it impact advisors?
The Motley Fool December 26, 2006 Dan Caplinger	The SEC's Gift to You: Part 2 By giving the investing public access to information, and serving as a regulator with the power to take action to correct problems, the SEC works hard to protect investors.
Financial Planning July 1, 2010 Jeanne Lee	Reform Lite The 1,600-page financial reform bill passed by the Senate in May still doesn't do enough to enhance consumer protections for individual investors, some industry observers say.
On Wall Street August 1, 2009 Mark Astarita	Changes at the SEC: Schapiro Should Be Benefit to Advisors One can expect that as head of the SEC Mary Schapiro will understand the impact of new rule proposals and enforcement initiatives and will temper the calls for more extreme changes that would ultimately harm the markets and the financial industry.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2006 S.J. Caplan	There's a New Sheriff Coming to Town The NASD and NYSE are to consolidate regulatory functions.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2007 Kevin Burke	The New SRO Plans for the NYSE/NASD regulatory consolidation are moving quickly toward an April 2 deadline. But executives question whether the proposed governance structure for the consolidated regulator could change the nature of regulation in the industry for the worse.
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.
Financial Planning May 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien	Regulatory Tussle Independent broker-dealers and the Securities and Exchange Commission have found themselves in a tug-of-war over how best to serve clients when registered representatives depart one firm for another.
On Wall Street July 1, 2009 Mark Astarita	The SEC's "Feel Good" Committee The Securities and Exchange Commission announces the formation of an Investor Advisory Committee, which it says will give investors a greater voice in its work.
Investment Advisor June 2009	B/D News & Products Important news for broker/dealers: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is proposing a major expansion of its BrokerCheck service... Fraud charges against several entities and individuals who operate the Reserve Primary Fund... more...
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Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2009	Compensation at the Fore In this sampling of bank directors' opinions on the hot topics of the day, we look at issues related to executive compensation.
Investment Advisor March 2007 Melanie Waddell	States' Rights The North American Securities Administrators Association's agenda includes preserving state regulators' authority.
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Registered Rep. August 1, 2004 Will Leitch	The Reformation When the scandal craze that has gripped the securities industry first began two years ago, few in the industry recognized how deep it might go.
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Robert Pozen	Think Twice Congress is seriously debating legislation that would significantly expand the coverage of the Investment Advisers Act, empower the SEC to make rules on advisor compensation and increase the likelihood of lawsuits against advisors.
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