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 AUG 02, 2013
SEC's plan for adviser SRO has left the building, along with Walter

A new SEC will soon be in place. That means SRO champion Elisse Walter will be gone — and with her, the push for a broker SRO.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 31, 2013
SEC's Aguilar: custody rules won't burden brokers

New regulations for brokers who control their clients' cash will go a long way toward preventing another client rip-off like the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, the SEC commissioner said.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 31, 2013
Investor protection not ditched in ad rule: SEC's White

Chairman says investor advocacy recommendations 'in my briefcase every day and every night.'

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 31, 2013
Senate subcommittee gives SEC full funding request

The SEC would gets its requested 33% budget increase, according to a bill approved by a Senate panel. But will both the House and the Senate sign off on the bump up?

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 31, 2013
LPL's hiring of general counsel not a knee-jerk reaction to scrutiny, CEO says

Less than a month after getting hit with the largest Finra fine ever for e-mail compliance failures, LPL has hired a former SEC official as its general counsel. The CEO says the two are not related.

NEWS RIAS JUL 29, 2013
Leitz elected NAPFA national chair

Colorado-based adviser seeks to make the organization a home for brokers moving to RIA.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 24, 2013
Advisers lean toward Yellen for Fed post over Summers

Advisers lean toward Janet Yellen to replace Ben Bernanke as Fed chief over Larry Summers. Here's why.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 24, 2013
Consumer advocate gives SEC's final Reg D proposal an 'F'

Roper says rule fails to protect retail investors from potential scams; 'no credibility left'

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 23, 2013
New SEC chief kicks agency into high gear

Advancing on money market reform with unanimous commission gets praise.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2013
CBO report on tax incentives could incentivize tax reform foes

Wealthy get biggest bang from retirement savings deal, lower investment taxes.