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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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 28, 2017
OMB concludes review of measure delaying DOL fiduciary rule

In a posting on its <a href=&quot;https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eoDetails?rrid=127214&quot; style=&quot;color:#b10816&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>website on Tuesday morning</a>, the Office of Management and Budget also noted that it changed the designation of the delay to &quot;economically significant.&quot;

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 28, 2017
Delay of DOL fiduciary rule faces new challenges

Office of Management and Budget designates the delay 'economically significant,' making it more difficult for DOL to justify stall.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 27, 2017
Fate of fiduciary rule rides on regulators' political savvy

Acting Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Michael Piwowar outlines ways to help 'forgotten investor,' but fiduciary duty is conspicuously absent.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 24, 2017
SEC's Piwowar calls for expanding participation in private placements to help 'forgotten investor'

Michael Piwowar says opening sales of private placements to ordinary investors would boost returns, portfolio diversification

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 24, 2017
Industry plaintiffs appeal Dallas court's decision to uphold DOL fiduciary rule

Opponents of rule seek to overturn loss in district court.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 23, 2017
Rising markets keep advisers out of arbitration

Finra experienced slight increase in 2016 cases, but total continues to be far below post-recession highs.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 22, 2017
Advocates push to delay DOL fiduciary rule delay; industry waits for likely stall

Only supporters of the DOL rule have met with Office of Management and Budget officials, while industry groups have kept their distance.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 21, 2017
Campaign spending up among advice groups

Brokerage, insurance and mutual fund groups spend more money than investment advisers in quest to gain the ear of lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 17, 2017
Finra arbitration panel hits UBS with $9M award in Puerto Rican bond case

The arbitrators found that UBS and UBS Puerto Rico were liable for $7.983 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 17, 2017
Kansas judge again upholds DOL fiduciary rule

Judge Daniel D. Crabtree granted summary judgment to DOL in a lawsuit filed by Market Synergy Group Inc., a Topeka insurance agency that develops fixed index annuities and other proprietary insurance products.