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Registered Rep. April 28, 2005 John Churchill	NASD Sends Older Reps Back to the Classroom All registered reps are required to complete the regulatory sections of the NASD's continuing education curriculum. According to the Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education, there are currently 109,000 exempted reps that will now have to take the test.
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?...
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.
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?
Registered Rep. June 1, 2007	The Great Re-Sell How will registered reps re-position themselves with clients who have fee-based brokerage accounts?
Financial Planning February 1, 2005 Steven K. McGinnis	Must SROs Go? A new SEC proposal to separate trading functions from regulatory activities at the exchanges could have far-reaching effects.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2005 David A. Gaffen	Third Time Is a Harm A NASD proposal first announced in 2003 requires that reps with three or more formal complaints against them receive extra supervision from their firms. Most major broker/dealers are already operating as if the rule were in place.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2004 Bill Singer	Alone In a Crowd Registered reps cannot count on their firms or the regulators to look out for them. Indeed, there's an argument to be made that these institutions cannot be relied upon to use common sense.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2006 Susan Konig	A Big Trade Off? For advisors looking for further independence through a registered investment advisory firm, compliance burdens can increase. Reps working under an independent b/d's umbrella RIA, also known as "dually registered" advisors, must comply with both NASD and SEC rules.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2006 Kristen French	The More Things Change Despite the big push for millionaire clients throughout the industry in recent years, average annual revenue per financial advisor for all firms has remained relatively constant.
Registered Rep. April 29, 2005 John Churchill	FPA Sues to Stop Broker-Dealer Exemption The Financial Planning Association believes that the SEC rule which allows registered reps to call themselves financial advisors is contrary to law and encourages broker-dealers to engage in self-dealing with their clients without disclosing their conflicts of interest.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 John Churchill	Brokers Called Up for Active Duty Face Licensing Headaches, Book-Poaching Colleagues For registered rep reservists serving in one of the nation's armed forces, coming home and returning to the job is soon to get a lot easier. Of course, the NASD says there is nothing it can do to prevent colleagues from stealing a GI advisor's book.
Registered Rep. May 6, 2003 Ross Tucker	Wall Street Employment: Worst Market Ever? Yup. It's bad out there. The securities industry has lost a record number of jobs, according to a recent report from the Securities Industry Association. But as a percentage of total jobs, the 1973-1974 bloodletting was worse.
Registered Rep. December 10, 2003 David A. Gaffen	Securities Revenues Fall in Third Quarter Securities firms showed profits of $3.0 billion in the third quarter of 2003, a 45 percent decline from the second quarter, according to the Securities Industry Association. A significant drop in trading revenue was responsible for the profit hit.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004 Will Leitch	For Advisors, 2003 Was a Better Year The fortunes of advisors took a turn for the better in 2003, according to the annual report from the Securities Industry Association.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2006 Kristen French	Both Sides Now Brokers who hold dual licenses -- both the Series 7 and Series 65 licenses -- will have to take fiduciary responsibility on some accounts. But they can also sell investments, after they make it crystal clear that they're doing so.
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Marianne Czernin	Don't Let Simple Things Trip You Up! Financial professionals must take the time to make sure they understand what the various regulatory organizations require them to do before they actually do it. They shouldn't go it alone, or they could find themselves in the same situations as these reps.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Check Out Your Broker Finding the perfect broker to whom you would entrust your hard-earned money is difficult. "BrokerCheck," a new online tool from NASD, makes it easier to weed out the unscrupulous ones.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2008	Client Complaints: To Report Or Not To Report When a registered rep should report client complaints.
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?
Registered Rep. December 15, 2005 John Churchill	Court to NASD: You Don't Have a Leg to Stand On For the first time in its 68 years as a self-regulatory organization, the National Association of Securities Dealers sued the Securities and Exchange Commission over a right it was never granted. Guess what? It lost.
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2006 Jeff Brady	Sales Management: Spending Under Scrutiny Five states have already mandated that drug companies track, control, and report their marketing and sales spend directed at healthcare professionals, and many more states have legislation pending with distinct requirements.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2008 John Churchill	Fix Advisor Laws! Laws should reflect the fact that the differences between registered reps and registered investment advisors have largely evaporated.
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.
