Mark Schoeff Jr.

Mark Schoeff Jr. is a senior reporter at InvestmentNews. Based in Washington, D.C., he covers legislation and regulations affecting retail investment advisers and brokers. Prior to joining InvestmentNews in 2010, he wrote about employment and labor law for Workforce Management, a magazine that was published at the time by Crain Communications. He is a member of the National Press Club board. Before migrating to the editorial side of the journalism ecosystem, he served as press secretary for the late Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana and as director of external relations for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank in Washington. In a region where people keep their hometown loyalties intact, he has lived in the Washington area long enough to become an actual fan of the Nationals, Wizards, Capitals and the Washington Football Team. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and a master’s degree from George Mason University.

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Key to complying with Reg BI: Make a reasonable effort to act in the client's best interest
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 18, 2019
Key to complying with Reg BI: Make a reasonable effort to act in the client's best interest

SEC official: 'Can I demonstrate how I got to this recommendation?'

Advisers weigh in on SECURE Act, approved by House and on way to Senate and the White House
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2019
Advisers weigh in on SECURE Act, approved by House and on way to Senate and the White House

Advisers like provisions for increasing workplace retirement plans, extending RMD age, but question limits on inherited IRAs

Finra board sends the SEC proposal to boost oversight of firms hiring rogues
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 13, 2019
Finra board sends the SEC proposal to boost oversight of firms hiring rogues

Panel also ships the SEC amendments to suitability rule to conform with Reg BI

Finra announces consolidation of examination functions
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Finra announces consolidation of examination functions

Broker-dealer regulator will review firms based on their business models

Finra arbitrators order UBS to pay more than $11 million in defamation case
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Finra arbitrators order UBS to pay more than $11 million in defamation case

Panel awards punitive damages to fired supervisor, which claimant's attorney calls 'unicorn rare.'

House, Senate bills would ban mandatory arbitration in broker, adviser client contracts
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 11, 2019
House, Senate bills would ban mandatory arbitration in broker, adviser client contracts

Measures would have to find GOP support for any hope of Senate approval.

State regulators encourage brokerages to use insurance to fund arbitration losses
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 11, 2019
State regulators encourage brokerages to use insurance to fund arbitration losses

NASAA says step would help address problem of unpaid arbitration awards

SEC member Robert Jackson calls out critics of agency 'rulemaking by enforcement'
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 09, 2019
SEC member Robert Jackson calls out critics of agency 'rulemaking by enforcement'

Commissioner said bottom line is that many of those criticizing agency are in favor of neither regulation or enforcement.

Reg BI will be shaped by enforcement decisions, Democratic SEC commissioners say
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 06, 2019
Reg BI will be shaped by enforcement decisions, Democratic SEC commissioners say

Lee: 'There are opportunities to make it strong, and we have to seize them early'

Rand Paul bill would allow withdrawals from retirement accounts to pay down student loans
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 05, 2019
Rand Paul bill would allow withdrawals from retirement accounts to pay down student loans

Experts question the wisdom of tapping retirement funds for other purposes.