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Philip Chao: The fiduciary standard should not be reserved for the affluent America.
April 2, 2012 at 3:59 AM

Les Abromovitz: The SEC and state securities regulators want to prove they are aggressively overseeing RIAs.

Lost in limbo: How and why compliance officers can seem to thwart RIA marketing efforts

CCOs have valid reasons for poring over the content of any proposed articles coming from their firm -- but they owe you a quick response

February 22, 2012 at 3:52 AM

Jack Waymire: You do not have to wait for investors to figure out the benefits of transparency on their own.

How exactly RIAs can leverage the new transparency as a marketing tool

Fee-only advisors will reap the benefits of fuller disclosure and here are some ways to highlight your competitive advantage

February 17, 2012 at 4:28 PM

Daniel Bernstein: If an advisor posted that they 'held a great meeting on 401(k) plans,' and someone 'liked' it, it could be construed as a testimonial.

SEC sends sharp warning to advisors using social media

RIAs have to make sure they don't get 'liked' on popular websites like Facebook

January 6, 2012 at 3:20 PM

Brooke Southall: The RIA business needs to be alert to the danger of becoming something uncomfortably similar to the world of banks, brokerages and trust companies that it is trying to reinvent.

Nine threats to the RIA business and how they can be avoided

The fragmented 13,000-firm army is poised for great things but too much focus on expediency could bring its own problems

November 14, 2011 at 5:24 AM

Brian Hamburger says the latent threat of FINRA is that RIAs will lose their individuality and become like big-box stores

Brian Hamburger answers the questions about an SRO future that has RIA stomachs in turmoil

The MarketCounsel Summit undercurrent revolves around FINRA fears, so Dina Hampton put the compliance expert on the spot about how the scenario could unfold

October 14, 2011 at 5:01 AM

Brian Hamburger: Rowe faces an uphill battle if he relied on oral statements.

RIA loses $10 million case against Raymond James the old-fashioned way

The case may have turned on the validity of written versus oral agreements

August 18, 2011 at 4:36 AM

Maria Marsala: If your firm doesn't have a written social networking usage document, get involved with creating one. Volunteer as a test case.

Top 10 tips for the 'social' financial professional when creating your LinkedIn profile

A search will often produce a professional's LinkedIn profile before his or her website.

August 12, 2011 at 5:11 AM

Les Abromovitz: In a discussion of this issue, one attorney at NCS argued that the individual was giving the Facebook page a thumbs-up, not the advisory firm. It remains to be seen if regulators will make that distinction.

Why compliance experts are apt to dislike Facebook

When does a click constitute an endorsement?

May 13, 2011 at 1:08 PM


Troy Paredes: The SEC commissioner also spoke, advocating for a regulatory regime that's easier on small firms ‘We should reject a one-size-fits all regulatory regime,” he said.

Eavesdropping on the IAA: JP Morgan exec challenges advisors on FINRA

SRO remains overarching concern; many advisors haven't finished their ADVs; anxiety rises about 'the switch'

March 11, 2011 at 3:26 PM

Tom Bradley: Let’s not exclude any option out of emotion.
February 11, 2011 at 1:40 PM

Rick Ketchum: The SEC has acknowledged that it cannot oversee advisors with its current level of funding.

Rick Ketchum reveals plan for advisor oversight at FSI conference

FINRA CEO promises light touch on rules, lays out political strategy

February 1, 2011 at 5:45 AM

Brian Hamburger: The SEC is lining up the facts so that later the conclusion becomes obvious (it can’t regulate advisors with current resources). ... It’s genius, what they’re looking to do, but it’s incredibly transparent.

The RIABiz list of winners and losers in the wake of the SEC's fiduciary study

The race is on as laggards adapt to new vision of the future

January 28, 2011 at 1:17 PM

Alex Potts, CEO of Loring Ward: "To throw more bureaucracy at a system that has been working well ... it almost makes you cringe."

Six things to know about this week's big DC news

RIAs have the winning business model, but also more competition

January 21, 2011 at 2:37 PM

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