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 Marianne Czernin	Compliance Tips Your Ongoing Commitment to the NASD: It's important to know that as a registered rep currently employed by a broker-dealer, your obligations to the NASD do not cease should you quit and decide to become a carpenter, congressman or pirate.
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.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2005	Blotter Banc One Is No. 1 -- in Fine Size... Fleecing the Flock... Morgan Gets a Slap...
Investment Advisor March 2009 Melanie Waddell	When It Pays to Fight City Hall An annual analysis of litigated disciplinary proceedings brought by the SEC and FINRA against broker/dealers and registered representatives shows that it sometimes pays for B/Ds and reps to litigate against the regulators.
Registered Rep. July 24, 2006 John Churchill	Despite Increased Competition, Rep Comp Stays Strong The brokerage industry is an increasingly difficult job market to break into, and an even harder one to stay around in. But for those who succeed, it continues to provide a pretty nice living, according to the SIA's 2005 Production and Earnings Survey.
The Motley Fool March 21, 2007 S.J. Caplan	Check Out Your Broker A redesigned website tells you what you need to know before you invest.
Registered Rep. July 24, 2007 John Churchill	SEC to RIAs: Welcome In keeping with regulators trying to be more proactive and less reactive, the SEC is cozying up to newly registered investment advisers.
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 January 1, 2010 Alan J. Foxman	Blamed for ARS He Didn't Sell Misrepresenting auction-rate securities... BrokerCheck public disclosure system...
On Wall Street February 1, 2013 Alan J. Foxman	Proposed FINRA Procedures May Let Brokers Expunge Records Advisors may be able to erase mark against them from disputes in which they were not directly named.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 Karen Donovan	No More Slap on the Wrist Regulators are getting tough and creative on registered reps because they suspect that fines aren't a strong enough deterrent to stop illegal behavior.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2007	All About the Benjamins Reps say the darndest things.
Registered Rep. November 4, 2004 David A. Gaffen	Serenity Reigns in Boca Raton Perhaps it was the recent victory of President Bush that heartened this business friendly crowd, or the tranquil Boca Raton setting, but the annual Securities Industry Association conference exudes an oddly serene tone.
OCC Bulletin January 15, 2004	Reporting and Disclosure Requirements for National Banks with Securities The final rule, entitled "Reporting and Disclosure Requirements for National Banks With Securities Registered Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Securities Offering Disclosure Rules," amends 12 CFR 11 and 12 CFR 16.
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.
Financial Advisor April 2004 Tracey Longo	Wanted: Real Disclosure Rules on brokers compensation disclosure are changing---but slowly.
Registered Rep. June 15, 2004 John Churchill	Wall Street's Profits, Jobs, Compensation Are On the Rise Wall Street had its third best year ever in 2003, and 2004 is shaping up to be at least as good, according to the Securities Industry Association.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2004 David A. Gaffen	The Great Compliance Witch Hunt! Many clean brokers jump firms, only to discover their old broker/dealer besmirched their U4s. In a business where client realtionships are at stake, things can get ugly very quickly.
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.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 John Churchill	Growth at a Price While nobody is accusing GunnAllen of running a crooked business, the firm's growth strategy has translated to a reputation for hiring a relatively high proportion of reps with heavily marked up U4s, including some who have received criminal complaints.
Registered Rep. April 8, 2005 John Churchill	`Merrill Rule' Debate Not Over The SEC unanimously voted to allow Series 7 holders, or registered reps, to position themselves as financial advisors -- with certain caveats. But once again the SEC seemed to hedge its bet. So the debate rages on.
Investment Advisor March 2007 Melanie Waddell	States' Rights The North American Securities Administrators Association's agenda includes preserving state regulators' authority.
Investment Advisor April 2007	Group Think-April 2007 The SEC cuts fees charged to public companies... The NASD Investor Education Foundation launched a grant program... etc.
On Wall Street June 1, 2010 Mark Astarita	Tilting the Litigation Landscape Against the Financial Industry Current reform proposals could radically alter the broker-client relationship.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2013 Taylor & Trowbridge	Group Investing Update Changes to securities laws may change your business model.
Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Marshall Eckblad	4 Questions Mary Schapiro is chairman and CEO of the NASD, which is set to merge later this year with the New York Stock Exchange. Here, she spoke about the new organization that she has been appointed to lead.