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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.   |
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. |
OCC Bulletin
September 5, 2002 |
Investment Portfolio Credit Risks: Safekeeping Arrangements This guidance alerts banks to the potentially significant credit risks they incur when safekeeping investment portfolio assets with third parties, such as brokers, broker/dealer firms and banks. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2006
John Churchill |
Blotter SEC Tackles Wachovia Insider... Supervisory Meltdown... Market Timing Geeks... |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
The SEC's Gift to You Securities regulation helps guard investors against fraud. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2004 |
Cutting the Pace of Cost-Cutting New numbers from the Securities Industry Association suggest that cost-reduction efforts are easing. |
Investment Advisor
January 2008 |
Changes National Financial Partners named Daniel Young president and COO of NFP Securities, Inc., NFP's broker/dealer... The Securities and Exchange Commission named John Loesch deputy director of the agency's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy... etc. |
Registered Rep.
January 8, 2003
Ross Tucker |
SIA Urges No Change to Branch Office Definition The SIA has expressed serious concerns over proposed changes by the NYSE and SEC that would alter the qualifications by which a broker/dealer office is considered a branch office. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Barring Bad Board Directors The SEC is cracking down, but enforcement is a problem. |
Investment Advisor
November 2009
Melanie Waddell |
SEC Sets Out Strategic Plan The Securities and Exchange Commission publishes its Draft Strategic Plan outlining the Commission's strategic goals for 2010 through 2015. |
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Melanie Waddell |
Piling On Keeping up with compliance chores will continue to occupy a substantial portion of advisors' time, as industry officials and observers are steadfast in their belief that regulatory scrutiny by the SEC and NASD isn't going away. |
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.
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. |
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.
April 26, 2005
Kristen French |
A Pawn Takes the Queen Charles Elliott scores one for the "little guy," and proves that sometimes it pays for a broker to take on securities regulators, despite their financial and legal heft. |
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.
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. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
August 29, 2006
Kristen French |
Pru Agrees to $600 Million Market-Timing Settlement Prudential Equity Group admitted to criminal wrongdoing in connection with the market-timing practices of a number of its brokers between 1999 and June, 2003. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
March 27, 2006
Kristen French |
SEC Targets Investment Traps Set For Seniors The move against the "free lunch," as they are generally called, is part of a larger initiative launched to protect senior citizens from investment scams and unsuitable recommendations. |
Investment Advisor
March 2007
Melanie Waddell |
States' Rights The North American Securities Administrators Association's agenda includes preserving state regulators' authority. |
Registered Rep.
March 25, 2011
Diana Britton |
Securities America Negotiates With Plaintiffs; Saga Continues Securities America met with plaintiff's attorneys to negotiate a resolution to investor claims against the company related to its sale of allegedly fraudulent private placements. |
Financial Advisor
January 2004
Jay Gould |
Washed Up On The Banks Of Denial The SEC has changed its policies regarding anti-fraud consent injunctions. How should investment advisors react? |
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? |
Investment Advisor
August 2009 |
B/D News Broker/Dealer news: SEC Enforcement... BOA and broker protocol... FINRA surveys retail sales practices... |
Investment Advisor
November 17, 2010
Thomas D. Giachetti |
Will You Stay SEC Registered in 2011? Regulatory changes could cause confusion for advisors |
Investment Advisor
July 2007 |
Group Think The Financial Planning Association told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit... The Social Investment Forum reported that investors are filing a record number of social and environmental shareholder resolutions... etc. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2005 |
Finance: True To Reform New rules affecting the ways companies offer and register securities are slated to take effect on Dec. 1, 2005. |
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.
December 1, 2005
Andrew Osterland |
Brokering Advice The essential difference between brokers and registered advisors, say financial planners, is fiduciary duty. The notion that b/ds have a lighter burden of regulation than registered advisors, however, is something the securities industry vigorously disputes. |
Investment Advisor
February 2007
Thomas D. Giachetti |
When Should You Register? Should an investment advisor with $30 million of "assets under management" register with the SEC? It depends on whether the advisor has "qualifying" assets under management. |
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. |
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. |
CFO
February 1, 2005
Ronald Fink |
Finders Keepers The SEC is hearing new demands to make it easier for small companies to raise capital. |
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
July 2006 |
B/d Briefing: News & Products The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on May 31 the institution of proceedings against 15 broker/dealer firms... In the past year nearly 200 advisors have been added to the H&R Block Financial Advisors team... etc. |
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.
April 6, 2005
John Churchill |
SEC Adopts Broker-Dealer Exemption Over the vociferous objections of fee-only financial planners, the SEC voted unanimously to permanently adopt the broker/dealer exemption rule, formerly known as the Merrill Lynch exemption. |
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
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. |
Investment Advisor
March 2010
James J. Green |
B/D News Bulletins and news of interest to broker/dealers from FINRA and the SEC. |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 5, 2004
Ivan Schneider |
SEC to Banks: Selling Securities? Get a License Industry convergence slowed by multiple regulators and accounting system limitations. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
June 2006 |
Group Think The SEC said it will reduce fees on securities transactions and registrations by $1 billion... The NASD issued a warning to investors that cashing out of their 401(k) assets at even a modest level can have a potentially devastating effect... etc. |
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.
December 1, 2006
John Churchill |
Blotter Shelf Space No No... Broker Gets 14 Years... |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2006
John Churchill |
Blotter SEC Busts Another Ponzi... Broker Bends for Hedgies... NASD Says Firm Ignored Red Flags... |
Investment Advisor
August 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Advice to the SEC When it comes to the fiduciary standard, Capital Analysts President and CEO Matt Lynch says advisors "want to be sure the SEC seeks and gathers input from the industry as to how to implement these important changes." |
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. |
