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Financial Advisor July 2011 Andrew Gluck |
Redefining Financial Advice The fate of professionalization and the FPA hang in the regulatory balance. |
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. |
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 February 2009 James J. Green |
Growth, and Advocacy A conversation with Diahann Lassus, NAPFA Chair, about NAPFA's growth, what the reaction will be in Washington to the Bernie Madoff scandal, and what NAPFA hopes to accomplish with the financial planning coalition. |
Financial Advisor June 2012 Jim McConville |
Advisor Groups Renew Challenge To Finra's SRO Cost Estimates A coalition of financial advisor industry groups last month resumed its assault on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's cost estimates for creating a self-regulatory organization to review investment advisors. |
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. |
Investment Advisor October 2009 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: The Dog That Didn't Bark A fiduciary duty to all clients would be more immediate, widespread, and at least as beneficial as separate regulation of planners. |
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 Advisor November 2009 Jeff Schlegel |
The Great Debate Financial services reform is coming. How will it impact advisors? |
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. |
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 |
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. |
Investment Advisor July 2010 Melanie Waddell |
A Whirlwind of SEC Activity Harmonization of advisor and B/D rules will move forward. |
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 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 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 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 August 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: Consumers Take Center Stage of Reform Debate Financial services reform continues to unfold, with two pieces of legislation being sent to Capitol Hill in July aimed at protecting investors. |
Investment Advisor April 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Washington Watch: The Shape of Reform Begins to Sharpen Dodd's bill calls for SEC study, not a fiduciary standard; advisors await final markup. |
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. |
On Wall Street July 1, 2009 Helen Kearney |
The 'F' Word Stirs Up Controversy Advisors who fall under the new fiduciary standard, namely investment advisors who run a fee-based business, must always put clients' interests before of their own. |
Financial Advisor November 2005 Tracey Longo |
The Embattled Broker Exemption Rule While advisors talk a good game about their desire to see consumers protected by meaningful regulation, the Financial Planning Association remains the sole litigant in its lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission's so-called Merrill rule. |
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 January 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Watch Out. Reform In on the Way As the New Year unfolds, one thing is certain: financial services regulatory reform will be hotly debated in the 111th Congress, and perhaps some reforms will actually be put into place. |
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 June 2012 Jim McConville |
Napfa Elects New Chair, Launches Web Sites The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors has tapped Ron Rhoades to succeed Susan John as chairman of the fee-only planners group. |
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. |
Investment Advisor July 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: Bracing for Change It looks to be all but inevitable that the rules for broker/dealers and investment advisors will be harmonized, and that broker/dealers offering investment advice will have to adhere to a fiduciary standard of care. |
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. |
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. |
Investment Advisor April 2009 |
Group Think News from FINRA, IAA, NAVA, NAPFA, and NAIFA |
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 May 2007 |
Frontline News Don't Party Like It's 1999... CFP Board Moving Headquarters... Advisors Settle Multimillion Lawsuits... FPA's New Fiduciary Standard For All Planners... Mesirow Advisors Become RIAs... |
Investment Advisor November 2009 |
The Soapbox: The Financial Planning Coalition Barks Back The Financial Planning Coalition responds to Bob Clark's October 2009 column on reregulation. |
Investment Advisor April 1, 2011 Ron Rhoades |
An Alternative to FINRA Oversight "I expect FINRA and its allies to continue to push to extend its jurisdiction to some or all investment advisors," says Investment Adviser Association Executive Director David Tittsworth. |
Financial Advisor September 2009 |
Frontline News News for the financial services industry: Regulations, Fiduciaries And Other Things... Breakaway Broker Trend Slowing?... Barney Frank Won't Push SRO For Advisors... CFP Board's Proposed New Education Standard... M&A Activity Down, But Not Out... more... |
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 August 1, 2009 Bob Veres |
A Swiftly Tilting Planet How will brokers and financial advisors fare in the government's battle to regulate the securities industry? |
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 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. |
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. |
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 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 Advisor September 2012 Jeff Schlegel |
Not Making The Grade Financial advisors aren't as fiduciary as they should be, a new survey finds. |
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 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. June 17, 2009 Christina Mucciolo |
The Fiduciary Battle Continues, Now Under Federal Microscope Among other measures, the Obama administration proposed today that the Securities and Exchange Commission require that broker-dealers offering investment advice be held to the fiduciary standard rather than the suitability standard. |
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 October 2009 James J. Green |
Catching Up With: Bill Baldwin A telephone interview with the editor-in-chief of this publication and the new chairman of NAPFA, Bill Baldwin. |