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 FEB 26, 2014
New proposal to simplify tax code might make you wince

Some higher-income professionals would pay an extra 10%

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 26, 2014
Advisers reluctant to take plunge into political life

Advisers are reluctant to pursue political careers thanks to concerns about compliance issues and fear of alienating their clients.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 26, 2014
SEC eyes movement of funds between brokerage, advisory accounts

Investment management unit chief says agency wants to be sure transitions are good for clients.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 26, 2014
Adviser issues lack Madoff moment

What do adviser lobbyists do when their issues are out-of-sight and out-of-mind? Quietly educate lawmakers.

NEWS RIAS FEB 20, 2014
SEC zeroes in on brokers with high rollover batting averages

Commission and Finra are concerned that brokers are steering investors into higher-fee accounts.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 20, 2014
Finra nudging brokers toward a fiduciary standard?

Finra's report on how to avoid conflicts of interest seems to be pushing brokers toward the fiduciary standard already used by investment advisers. How far can it go?

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 19, 2014
SEC seeks to examine advisers never reviewed before

Agency sets 2014 priorities, which include keeping an eye on B-D sales practices, fixed income markets.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 13, 2014
Finra aims to prohibit brokers' demanding clean records as a condition of settlement

Practice may interfere with arbitrators' ability to determine appropriateness of expungement, Ketchum says.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 12, 2014
As an investor, Yellen plays it safe

New Fed chief invests primarily in index funds and blue chip stocks. What can we learn about the policymaker from a peek at her investment choices?

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2014
DOL set to take a look at 'brokerage windows' in 401(k) plans

Department wants to make sure investors are protected when given more latitude in picking investments .