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INsider: Finra embarrassment will be long forgotten before Congress acts on SRO bill
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 06, 2011
INsider: Finra embarrassment will be long forgotten before Congress acts on SRO bill

Settlement with SEC a distant memory by the time investment adviser oversight issue is settled

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 05, 2011
'Enforcement wave' coming

The recent fining of three advisory firms by the SEC is only the tip of the iceboard, according to an ex-Commission official. How tough will the crackdown be? Says the lawyer: 'The world is about to change for investment advisers.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Revamped fiduciary rule also may bring revenue-sharing changes
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 05, 2011
Revamped fiduciary rule also may bring revenue-sharing changes

DOL's Borzi says agency looking at third-party payments; not backing off fiduciary update, either

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 05, 2011
DOL: IRA advice will be included in new proposal

A fervent outcry from a wide range of financial industry groups and bipartisan lawmakers helped persuade the Labor Department to withdraw a proposed rule to expand the definition of “fiduciary” for advisers to retirement plans

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ADV crackdown on, as SEC says firm claimed $200M in AUM, had $3M
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 04, 2011
ADV crackdown on, as SEC says firm claimed $200M in AUM, had $3M

Commission on a mission, goes after Chicago firm for allegedly 'grossly exaggerating' assets under management

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 04, 2011
Finra outsider elected to seat on appeals board

By Dan Jamieson
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 04, 2011
States announce reviews for midsize advisers

By Dan Jamieson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 04, 2011
SEC's enhanced adviser probes yield $262,000 in fines, reimbursements

Three investment advisory firms agreed to pay a total of $262,000 to settle Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that they failed to put in place and implement required compliance procedures.

By Liz Skinner
Insider-trading trail leads feds to big fund firm: Sources
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 02, 2011
Insider-trading trail leads feds to big fund firm: Sources

Employee at fund firm reportedly to be charged this month; traders at two research firms also under investigation

By John Goff
Former fund manager gets five years for 'blurred' thinking
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 02, 2011
Former fund manager gets five years for 'blurred' thinking

Skowron apologizes for insider trading, saying he had 'slipped into the world of relativism'; slips into an orange jumpsuit in January

By John Goff
State regulators aim to slow fast-tracked crowd-funding bills
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 01, 2011
State regulators aim to slow fast-tracked crowd-funding bills

NASAA worried that legislation could put investors at risk

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 01, 2011
SEC enforcement boost paying dividends

A reorganization of the SEC's enforcement division is starting to pay off with some high-profile cases, and agency executives promise that many more are in the pipeline

By Hazel Bradford
State regulators take on the crowd fighting crowd-funding bill
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 01, 2011
State regulators take on the crowd fighting crowd-funding bill

NASAA says current legislation could put investors at risk for fraud; GOP, Dems, White House all back the bill

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Crooks 'licking chops' over crowd-funding bill, claims NASAA head
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 01, 2011
Crooks 'licking chops' over crowd-funding bill, claims NASAA head

Herstein worried that easing of rules governing web-based raising of capital will lead to fraud

By Dan Jamieson
Bracketology: Bloomberg reverses course, backs hiked tax rates for all
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 30, 2011
Bracketology: Bloomberg reverses course, backs hiked tax rates for all

New York City mayor tells Washington to let Bush tax cuts expire for good of the country

By John Goff
Barney Frank wants to squeeze big banks
ALTERNATIVES NOV 30, 2011
Barney Frank wants to squeeze big banks

U.S. Representative Barney Frank urged members of the congressional committee charged with reducing the U.S. budget deficit to impose a risk-based fee on large banks with over $50 billion in assets and hedge funds with over $10 billion.

By Doug Cubberley
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 30, 2011
Frank — the industry's unlikely new ally

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 29, 2011
Unregistered adviser sold unregistered securities despite cease-and-desist

Texas regulators say Byrne ignored order issued in 2005

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 29, 2011
New NASAA head vows to protect state authority

Shortly before Jack Herstein gave his inaugural address as president of the North American Securities Administrators Association Inc. last week, a House subcommittee concluded a hearing about draft legislation that would authorize one or more self-regulatory organizations for investment advisers

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Florida outsider wins small-firm seat on Finra appeals board
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 28, 2011
Florida outsider wins small-firm seat on Finra appeals board

Karen Fischer, a Boca Raton, Fla.-based compliance consultant, has won a small-firm seat on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.'s appeals board.

By Dan Jamieson