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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Finra loses $39.5 million in 2015 after posting a surplus the year before
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 15, 2016
Finra loses $39.5 million in 2015 after posting a surplus the year before

After posting a surplus the year before, Finra's CEO says expenses for data migration to 'cloud' storage are partly to blame for 2015.

SEC approves reforms to in-house process for enforcement cases
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 11, 2016
SEC approves reforms to in-house process for enforcement cases

Parties will now have more time to prepare for a hearing and be able to take depositions, but concerns of fairness remain.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 10, 2016
SEC enforcement actions trail last year's record numbers: Study

Agency has filed 508 enforcement actions through the first three quarters of fiscal 2016, down 8% from last year.

Lawmaker wants to give SEC defendants greater rights
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 10, 2016
Lawmaker wants to give SEC defendants greater rights

Rep. Luke Messer's forthcoming bill seeks to alter administrative forums that he says 'trample' on people's rights and contribute to a fearful citizenry.

Inside broker and insurance groups' move to block the DOL fiduciary rule
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 08, 2016
Inside broker and insurance groups' move to block the DOL fiduciary rule

After laying low for weeks, opponents of the Labor Department's fiduciary rule finally push back.

House spending bill includes provision to kill DOL fiduciary rule
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 07, 2016
House spending bill includes provision to kill DOL fiduciary rule

Congressional Republicans continue to fight the measure that requires advisers to retirement accounts to act in clients' best interest.

DOL clarifies that insurance firms qualify for best-interest contract exemption under fiduciary rule
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 07, 2016
DOL clarifies that insurance firms qualify for best-interest contract exemption under fiduciary rule

The agency posted 13 technical corrections Thursday, one of which deletes six words that have caused confusion about use of the BICE.

Democratic platform draft includes financial transactions tax, defense of DOL fiduciary rule
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 07, 2016
Democratic platform draft includes financial transactions tax, defense of DOL fiduciary rule

The party is set to endorse a levy on securities sales and to defend the DOL fiduciary rule when it meets at its national convention in Philadelphia later this month.

Advisers identify wrong state on ADV filings
NEWS RIAS JUL 06, 2016
Advisers identify wrong state on ADV filings

SEC cracks down on claiming Wyoming location but practicing elsewhere.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 05, 2016
Judge's questions show inclination to uphold DOL fiduciary rule

In first of five lawsuits against the measure, federal judge Randolph Moss not likely to grant preliminary injunction sought by the National Association of Fixed Annuities.