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Investment Advisor
October 2009
Melanie Waddell |
B/Ds Warned on Recruiting SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro sent a letter to broker/dealer CEOs, reminding them of their supervisory obligations under federal securities laws.   |
Investment Advisor
July 2009
Savita Iyer-Ahrestani |
Retirement Planning: Fund Firms Get Ahead of Summary Prospectus Deadline Experts believe the SEC will soon extend the summary prospectus requirement to variable annuities. |
Investment Advisor
July 2009 |
Upgrades What's going on: Pershing LLC has rolled out its NetX360 technology platform... Kohlberg Kravis Roberts announces an agreement with Fidelity Investments... Vanguard plans to merge funds... Laserfiche introduces Avante... more... |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
The SEC's Gift to You Securities regulation helps guard investors against fraud. |
Registered Rep.
November 11, 2010
Kristen French |
Sources: New SEC Rules Won't Kill Upfront Bonuses New rules governing broker recruiting bonuses? The idea, floated by Mary Schapiro on Monday, met with skepticism this week from securities industry attorneys, compensation experts and recruiters. |
Registered Rep.
September 2, 2009
John Churchill |
SEC Blew It With Madoff, Inspector General Says SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro announced the release today of the Office of the Inspector General's report on the Bernard Madoff fraud. It says, in short, the SEC screwed up in every way possible. |
Registered Rep.
March 18, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Congress Is Outraged--Again; Citi's New CEO?; Meredith Whitney Spews More Venom; and Madoff's Accountant's Life Just Got More Interesting The AIG CEO is testifying before the Inquisition -- er, Congress this morning. Liddy will be grilled about $165 million in bonuses his company doled out to executives. |
Registered Rep.
January 15, 2009 |
Schapiro's Replies: Blame The SEC--Not FINRA--For Madoff It wasn't her job, man. |
Investment Advisor
January 2009
Jeff Joseph |
More Regulation Post-Madoff? The only thing they are certain of is that his alleged Ponzi scheme. |
Investment Advisor
August 2009 |
B/D News Broker/Dealer news: SEC Enforcement... BOA and broker protocol... FINRA surveys retail sales practices... |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2010
Frances A. McMorris |
Broker Pay: The Next Regulatory Target? The federal agency's chairman, Mary Schapiro, said she wants to see rules that encourage "compensation programs that incentivize the right kind of behavior and conduct on the part of the industry," as opposed to short-term risk-taking. |
Investment Advisor
March 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Reform Is on the Way SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro is laying the groundwork for a significantly beefed up enforcement division at the Commission. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2004
Tim Beyers |
American Express Unit in Scandal The broker could be a target of a regulatory inquiry into mutual funds revenue-sharing. How can you tell if your own broker or advisor has a conflict of interest? |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Avoid "Brokerage Identity Theft" Identity theft doesn't just happen to individuals. Even brokerages can be victims. Be wary when someone contacts you claiming to be a brokerage, even a well-known one. |
Investment Advisor
April 2008
Melanie Waddell |
It's About Time Investment industry executives agree that the SEC's proposed short-form mutual fund prospectus is long overdue. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2006
John Churchill |
Blotter SEC Busts Another Ponzi... Broker Bends for Hedgies... NASD Says Firm Ignored Red Flags... |
Registered Rep.
April 7, 2005
Kristen French |
NASD Advocates More Disclosure, Less Paper Broker/dealers and their reps may get a big break on point-of-sale disclosure if the Securities and Exchange Commission heeds recent NASD advice. |
Registered Rep.
September 18, 2007 |
Cease and Desist Order Looms for NEXT Financial Group The Securities Exchange Commission issued an Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings against the independent broker/dealer late last month. |
Registered Rep.
June 22, 2009
David A. Geracioti |
Madoff Had Help Running His Fraud, Says SEC The SEC today indicted four individuals for helping Bernie Madoff in his colossal Ponzi scheme. One of the individuals was a registered rep and a second was an investment advisor. |
Registered Rep.
January 14, 2009 |
Schapiro, FINRA Head And Obama's SEC Chair Selection Head To D.C. Tomorrow For A Confirmation Hearing Mary L. Schapiro heads to Capitol Hill tomorrow morning for the hearing on her Senate confirmation as President-elect Barack Obama's nominee to chair the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Registered Rep.
October 23, 2007
David A. Geracioti |
If Allegations Prove True, File This Under: Stupid Broker The SEC has filed a complaint against a former LPL rep and branch manager, who, the SEC says, had been engaging in one of the oldest broker tricks in the book: stealing his clients money. |
Financial Advisor
April 2004
Tracey Longo |
Wanted: Real Disclosure Rules on brokers compensation disclosure are changing---but slowly. |
Registered Rep.
