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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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 06, 2015
Adviser with $663 million in AUM leaves U.S. Trust to go independent with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network

Jim Murray opens GuideStar Private Wealth Management and feels 'an immediate attitude shift, and that excitement is back and percolating every day.'

SEC Chairwoman White says agency is 'full-out' working on fiduciary rule
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 05, 2015
SEC Chairwoman White says agency is 'full-out' working on fiduciary rule

SEC chief says “if at the end of the day, you are depriving retail investors of reliable, reasonably priced advice, you will not have succeeded."

Democrats torn between Obama, financial industry on DOL fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 05, 2015
Democrats torn between Obama, financial industry on DOL fiduciary rule

Latest letter threatens to slow the rule-making process while time runs down on the current administration.

Lawmakers chafe at SEC's slog through fiduciary rule process
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 05, 2015
Lawmakers chafe at SEC's slog through fiduciary rule process

At a House subcommittee hearing, legislators grilled David Grim, director of the SEC's Division of Investment Management, about the timing of a potential rule.

Bill to stop DOL fiduciary rule poised to pass House today
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2015
Bill to stop DOL fiduciary rule poised to pass House today

Measure that would force DOL to halt its efforts until the SEC acts would move to the Senate next, but Obama threatens a veto.

Finra efforts fail to reduce brokers' record-cleansing: PIABA
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 02, 2015
Finra efforts fail to reduce brokers' record-cleansing: PIABA

Between 2012-14, expungement was granted in 87.8% of cases in which it was sought, according to the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 30, 2015
Finra plans to scrutinize brokerages' compliance culture

The regulator releases its priorities for the new year. Topping the list are firms' compliance culture and conflicts of interest.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 30, 2015
Former House chairman, top Finra lobbyist, Michael Oxley, dies

Mr. Oxley was chairman of the House Financial Services Committee in the 2000s and promoted a self-regulatory organization for advisers.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 30, 2015
'Dissident' candidate defeats Finra's hand-picked nominee for board seat

Brian Kovack wants to make the organization more effective without antagonizing firms that are doing the right thing

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2015
SEC indicates timing, substance of 'accredited investor' reform

Chairwoman White testifies before Congress about next steps and factors to gauge investor sophistication.