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Registered Rep.
January 15, 2009 |
Schapiro's Replies: Blame The SEC--Not FINRA--For Madoff It wasn't her job, man.   |
Investment Advisor
March 2009
Melanie Waddell |
When It Pays to Fight City Hall An annual analysis of litigated disciplinary proceedings brought by the SEC and FINRA against broker/dealers and registered representatives shows that it sometimes pays for B/Ds and reps to litigate against the regulators. |
Registered Rep.
March 15, 2013
Megan Leonhardt |
A "Tougher" FINRA? FINRA has stepped up the number of cases and the value of fines they levied against advisors last year, but that doesn't neccessarily mean that the indstury's self-regulatory organization is getting any tougher. |
Registered Rep.
October 6, 2011
Andrew J. Haigney |
Opinion: FINRA Is an Ineffective Regulator FINRA, the brokerage industry's self-regulatory organization, finds itself in caught up in the industry's death spiral. This non-government, private corporation's fortunes are tied to brokerage firms. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2012
Ken Corbin |
FINRA Penalties Soar in 2012 Suitability infractions were the most common source of FINRA s disciplinary actions |
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. |
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. |
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. |
CFO
February 1, 2009
Edward Teach |
The SEC under Schapiro Can Mary Schapiro restore investors' confidence in the beleaguered regulator? |
Registered Rep.
January 22, 2009 |
FINRA Frisks Select B/D RIAs FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, emailed a number of broker/dealers recently with requests for information about their RIA units. |
Registered Rep.
September 14, 2011
Andrew J. Haigney |
Opinion: FINRA's Land Grab Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act are effectively forcing brokerage firms to convert their retail operations to the investment advisory model. But brokers need not worry, it looks like "the fix is in." |
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. |
Investment Advisor
July 2010
Melanie Waddell |
A Whirlwind of SEC Activity Harmonization of advisor and B/D rules will move forward. |
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.
July 30, 2007
Halah Touryalai |
FINRA Sticks as SEC Approves Regulator Consolidation After some minor bumps along the way, the NASD and NYSE merger is official. |
Registered Rep.
December 16, 2008
Bill Singer |
Have Arthur Levitt's Words Come Back to Haunt Him? On the heels of the recent lurid discoveries about Bernard Madoff's multi-billion-dollar fraud, former SEC Chair Arthur Levitt is quoted in the article as saying: "At this point, I don't see any evidence that the SEC dropped the ball." |
Investment Advisor
April 2008
Elizabeth D. Festa |
FINRA and SEC Look to Build Bridges Seminars for chief compliance officers includes recommendations for keeping the lines of communication open between broker firms, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Investment Advisor
June 2009 |
B/D News & Products Important news for broker/dealers: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is proposing a major expansion of its BrokerCheck service... Fraud charges against several entities and individuals who operate the Reserve Primary Fund... more... |
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. |
Registered Rep.
February 19, 2010
Christina Mucciolo |
FINRA Seeks to Expand BrokerCheck, Make Some Records Permanent The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced it is seeking the SEC's approval to expand the amount of information made public on current and former brokers' permanent records in its free online CRD database, BrokerCheck. |
Registered Rep.
December 15, 2011
French & Britton |
Updated: Boston Consulting Group Report: FINRA Twice as Costly SEC for Investment Adviser Oversight According to BCG's report, which was sponsored by firms and groups who support having the SEC oversee investment advisers, setting up FINRA to oversee investment advisers would be twice as costly as giving the SEC the funding it needs. |
Registered Rep.
November 4, 2009
Bill Singer |
Rep. Bachus Slips One In (Not Everyone Is Cheering) Has Capitol Hill taken its legislative legerdemain to new depths? |
Financial Advisor
September 2012 |
Finra Fines On Pace To Exceed 2011 Totals Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fines and disciplinary actions for 2012 are on track to significantly outpace those for 2011, according to a midyear review from the law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. |
On Wall Street
November 1, 2010
Patrick Temple-West |
Playing The Pay Game Four former FINRA officials, who left the agency in 2008, each received between $2.74 million and $4.43 million in reportable compensation and benefits that year, according to the latest form that the nonprofit self-regulator filed with the IRS. |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2010
Alan J. Foxman |
Blamed for ARS He Didn't Sell Misrepresenting auction-rate securities... BrokerCheck public disclosure system... |
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.
May 29, 2008
John Churchill |
Clearing Firm Faces SEC Charges, Small Firm Movement Tarnished Richard Goble, a leading critic of FINRA and vociferous supporter of gentler regulation for small brokerage firms, has been hit with serious charges of fraud from the SEC. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
June 3, 2011
Diana Britton |
Another IBD Implodes, Victim to Private Placement Claims Independent broker/dealer Harrison Douglas Inc. has filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Securities and Exchange Commission to terminate its registrations and close the firm. |
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. |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2010
Alan J. Foxman |
Dueling Investigators Advisor Q&A: Why must agencies duplicate investigatory efforts?... Should I worry about reps picking up bad habits from old firms?... |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2010
Donna Mitchell |
Turning on the Charm Next month the SEC reports to Congress on its recommendations for enhancing examinations for investment advisors. FINRA, meanwhile, is trying to persuade movers and shakers on the Hill that it already has the answers. |
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.
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
March 2010
James J. Green |
B/D News Bulletins and news of interest to broker/dealers from FINRA and the SEC. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2008
John Churchill |
The Failure Chain Consider the curious and rather grotesque case of Gary J. Gross, a financial advisor from Boca Raton, Fla. Gross' U4 is close to 100 pages long, and lists 35 customer complaints. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
February 4, 2009 |
SEC, FINRA, Hit Hard By Markopolos Testimony The famously ignored Madoff whistleblower testified before the House Financial Services Committee that the SEC is "incompetent," among other things -- and had even harsher words for FINRA. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2011
Donna Mitchell |
Hot Topics FINRA steps in... $80 million settlement of two class-action suits by Securities America... Whistleblower payday... |
Registered Rep.
November 8, 2011
Jerry Gleeson |
Auction Rate Revenge For tens of thousands of investors who were trapped in the auction rate securities debacle that started in 2008, finances are getting back to normal. |
Registered Rep.
May 11, 2011
Diana Britton |
CPA Panel: Regulators Taking B/D Accounting Data More Seriously The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Securities and Exchange Commission are stepping up their scrutiny of the accounting and audit process of broker/dealers. |
Registered Rep.
September 13, 2011
Kristen French |
Long Legislative Fight Kicks Off with House Hearing On SRO, Fiduciary Standard Congressman Scott Garrett opened Tuesday's House Financial Services Committee hearing on an SRO for investment advisers and a fiduciary standard for broker/dealers with a threat. |
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
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. |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2011
Bennett Voyles |
FINRA Prosecutes More But Collects Less The rise in the number of actions could be related to increased regulatory pressure. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Sneak a Peek at Your Broker's Record Find out whether your broker has been in trouble. |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2009
Lauren Barack |
FINRA's Push for Greater Broker Oversight With the public's distrust of the financial community in overdrive, FINRA hopes to make disciplinary records permanently available on its BrokerCheck site. |
Investment Advisor
April 2009
Melanie Waddell |
All About Enforcement It's seems a daily occurrence now that the Securities and Exchange Commission levies an enforcement action against a financial services firm |
