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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INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 10, 2013
Fidelity, Schwab, other big firms call for money fund reform rethink

Seek redefinition of 'retail,' exclusion of tax-exempt funds.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 05, 2013
Consumer group cautious about expanding definition of accredited investor

SEC looking at alternative criteria beyond wealth to determine who can invest in private offerings.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME DEC 05, 2013
SEC OKs rule requiring muni advisers to register

Oversight of $3.7T market comes from Dodd-Frank, includes some exemptions.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 05, 2013
Changes expected as Finra weighs controversial broker-comp rule

Wirehouses largely back recruiting incentive regulation but IBDs oppose it.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 05, 2013
Fidelity opens mobile check deposits to advisers, B-Ds

Institutional users now caught up to retail customers who have embraced the technology.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 04, 2013
Two vie in runoff for Finra small firm advisory board

Deadline for ballots in race between Stephen Hart and Myles Edwards is Monday.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 04, 2013
Ketchum latest to urge brokers to embrace fiduciary duty

Richard G. Ketchum, chairman and chief executive of Finra, called on brokers to make the fiduciary standard their guideline and not to get bogged down in the legal liabilities associated with it.

NEWS RIAS DEC 02, 2013
Strong market drives adviser assets sharply higher

IAA report finds number of SEC-registered investment advisers up only slightly.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2013
Don't get burned by oil and gas: SEC

Investor alert warns that 'too good to be true' pitch probably is

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 22, 2013
House approves bill to delay DOL fiduciary rule

The House passed Rep. Ann Wagner's bill that would delay and possibly kill the Labor Department's fiduciary rule. Does it stand a chance in the Senate?