Regulation And Legislation

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Finra adds BDCs, leveraged ETFs to focus for 2013
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 16, 2013
Finra adds BDCs, leveraged ETFs to focus for 2013

Self-regulator pulls social media, structured products from annual list.

By DJAMIESON
Mind the (tax) gap
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 16, 2013
Mind the (tax) gap

Democratic chairman wants to move investment tax rates closer to individual levies.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 15, 2013
CFP Board turns to CFPB to promote its credential

One of the most controversial creations of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law – the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – is not supposed to creep into investment-adviser regulation, which is under the aegis of the Securities and Exchange Commission. But advisers should keep an eye on the agency; the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. certainly is.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 15, 2013
Finra's suitability rules on private funds create conflicts

Regulator's recently-adopted rules seem to directly contradict the implicit promise of privacy from SEC/CFTC rule

By Kevin Duffy
Turn off that recorder: Finra says arbitration hearings off limits
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 14, 2013
Turn off that recorder: Finra says arbitration hearings off limits

By DJAMIESON
Finra opens arb system to RIAs
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 14, 2013
Finra opens arb system to RIAs

In a surprise move, B-D cop Finra will allow RIAs to use its arbitration system. Why?

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 13, 2013
Top SEC cop Khuzami calls it quits

By Bloomberg
CFTC rule requires further scrutiny
ALTERNATIVES JAN 13, 2013
CFTC rule requires further scrutiny

A new Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule to harmonize certain CFTC and SEC mandates that apply to mutual funds investing in commodities is drawing criticisms.

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 13, 2013
Why didn't the GOP take any bows for the budget deal?

By harping on the negatives of the deal, Republicans failed to get credit for protecting most of their constituents

By Robert Hordt
Why platinum-coin critics are flat-out wrong
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 09, 2013
Why platinum-coin critics are flat-out wrong

Pundits express shock over deficit-ceiling work around; numismatists on the fence

By Josh Barro
Tip from Finra triggered SAC insider case: Sources
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 09, 2013
Tip from Finra triggered SAC insider case: Sources

According to sources, a heads-up from Finra led the SEC to investigate potential insider trading at SAC.

By John Goff
Panel approves money fund recommendations for public comment
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 09, 2013
Panel approves money fund recommendations for public comment

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 08, 2013
Ryan departs SIFMA to return to JPMorgan Chase

Kenneth Bentsen named acting president and chief executive

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Former MSSB manager wins $1 million award in Finra case
WIREHOUSES JAN 08, 2013
Former MSSB manager wins $1 million award in Finra case

A former MSSB manager has won a $1M Finra panel award. The dust-up? The exec claims the wirehouse forced him to resign.

By DJAMIESON
How the budget battle greases the skids for a tax overhaul
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 07, 2013
How the budget battle greases the skids for a tax overhaul

The fiscal-cliff denoument was not pretty. But it may have laid the foundation for broader tax reform in 2013.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 07, 2013
Finra takes foot off suitability pedal

In a move sure to cheer B-Ds — and their attorneys — Finra backtracks from an earlier, stricter interpretation of what reps can say to non-clients.

By DJAMIESON
RIA NEWS JAN 06, 2013
Advisers relieved, but wary of what may lie ahead

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 06, 2013
Senators to SEC: It's time to open private placements to public

Urge Commission to speed up regulation that will ease regs on Reg D offerings.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Stocks maybe, but advisers not impressed by fiscal cliff deal
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 04, 2013
Stocks maybe, but advisers not impressed by fiscal cliff deal

In an <i>InvestmentNews</i> poll, advisers slammed President Obama's handling of the budget agreement. The big complaint: The White House dithered on cutting government spending.

By JKEPHART
Call it the Boehner rally
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 04, 2013
Call it the Boehner rally

House speaker takes big political risk mustering enough cliff votes; market surges

By Mark Schoeff Jr.