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Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell	Fiduciary D-Day Arrives As the SEC launches into rulemaking, lots of 'thorny issues' will surface.
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.
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.
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 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 September 2010 Bob Clark	Clark at Large: Time to Represent, Advisor Leaders! Advisors can play a powerful role in the SEC's fiduciary deliberations, if they can get their leaders to lead.
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 October 2010 Melanie Waddell	Dissecting the FSI's Position on Fiduciary As a new study finds investors still confused, Financial Services Institute president Dale Brown presents the independent broker/dealer perspective.
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
Investment Advisor March 1, 2011 Kathleen Mcbride	SEC and the Fiduciary Study: The Process Why the fiduciary standard became such a hot topic for regulators
Investment Advisor May 1, 2011	More Than Kin, Less Than Kind Legitimate questions raised by Republicans should be answered. The problem is that the incestuous relationship the SEC has with the industry does not allow a frank discussion of what regulatory reform means to the consumer for fear of criticizing the industry's current state.
Financial Advisor July 2011 Andrew Gluck	Redefining Financial Advice The fate of professionalization and the FPA hang in the regulatory balance.
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.
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.
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 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.
Investment Advisor May 1, 2011 Kathleen McBride	SEC and the Fiduciary Study: Where Do We Go From Here? It's not whether to extend fiduciary duty, but how to extend it
Financial Advisor March 2011 Jeff Schlegel	Is Uniformity Possible? Broker-dealers expect some changes if a new fiduciary standard is adopted.
Financial Advisor October 2010 Scott A. MacKillop	One Standard, Period The debate over the fiduciary standard should be about clients - and it would be over in a heartbeat if it were.
Investment Advisor July 2010 Melanie Waddell	A Whirlwind of SEC Activity Harmonization of advisor and B/D rules will move forward.
Financial Advisor November 2009 Jeff Schlegel	The Great Debate Financial services reform is coming. How will it impact advisors?
Registered Rep. April 27, 2010 Kristen French	Goldman Case Boosts Odds For Fiduciary Standard In Senate Bill The Senate hearing with Goldman Sachs may increase the likelihood that a fiduciary standard for brokers will make it into Senator Christopher Dodd's financial regulatory reform legislation.
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 David Spinar	Even the Playing Field Congress needs to standardize the regulations for investment advisors and broker-dealers.
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.
Investment Advisor June 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell	Schapiro Says SEC to Focus in July on Fiduciary, 12b-1 The Commission will look at fund regulation "in tandem" with RIA/BD reform.
Investment Advisor September 2010 Melanie Waddell	The Playing Field: The Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Afterlife A fiduciary standard for all may crimp RIAs' competitive edge.
Financial Advisor September 2012 Jeff Schlegel	Not Making The Grade Financial advisors aren't as fiduciary as they should be, a new survey finds.
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Bob Veres	Gold Into Straw In mid-January, the SEC released its "Study on Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers" to Congress. Analyzing the study provides an insightful look into how the SEC views the "harmonization" of two different regulatory structures.
Registered Rep. June 25, 2010 Kristen French	The Final Wall Street Reform Bill And You After a herculean 20-hours straight of negotiations, Congressional committee members agreed Friday morning to a Wall Street reform package that will be much tougher on the country's banks.
Investment Advisor October 2010 Bob Clark	The Empire Steps Up The Financial Planning Coalition's letter on the Securities and Exchange Commission's "Study Regarding Obligations of Brokers, Dealers and Investment Advisers" will knock your socks off.
Registered Rep. August 19, 2009 Christina Mucciolo	Haggling Over The F Word Continues Regulators, consumer advocates and politicians continue to hammer out what it might mean for Series 65 investment advisors and series 7 registered reps to adhere to the new fiduciary standard.
Investment Advisor October 2010 Melanie Waddell	Obama Calls for End to Some Bush-Era Tax Cuts; Fiduciary Lobbying Continues Some experts see a tax deal in early 2011
Investment Advisor March 2008 Bob Clark	The Empire Strikes Back Wall Street's crafty response to its whipping over the Merrill rule.
Financial Advisor October 2012	Stalled: Tougher Fiduciary Standard For Brokers Even with Wall Street and consumer advocates allied in pushing for it, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to raise standards for brokers advising retail investors has run aground.
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. July 15, 2011 Kristen French	SIFMA Wants Fiduciary Standard Governed By Client Contracts Broker/dealer trade group SIFMA fired off the latest round in the ongoing tangle over the fiduciary standard Thursday. The group sent a letter to the SEC that recommends creating for broker/dealers a modified version of the fiduciary standard that currently governs investment advisers.
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.
Registered Rep. June 24, 2010 Kristen French	Congress Agrees to Fiduciary Standard For Brokers In negotiation over Wall Street reform Thursday, Senator Tim Johnson (D., S.D.) accepted a final counter-offer from the House this afternoon that would give the SEC rulemaking authority to extend the fiduciary duty to brokers who provide investment advice.
Registered Rep. May 6, 2010 Kristen French	Washington Goes Crazy For Fiduciary Standard A number of senators are scrambling to get on the fiduciary bandwagon following last weeks' Goldman Sachs hearings.
Registered Rep. March 15, 2010 Kristen French	Dodd Bill Requires Year-Long Study of Fiduciary Issue, SRO Idea, Gives SEC Muscle Banking reform legislation introduced Monday would give the SEC greater enforcement muscle over RIAs, and would require it to conduct a study examining the effectiveness of extending the fiduciary standard to brokers.
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.
Registered Rep. September 15, 2010 Kristen French	Investors Think Insurance Agents, Brokers Are Fiduciaries Investors believe everyone who provides financial advice is already a fiduciary, according to a survey released Wednesday by a group of investment adviser and consumer protection groups.
On Wall Street March 1, 2011 Lorie Konish	A Uniform Fiduciary Standard May Reduce Investment Choices The fallout from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent recommendation of a uniform fiduciary standard rolls on. As dates for hearings hang in the air, so do the possible effects on the wealth management industry.
Registered Rep. August 30, 2011 Kristen French	House Plans Hearing on SRO for Advisors for Sept. 13 The subcommittee is expected to review who should be responsible for examining investment advisers.
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 September 2010 Melanie Waddell	Washington Watch: Industry Heeds SEC's Call for Comments SEC flooded with comments on fiduciary standard; 'fiduciary forum' on September 24.
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.
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 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."