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Advisor Donald Purtill: The government’s records are fine. They have all of the right information and anyone can see it.
May 5, 2011 at 2:52 PM

Les Abromovitz: Resolving these issues at the firm level reduces the risk that someone will take their complaint to regulators.

Potential whistleblowers have little to lose and millions to gain with the SEC's reward system

Here's how to keep complaints from turning into tip-off phone calls

April 14, 2011 at 1:16 PM

NASSA's David Massey: “(The letter) was helpful news, which is unusual."

Deadline for state registration may have shifted; SEC's Robert Plaze offers clarity

It's nice, but it's not a rule, say compliance experts, regulators frustrated by amorphous situation

April 12, 2011 at 2:48 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

Ron Rhoades: “Sh***y products” – such as the many poor asset-backed securities manufactured in the 2002 to 2008 time frame – would likely not have been manufactured in such great numbers had financial intermediaries been fiduciaries.

One-Man Think Tank: Four red flags in the SEC's fiduciary report

The standard may help right an economy overweighted by finance, but there's a strong chance Wall Street will block it

March 1, 2011 at 6:09 AM

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

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

Bill Crager of Envestnet: "There was a lot of momentum toward the fiduciary standard. Now the implications find their way throughout the industry."
January 24, 2011 at 3:16 PM

Ron Rhoades: The SEC will require the support of many professional groups and consumer groups, as well as that of the media and general public, to overcome the ferocious attacks which are certain to follow.

One-Man Think Tank: SEC courage likely to be tested in coming months

Study on fiduciary standard may be the most significant advance for investor protection in a half-century, but real progress will be made rule by rule

January 24, 2011 at 2:54 PM

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

The Top 10 on RIABiz last month included a story about Charles Goldman.

What advisors care about: technology, hiring, Schwab's lawsuit against a broker hit top RIABiz stories this month

A new platform for alternative assets, plus the regulatory moves expected this year also make the list

January 17, 2011 at 4:18 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

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

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