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 NOV 26, 2014
Borzi taking a back seat on fiduciary

DOL conflicts-rule champion Phyllis Borzi steps back while secretary meets with industry

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 26, 2014
CFP Board quietly cutting deals on compensation descriptions

The organization is trying to calm the controversy over how advisers holding the CFP designation define themselves

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 26, 2014
Debate still rages over fee-only issue

NAPFA ruling fuels war of words among RIAs.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 25, 2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission teams up with SEC and Finra to combat investor fraud

Federal financial regulators collaborate on consumer <a href="//smartcheck.cftc.gov&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">website</a> linking resources on advisers and investment products.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 25, 2014
Four top dangers to investors in 2015

State securities regulators flag binary options, stream-of-income and marijuana schemes as emerging investor threats.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 25, 2014
SEC charges investment adviser with fraud for not telling clients of fee arrangement with broker

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged investment adviser Robare Group with fraud for not telling clients of its fee arrangement with a broker.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 21, 2014
State regulators name top offerings likely to hurt investors in 2015

NASAA calls binary options, stream-of-income and marijuana schemes emerging investor threats.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 20, 2014
GAO: Accredited investors should work with advisers

Net worth standard is top criteria but views mixed on whether to raise it.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 19, 2014
Expungement reform top issue for state regulators this year

Potential changes to the process by which brokers can remove disciplinary information from their online records are under review.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 18, 2014
House passes SEC budget with amendment preventing fiduciary efforts

Appropriation of $1.4B also falls short of regulator's request to strengthen oversight; separate bill to cover exam costs gains bipartisan support.