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Mary Schapiro:A fiduciary owes its customers and clients more than mere honesty and good faith alone.

How 10 top groups define 'fiduciary'

Obama administration, SEC, FINRA, FPA, fi360, U.S. Supreme Court and SIFMA raise fiduciary bar to different heights

January 21, 2011 at 4:24 AM

SEC Report: Imposing user fees would avoid the difficult scope of authority, membership, governance, and funding issues raised by an SRO.

(Updated) SEC presses case for user fees in much-anticipated report to Congress

While giving downsides for the idea of an SRO to govern advisors, the SEC opens the door for Congress to consider all options

January 20, 2011 at 2:36 PM

Nick Georgis: Schwab has had conversations with SEC staff.

Schwab takes high-profile stand opposing self-regulatory organization for advisors

Largest custodian opposes FINRA on heavily lobbied issue

January 14, 2011 at 3:09 PM

Skip Schweiss: "I had in mind that some organization that is familiar with the fiduciary standard practiced by RIAs would set the standards, then perhaps an organization like FINRA could lend its examination expertise/process/infrastructure."

Advisory factions steel for end game as SEC's verdict on FINRA SRO comes down

As action moves to Congress, a flurry of meetings and Schwab's appearance

January 14, 2011 at 3:05 PM

Alan Foxman: Is arbitration the greatest thing since sliced bread, or is it the proverbial kangaroo court?

In the duel of FINRA vs. state courts, one comes out on top for most advisors

Rarely seen stats shed light on whether you are more likely to win in arbitration

January 13, 2011 at 2:19 PM

Kristian Colvin: I’m not sure why they made such a stink of me leaving.
January 11, 2011 at 2:53 PM

Tea Partiers such as Michele Bachmann may change the enforcement landscape for investment advisors by putting some agencies on starvation budgets.

The 7 government actions that could reshape the advisory business in 2011

Funding may derail some grand plans, but regulations roll on (and so do tax threats)

January 7, 2011 at 1:49 PM

Ron Rhoades' crystal ball extends to 2025 when Americans finally say 'uncle' to another 15 years of having brokers' interests go first.

Why a swing-and-miss on fiduciary standards will haunt us for decades

An ounce of good sense now could save the U.S. economy a pound of unnecessary pain downstream

December 23, 2010 at 2:53 PM

SEC headquarters has seen plenty of traffic lately, as companies and lobbying groups send execs aiming to influence a pending report on advisor oversight.

Most RIAs prefer to pay money for SEC exams now than pay in blood later under an SRO

TD Ameritrade survey comes as resistance to FINRA empowerment wells up from wide array of organizatioms

December 10, 2010 at 4:40 AM

David Massey, NASAA president, is arguing that the SEC has the bandwidth to continue regulating advisors.

Is FINRA oversight a fait accompli? It's starting to feel that way.

IAA's Tittsworth says advisors still have the chance to play up small-business angle to submarine legislation

November 23, 2010 at 5:38 AM

Les Abromovitz: Some advisers designate one particular person who is responsible for addressing questions pertaining to seniors.

When it comes to senior investors, regulators are breathing down your shoulder

A Colorado advisor who oversold hedge funds may pay a price

September 21, 2010 at 3:26 AM

Summer's last gasp: Advocates for advisors and broker-dealers were putting in long days to prepare comments on the fiduciary standard to send to the SEC's Mary Schapiro and the other commissioners.

Old foes in the fiduciary debate join new battle to sway SEC's six-month study

Advocates were working down to the wire to submit comments by the end of yesterday

August 31, 2010 at 5:31 AM

Ron Rhoades: Many RIAs rightly question the utility of limited inspections by regulators.
July 27, 2010 at 1:57 AM

Kristina Fausti: We've entered a new regulatory era that calls for greater transparency and accountability.

How financial reform gives the SEC new bite; plus at least five other things advisors ought to know about the legislation

The new financial world will be constructed mostly out of the public eye, as regulators begin studying 150 issues Congress punted to agencies

July 26, 2010 at 3:36 AM

Eugene Steuerle explains why it's often better to spend your 401(k) for a year or two before delving into Social Security
July 20, 2010 at 3:43 AM

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