A draft of a bill that would establish a self-regulatory organization for investment advisers was released today by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., in advance of Tuesday's hearing by the House Capital Markets Subcommittee.
Shorris signs on with indie B-D; 'invaluable addition'
Onetime Barron's hotshot adviser files suit against firm; also suing local regulators, including new NASAA president
Two Florida men caused up to 20 broker-dealers $2 million in losses through an alleged scheme that involved an illegal “free-riding” scheme of selling stocks before they paid for them.
The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, whose members consider their fee-based model to be the gold standard for unbiased advice, is worried that its reputation will be tarnished in light of a second high-profile investigation involving one of its former top officers
Controversial plan to expand definition yanked to allow more input, further economic analysis
In an effort to halt that regulation and persuade the department to start over, the Financial Services Institute is going over Ms. Borzi's head and her boss's head, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, to President Barack Obama.
Bank of America Corp., hit by a credit downgrade last month, has moved derivatives from its Merrill Lynch unit to a subsidiary flush with insured deposits, according to sources with direct knowledge of the situation
As Congress begins to assess the possible role of exchange-traded funds in recent market volatility, two ETF providers are clashing over the best way to help investors navigate the increasingly complex products
When advisers and clients discuss what's happening in Washington, it tends to be an outlet for venting about political gridlock
As work begins on the final version of the Volcker rule, wirehouse financial advisers say that their high-net-worth clients would feel the biggest impact from any new regulations that placed investment restrictions on financial institutions
Says AG's complaint devoid of any allegation of misrepresentation by brokerage to clients
Surprisingly, an exclusive <i>InvestmentNews</i> poll shows that nearly 40 percent of advisers support the Occupy Wall Street movement. But an even larger percentage say nothing will come of the protests. | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20111013&Category=FREE&ArtNo=101309997&Ref=PH>Which investment industry bigshots back OWS -- and which don't</a>
The Senate confirmed two nominees to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, bringing the agency back to full power.
Legg Mason's Andrew J. Bowden will join the SEC as an associate director to lead the National Investment Adviser/Investment Company Examination Program.
Investment advisers should get set for higher compliance costs — as well as a self-regulatory organization, said Chet Helck, chief operating officer for Raymond James Financial Inc.
In their biennial tracking of the compliance violations of small investment advisers, state regulators have found a slight uptick in deficiencies per adviser, with about 45% of advisers found to have at least one books-and-records violation
A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. has no right to collect fines through court judgments
Broker-dealer agrees to pay $200K to settle Finra allegations it sold unsuitable private placements; SEC charges still pending
