The exam brings the SROIIA a little bit closer to acting as a self-regulatory organization over investment advisers. But will the SEC approve?
Influential group will endorse one of its own for small-firm seat; ramped-up regulations No.1 concern
In the high-stakes political game surrounding the adoption of a fiduciary standard, broker-dealer interest groups have outgunned their opposition in spending.
The creation of a self-regulatory organization for investment advisers took a step forward last week when the Consumer Federation of America dropped its longtime opposition to the idea, saying that an SRO would be better than relying on the chronically underfunded SEC as a regulator
Commission wants complaints lodged via e-mail, fax or online — but not by phone; what would McGruff think?
In a battle over Dodd Frank, House Republican want whistle-blowers to go through compliance departments first, then the SEC. Democrats say that's backwards.
Ramped-up role in spelling out tax implications of stock sales might well be 'differentiator' in landing prospects; boon to some, bane to others
With everything Washington politicians have to worry about this year — gigantic budget deficits, getting re-elected, the disintegration of Arab countries, getting re-elected, the rotten economy and getting re-elected — there's a good chance the fiduciary-standard issue may not be resolved for quite some time.
The bicameral, bipartisan 12-person supercommittee must consider changes both to taxes and entitlements to make fundamental changes in the deficit trajectory. But will members be willing to break with party orthodoxy?
Former registered sales assistant accused of misappropriating $750K from 22 clients in Palo Alto office
If Main Street blames Washington for debt rating and market decline, Congress could feel constituents' wrath
A Philadelphia registered investment adviser has agreed to return nearly $11 million for misappropriating funds from clients who were told their money would support socially conscious investments, while it really went to pay the adviser's debts and for other purposes, according to federal regulators
Foreign-policy guru says U.S. needs to invest in advanced manufacturing to create jobs; cheap overseas labor not going away
The Fed says it will begin swapping cheap short-term debt for cheap long-term debt, all in a bid to boost the flagging economy. Says one economist: 'It's a modest step.' But the Fed's admission of a potential long-term slowdown has caused <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110922/FREE/110929977>a drop in stocks</a> around the world.<br> | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://edit.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20110805&Category=FREE&ArtNo=805009999&Ref=PH>The latest odds on another recession</a>
Critics are not happy with S&P's historic lowering of the U.S. credit rating. They claim the decision is based more on politics than finances. And an alleged $2 trillion 'basic math error' in calculating the government's deficit has not exactly boosted confidence in the rating agency's decision.