May 24, 2006
Kristen French |
Broker Sanctioned for Violation of Patriot Act After nearly a year and a half since the law's passage and after over a dozen brokerage firm audits, the SEC took its first enforcement action against a broker/dealer. Yet, in so doing, the SEC noted that broker/dealers are generally doing a very good job of complying. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
February 2, 2006
Kristen French |
Brokers Learning to Play by New Rules It's no longer business as usual on Wall Street. Starting yesterday, broker/dealers must follow a new SEC rule that requires them to disclose at certain times that they may not be acting in their clients' best interest. |
Investment Advisor
January 2009
Kara P. Stapleton |
B/D Briefings News & Products News, products, and information of interest to broker/dealers. |
Registered Rep.
February 17, 2005
John Churchill |
NASD Charges American Funds with Directed Brokerage Violation Saying it's just as impermissible to make directed brokerage payments as it is to receive them, the NASD charged American Funds---one of the country's most reputable asset managers---with paying kickbacks to brokerages for selling its funds. |
Registered Rep.
September 21, 2007
Halah Touryalai |
Banks Officially Welcomed into the Brokerage World Under New SEC Rule It only took eight years, but the SEC and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System passed final rules defining how banks can act as securities brokers. |
Investment Advisor
May 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: The SEC Reformation An exclusive interview with SEC chief Mary Schapiro regarding financial services reforms. |
Registered Rep.
May 14, 2007
John Churchill |
"Merrill Lynch" Rule Dead, But SEC to Ask for Time The securities industry still hopes that the SEC will somehow come up with a new plan to keep the fee-based brokerage account from coverage by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which mandates that to offer financial advice, you have to be a fiduciary. |
Investment Advisor
May 2009
David A. Lifson |
After the Fraud Victims of Madoff's Ponzi scheme have probably paid taxes on earnings they never had. Here are tips for recovering some of that money. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
July 2010
Melanie Waddell |
A Whirlwind of SEC Activity Harmonization of advisor and B/D rules will move forward. |
Registered Rep.
January 23, 2011
Kristen French |
SEC Recommends Strict Fiduciary Standard For Broker/Dealers An SEC study released over the weekend could represent a major push towards a more uniform regulatory framework for the fragmented wealth management business. |
Investment Advisor
November 2006
Thomas D. Giachetti |
Defining Fiduciary What is a financial advisor's true fiduciary duty? |
Registered Rep.
December 3, 2010
Kristen French |
SEC Says No New Rules On Broker Bonuses The SEC is charged with regulating executive compensation under Dodd-Frank legislation, but not broker bonuses. "I've checked with everyone here and there is no rulemaking that the SEC is undertaking at this time with respect to broker bonuses." said a spokesman. |
Registered Rep.
February 18, 2004
John Churchill |
SEC Puts Forth Mutual Fund Rules Proposals The SEC has put forth three proposals that could drastically change the way mutual funds are sold. |
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? |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
Bob Van Voris |
For Madoff Victims, an Avenging Angel Irving Picard has $10 billion in hand and is suing banks and others he claims profited from the fraud for $100 billion more |
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Bob Clark |
The Perfect Ponzi While the Madoff debacle has been a disaster for thousands of investors, the timing couldn't be better for independent advisors. |
Registered Rep.
March 30, 2007
John Churchill |
Surprise! FPA Wins Lawsuit Against SEC and the Broker-Dealer Exemption Three years after suing the SEC over the controversial "Broker Dealer Exemption" rule, a federal court has ruled that the SEC exceeded its authority in adopting the rule. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2006
John Churchill |
Blotter Shelf Space No No... Broker Gets 14 Years... |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2012
Kristen French |
Blotter: June 2012 Mark Spangler, Nicholas Louis Geranio, and David Blech have each violated federal securities laws. |
Bank Technology News
December 2009
John Dodge |
The IT Secrets from the Liar's Lair The preservation of old computer technology helped Madoff successfully go undetected for years until his massive Ponzi scheme collapsed that day. |
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
May 2010
Melanie Waddell |
30 for 30 Interviews: Harry Markopolos Independent financial fraud investigator Harry Markopolos identifies strengths and weakness of the SEC. |
InternetNews
June 8, 2004
Kevin Newcomb |
Salesforce.com Hits Bump on Road to IPO Excessive media coverage has caused the on-demand CRM provider to delay its offering, but the road to an IPO has now been cleared. |
Registered Rep.
January 11, 2011
Kristen French |
Expect SRO For Advisers, Fiduciary Fix For Brokers Compliance consultants, securities lawyers and lobbyists overwhelmingly agree that the SEC will recommend both. |
Registered Rep.
February 17, 2009 |
News Roundup: $8 Billion Fraud, Market Tests Lows And Michael Moore "Investigating" Wall Street Robert Allen Stanford and three of his financial companies have been charged with orchestrating an $8 billion fraud...Michael Moore looking for Wall Streeters... A cartoon video... |
Investment Advisor
September 2009 |
Broker/Dealer News Actions by the SEC and FINRA |
