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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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 11, 2014
Plan to ax estate tax gains momentum in House

Bringing bill to a floor vote expected for political gain: The issue may well play out in the Presidential election.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 11, 2014
Limits to stretch IRAs floated to pay for highway repairs

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 11, 2014
Insurance industry calls on DOL to allow propriety sales, revenue-sharing in fiduciary rule

Insurance industry calls on DOL to allow propriety sales, revenue-sharing in fiduciary rule; predicts business will “contract dramatically” if agency doesn't give it an exemption to higher advice standard

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 09, 2014
DOL fiduciary rule would hurt small business retirement plans, study says

Thirty percent of those surveyed “somewhat likely” to dump 401(k)s, but critics call study flawed.

NEWS RIAS JUL 09, 2014
D.C. attracts intellectual, financial capital

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 03, 2014
Small firms hustle for Finra board slot

Potential candidates for open seats battle voter apathy ahead of next month's annual meeting.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 03, 2014
SEC files cease-and-desist order against adviser accused of stealing $1.1 million

A New Mexico adviser is accused of stealing $1.1 million in a secret conspiracy with a broker-dealer manager over commissions from bond trading between 2008 and 2011.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 02, 2014
Government may lift restrictions on private equity investing

Will small investors get in over their heads? Experts disagree on who can handle the high-stakes world of investing in hedge funds and startups.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 02, 2014
FPA talks with White House about new advice fee models

Alternatives to charging a percentage of AUM might broaden market for financial advice, group suggests.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 02, 2014
SEC searches for role in battling cyber threats

Primary risk for wealth managers is when a hacker poses as a client and manipulates accounts.