Regulation And Legislation

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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 22, 2013
'Revolving door' has SEC going in circles: Report

New study cites failure of money market fund reform as example

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 19, 2013
Retention headache: ING settles charges it failed to archive email

Agrees to pay $1.2M to close Finra enforcement action; five affiliates allegedly failed to retain millions of messages

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 17, 2013
Finra to try again on controversial membership rules

Finra is once again looking to change some of its membership rules. The first go at making some revisions -- floated back in 2010 -- was not exactly cheered by reps.

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 17, 2013
Mass. regulator: Ban pre-dispute arb pacts

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin urges SEC to consider banning the use of such agreements by registered investment advisers

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 13, 2013
Obama, 2.0: More Terminator than conciliator

It's Inauguration Day for President Barack Obama. In his second term, expect more Terminator than conciliator.

By John Goff
SEC top cop Khuzami exiting
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 11, 2013
SEC top cop Khuzami exiting

After much speculation, the SEC today announced that its top cop will be stepping down in about two weeks.

By Gregory Crawford
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 11, 2013
Advisory firm skinned investors by claiming 'skin in the game': SEC

Aladdin Capital agrees to settle charges that it misled retirement plans about CDOs

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 10, 2013
Finra backtracks on plan to end 5% markup rule

Commenters had warned against eliminating it without setting a new standard

By DJAMIESON
New House committee chairman expected to slow-play SRO bill
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 07, 2013
New House committee chairman expected to slow-play SRO bill

Regulation of investment advisers likely to be low on Hensarling's list.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 06, 2013
Banks face 'massive' damages from states' Libor probe

That's how one attorney described the potential damages banks face from an ongoing multistate probe of alleged Libor rigging by banks. Oh yes, some cities have already filed suit.

By John Goff
Transparency first casualty of fiscal cliffhanger
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 05, 2013
Transparency first casualty of fiscal cliffhanger

Proposals, bills cobbled together on fly with little time for review

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FIXED INCOME FEB 05, 2013
What Build America backpedal says about safety of Roth IRAs

Washington looks to wriggle out of promise made just two years ago; can lawmakers keep their hands off?

By Jeff Benjamin
'Permanent' tax rates? More like ephemeral
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 04, 2013
'Permanent' tax rates? More like ephemeral

One of the features of the fiscal-cliff bill approved last week by Congress was that it supposedly settled the question of marginal tax rates for good. It delivered the permanence to the vast majority of Bush tax cuts that investment advisers and their clients have long sought. But a little more than 36 hours after the measure passed, Congress demonstrated it will always tinker with the tax code.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 03, 2013
Like predecessors, White not perfect

Her work as a prosecutor and later as a defense lawyer has given her insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the securities law and regulations that will inform her decisions.

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 03, 2013
SEC nominee to be tested on JOBS Act

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 01, 2013
Advocates to advisers: Charge Capitol Hill

Investment advisers stopped legislation last year that would establish a self-regulatory organization to oversee them by making their presence felt on Capitol Hill. They're keeping it up this year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 01, 2013
Texas Longhorn legend sold investors bum steer: Prosecutor

Kicker Russell Erxleben allegedly made false promises about WWI German bearer bonds and a Paul Gauguin painting

By AOSTERLAND
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 31, 2013
Finra backtracks on plan to end 5% markup rule

After receiving a fair amount of negative comments from reps, Finra is backtracking on its plan to end the 5% markup rule.

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 30, 2013
Without road map, tax reform veers all over

New Year's Eve legislation that averted trillions of dollars of automatic tax increases and spending cuts was brimming with provisions that permanently extended many Bush administration tax cuts. What was missing, however, was language that provided direction on comprehensive tax reform. All kinds of ideas are filling the void.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra seeks comments on bonus disclosure plan
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 29, 2013
Finra seeks comments on bonus disclosure plan

Finra is seeking comments on its controversial bonus disclosure plan. Don't expect any love letters.

By DJAMIESON