Mary Schapiro elected to Morgan Stanley board

Mary Schapiro elected to Morgan Stanley board
Executive has served as the chair of the SEC, Finra and the CFTC
JUN 27, 2018

Mary Schapiro has been elected to Morgan Stanley's board of directors, effective Sunday. Ms. Schapiro is currently vice chair of Promontory Advisory Board, which is part of Promontory Financial Group, a strategy, risk management and regulatory compliance firm that was acquired by IBM in 2016. (More: Former SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro's lessons on leadership)​ Ms. Shapiro served as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission from January 2009 through December 2012. Before that, from 2006 through 2008, she was the chair and CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, where she held a number of key executive positions, including serving as vice chair and president of NASD Regulation, a Finra predecessor. Ms. Schapiro also served as chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from 1994 to 1996.

Latest News

Names of more B-Ds that sold deals of bankrupt Inspired Healthcare surface
Names of more B-Ds that sold deals of bankrupt Inspired Healthcare surface

Broker-dealers that sold the defunct securities backed by Inspired Healthcare generated more than $100 million in fees and commissions.

Former Citigroup, Ameriprise advisor stole $3.5 million from client: report
Former Citigroup, Ameriprise advisor stole $3.5 million from client: report

FINRA barred the advisor, Sung Moo Cho, last month.

MetLife poll finds high-value home sales are becoming tax-planning events
MetLife poll finds high-value home sales are becoming tax-planning events

A new MetLife survey finds real estate professionals are increasingly steering clients toward tax experts as rising property values leave more sellers facing significant capital gains.

Kestra adds Raymond James recruiter to expand advisor hiring push
Kestra adds Raymond James recruiter to expand advisor hiring push

The independent broker-dealer expands its business development bench with a new recruiter and an internal promotion in the West.

Cerity Partners names Will Peng chief innovation officer
Cerity Partners names Will Peng chief innovation officer

The leading ultra-high-net-worth RIA joins other large wealth firms, including Raymond James and LPL, in creating executive roles focused on artificial intelligence strategy

SPONSORED Who builds the income when the pension disappears?

Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income

SPONSORED Why direct indexing stopped being optional

Direct indexing is on pace to outgrow ETFs and mutual funds. Northern Trust's Ken Lassner explains why the advisors who get it wish they had started sooner.