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Investment Advisor March 2007 Kathleen M. McBride	An Independent Voice The Financial Services Institute kicked off its annual conference at Disney World with the group's new chair, John Simmers, CEO of ING Advisors Network, introducing an ambitious agenda for 2007.
Investment Advisor September 2008 Eric Schwartz	B/D or RIA? The Case for the Flexible B/D How independent broker/dealers and advisors can thrive by leveraging the trends of the future.
Investment Advisor June 2008 Philip Palaveev	The New Model: The Fee-Only Broker/Dealer Independent broker/dealers must tackle head-on the causes of their frustration if they wish to survive.
Investment Advisor June 2010 Marlene Y. Satter	Tenacity The financial crisis gave independent B/Ds a drubbing from which they've yet to fully recover, according to the IA 2010 broker/dealer survey.
Investment Advisor March 2008 James J. Green	Coming Out Party Only fours years after its inception, the Financial Services Institute has achieved a high level of success as the primary advocacy group for independent broker/dealers. The recent FSI gathering was the broker/dealer group's biggest ever.
Investment Advisor May 2008 Melanie Waddell	Donohue on the Rand Report & Paulson SEC exec doesn't foresee a single regulator for advisors and broker/dealers.
Registered Rep. January 27, 2006 Halah Touryalai	Indie Broker Trade Group Sets 2006 Agenda at San Diego Conference At its second annual conference, the Financial Services Institute spinoff organization announced more plans to represent the special interests of indie b/ds with regulators, including the launch of FSI PAC, a Washington lobbying unit.
Registered Rep. December 30, 2009 Christina Mucciolo	Independent Contractor Status On Senate's Agenda in 2010 The Financial Services Institute plans on lobbying against recently re-introduced legislation in the Senate that threatens financial advisors' "independent contractor" worker classification.
Investment Advisor June 2008 McBride & Roberts	The Presidents Speak Recruiting and building margins are top challenges for independent broker/dealers today.
Investment Advisor October 2007 K. McBride & K. Stapleton	Birds of a Feather More than ever, the professional associations that cater to financial planners and advisors are having a meaningful impact outside the planning community itself, among consumers, in the courts, and on Capitol Hill.
Investment Advisor July 2009 Melanie Waddell	Regulatory Reform Angst It's clear that advisors are worried about the impact of regulatory reform measures.
Investment Advisor May 2010 Melanie Waddell	Schapiro Speaks on Fiduciary, 12b-1s In an exclusive interview, the SEC Chairman speaks her mind.
Registered Rep. June 19, 2012 Diana Britton	Whose Suitability Standards? In early 2011, the SEC completed a study, mandated under Dodd-Frank reform legislation, which recommended extending to brokers who advise retail clients the same fiduciary standard that now applies to investment advisors.
Investment Advisor February 2008 Melanie Waddell	A Busy Year in Washington Now that the Rand report assessing the advisory and broker/dealer industries has been released, No doubt advisors and brokers will be anticipating any possible regulatory actions that the SEC may take.
Investment Advisor June 2009 Russ Diachok	Survival of the Fittest An assessment of who will succeed -- and fail -- among the independent B/D ranks.
Investment Advisor November 2009 Melanie Waddell	Danger & Opportunity: Healthcare, Financial Services Reform Making Headway Two of the Obama Administration's top priorities to accomplish by year-end -- healthcare and financial services reform -- are well on their way to fruition.
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Registered Rep. June 1, 2012 Diana Britton	Breaking Out: A New Era in Insurance Insurance firms constantly go through cycles of acquisition and sale when it comes to their broker/dealer subsidiaries. But the current sell cycle is different, and it may shake up how the business works.
Investment Advisor June 2007 Kathleen M. McBride	Interesting Times Independent broker/dealers find opportunity in the face of changing winds.
Registered Rep. September 9, 2011 Diana Britton	FSI: Calif. Sets Good Precedent With Independent Contractor Bill Considered a win for independent broker/dealers and their advisors, the California state Senate passed a bill Thursday night that tightens rules governing independent contractor status but omits onerous paperwork requirements.
