Liz Skinner

Liz Skinner is Special Projects Editor for InvestmentNews and Editor of ESG Clarity US. She has been a financial reporter and editor at InvestmentNews for 10 years. Liz joined InvestmentNews after five years as a reporter for Bloomberg News, where she covered the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other business news out of the nation’s capital. Off the clock, she’s raising two fearless girls and enjoys running, ice-skating and traveling to as many cities and beaches as possible. She has an MA in Environmental Resource Policy from George Washington University and you can connect with her on Twitter @SkinnerLiz.

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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 16, 2011
Stifel defrauded school districts: SEC

Says brokerage told officials in Wisconsin it would take '15 Enrons' to sink $200M investment; CDOs went bust

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 16, 2011
Ex-Wells Fargo adviser: I was fired for blowing the whistle on my boss

Bolanis claims Christopher Sargent was putting elderly clients in unsuitable investments; Sargent, Wells deny accusations

Wedbush ordered to pay $3.5M for 'morally reprehensible failure'
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 16, 2011
Wedbush ordered to pay $3.5M for 'morally reprehensible failure'

Finra panel says brokerage stiffed muni trader who was owed years worth of incentive comp

Principal-protected notes don't always protect principal, regulators warn
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 15, 2011
Principal-protected notes don't always protect principal, regulators warn

Both the SEC and Finra have issued an alert about popular structured notes that claim to protect investors' principal. The problem? The notes don't always protect investors' principal.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 13, 2011
California's 529 plans put out for bid

The state of California is hoping to take advantage of lower fees and other investor-friendly trends in the college savings plan market by asking companies to submit proposals to run its two Section 529 college savings plans

SEC eyes opening up private placements to more of the public
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 03, 2011
SEC eyes opening up private placements to more of the public

Commission considering making it easier for investors to get in on Reg D offerings

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 29, 2011
Worts and all: SEC stops bid to fund Pabst purchase over Facebook and Twitter

Ad execs' plan to raise investment funds using social media goes flat as commission steps in

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 25, 2011
States worried about viability of prepaid college savings plans

Faced with escalating tuition costs and lackluster investment returns, some states are considering plans to cut back on the benefits offered through their prepaid college savings plans

California goes to school on 529 plans
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 25, 2011
California goes to school on 529 plans

Aiming to take advantage of lower fees and other investor-friendly trends in the college savings plan market, the Golden State puts its plans out for bid.

This state's adviser-sold 529 plan rates highest once again
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2011
This state's adviser-sold 529 plan rates highest once again

A Colorado college savings plan gets top mark for 2010; rated No.1 for the past five quarters