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REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 10, 2013
SEC harmonization effort 'disaster' for advisers, industry advocate says

Agency is signaling that it first may adjust the rules governing brokers and investment advisers

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES MAR 08, 2013
Regulators bare their teeth on excessive fees

Moves this week by Finra and the SEC signal watchdogs are ready to pounce on anyone overcharging clients.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 08, 2013
Mary Jo White gets Obama nod for SEC chair

President Barack Obama nominates former U.S. attorney Mary Jo White to head the SEC. What could it mean for fiduciary duty and the SRO issue? <i>IN</i>'s Mark Schoeff Jr. has the answers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 05, 2013
Ex-Lehman rep scores rare arb win as forgivable loan is forgiven

Finra panel says Tanner does not have to pay back promissory note; document, document, document

By AOSTERLAND
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 05, 2013
Live! OneVoice2013: FSI cautions Finra about bonus disclosure proposal

Group calls $50K threshold 'arbitrary,' says plan overlooks other comp.

By FGabriel
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 05, 2013
Industry arbitrators may not disappear, after all

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 04, 2013
SEC on the clock after high court ruling on case backlog

Ruling suggests agency needs to get act in gear on '08 financial crisis cases.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SIFMA wants SEC to move on fiduciary rule PDQ
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 04, 2013
SIFMA wants SEC to move on fiduciary rule PDQ

Association wants to eliminate uncertainty; Commission currently split along party lines

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 04, 2013
Bentsen may helm SIFMA permanently

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 04, 2013
SIFMA, fiduciary advocates mix it up at forum

SIFMA and fiduciary advocates mix it up at a high-profile conference.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 03, 2013
Suit raises questions about fees on subadvised funds

Excessive-fee claim challenges precedent that protects managers

By Bloomberg
Congressional criminals still can collect public pensions
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 03, 2013
Congressional criminals still can collect public pensions

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is the latest member of Congress to fall from grace.

By Jim Pavia
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 03, 2013
Ensuring class actions the right thing to do

If class actions are taken off the table, investors who have been victimized by brokers will be hurt. Perhaps just as importantly, a tool that helps keep the brokerage industry honest will no longer be in place.

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 03, 2013
SEC clock is ticking, court rules

Agency must file cases seeking civil penalties for securities fraud within five years of the alleged incident

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Buffett, Bogle: U.S. needs 'significant tax' on estates
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 03, 2013
Buffett, Bogle: U.S. needs 'significant tax' on estates

Group of billionaires and pols issues plan that would hike inheritance tax with $2M exemption.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 01, 2013
Advisers want Washington to let the budget ax fall

Cuts might deal the nascent economic recovery a short-term setback, but investment advisers say the medicine is necessary to start curing the nation's long-term fiscal ills

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 28, 2013
Listen for what Obama says – or doesn't say – about taxes

Closing loopholes to stop sequestration will likely derail broad reform

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 28, 2013
Obama calls on Congress to avert sequestration, avoid big cuts

Automatic cuts could whack SEC budget by more than $100 million.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 26, 2013
Ex-SEC watchdog sees no problem with White's CV

Background as both prosecutor and defense attorney for Wall Steet a good thing, Kotz says

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 26, 2013
Even a smooth White confirmation will take a while

Even a smooth confirmation process for SEC-chairman nominee Mary Jo White could take months, leaving current chairman Elisse Walter in place for a while.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.