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Registered Rep. August 29, 2014 Diana Britton	One Strike, You're Out When it comes to the world of independent broker/dealers, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is cracking down. Its stated 2014 priority is to focus its regulatory firepower on "high-risk" brokers.
Investment Advisor February 2009 Melanie Waddell	Teaming Up for Change The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, the Financial Planning Association, and the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards -- which have joined forces to lobby Congress on financial services reform -- christen themselves the Financial Planning Coalition.
Registered Rep. August 10, 2011 Diana Britton	LPL Conference Opens with New Initiatives, Support for Advisors LPL Financial kicked off its annual conference in Chicago on Monday by ringing the opening bell of the NASDAQ stock exchange and announcing some new initiatives aimed at supporting advisors.
Financial Planning December 1, 2012 Joe Russo	Independents Rising: Joe Russo Commentary When we re lumped in with all financial professionals, the value we offer is compromised.
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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.
Investment Advisor May 2008 McBride & Waddell	Seismic Shift The Treasury Secretary floats a regulatory plan that -- if implemented -- will change the financial services world as we know it.
Registered Rep. October 6, 2009 Kristen French	FSI Urges Alternatives To Proposed Investor Protection Act The Financial Services Institute recommends closing regulatory gaps between the two sides of the industry, and suggested that an industry-run, rather than a government-run, regulator would be best for the job.
Investment Advisor March 2007 James J. Green	Silver Lining Despite the silver lining benefits, the financial advisor community can't just react to regulators and legislators. It must be proactive.
Investment Advisor June 2008 Mark Tibergien	Truth and Consequence Are more regulations for the financial services sector really needed, or just better enforcement of what's now on the book?
Registered Rep. March 9, 2011 Kristen French	Law Students, Mercer Bullard Launch SRO For Investment Advisers Their group would rival FINRA, the self regulatory agency for broker/dealers and currently the leading contender for the job.
Investment Advisor June 2008 Kathleen M. McBride	Independents' Optimism Broker/dealer advisory board members say things are looking up in the industry.
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 September 2009 Bob Clark	Clark at Large: These Guys Are Good Did you ever get the haunting feeling that something was going too well? That's how I'm starting to feel about the reregulation of the advisory world, which is part of the Obama Administration's overhaul of the financial services industry.
Investment Advisor August 2010 Bob Clark	Can't Beat 'Em? Then Stall 'Em Despite the reform bill's ambiguity, a fiduciary standard for all seems likely.
Investment Advisor May 2009 Melanie Waddell	Danger & Opportunity: The SEC Reformation An exclusive interview with SEC chief Mary Schapiro regarding financial services reforms.
Investment Advisor October 2008	News & Products, October 2008 The SEC announces an enforcement action against LPL Financial Corp... ING Advisors Network announced a reorganization... Ameriprise Financial has signed an agreement to acquire H&R Block Financial Advisors... etc.
Investment Advisor June 2009 James J. Green	Best of Times, Worst of Times Securities America and Capital Analysts have responded to the financial crisis in quite different ways. But they're also quite similar in how they're proactively changing their business models to help reps and the home office thrive
Investment Advisor September 2008 Melanie Waddell	Whither the Independent B/D? Securities America's acquisition of Brecek & Young is yet another sign of dwindling independent broker/dealers.
Financial Planning July 1, 2012 Bob Veres	Gaps of Logic FINRA has been an effective bludgeon against the small independent B-D world, creating paperwork requirements whose costs are best amortized over larger hordes of retail advisors.
Investment Advisor March 2009 James J. Green	Broker/Dealer Briefing: A Shot Over the Bow FINRA is quietly conducting a sweep of broker/dealers that could be the first steps to having the SRO take over regulation of registered investment advisors from the SEC -- something the former NASD has long desired.
Registered Rep. May 7, 2010 Kristen French	Bulk Up On Disclosure, Shock Aborbers Needed, Says Ketchum The industry must move forward to improve the quality and kinds of disclosures firms provide to clients, particularly disclosures about the services provided.
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.