President Barack Obama nominates former U.S. attorney Mary Jo White to head the SEC. What could it mean for fiduciary duty and the SRO issue? <i>IN</i>'s Mark Schoeff Jr. has the answers.
Ruling suggests agency needs to get act in gear on '08 financial crisis cases.
Association wants to eliminate uncertainty; Commission currently split along party lines
SIFMA and fiduciary advocates mix it up at a high-profile conference.
Examinations likely in the next 14 months
Agency must file cases seeking civil penalties for securities fraud within five years of the alleged incident
Group of billionaires and pols issues plan that would hike inheritance tax with $2M exemption.
Cuts might deal the nascent economic recovery a short-term setback, but investment advisers say the medicine is necessary to start curing the nation's long-term fiscal ills
Regulator also will focus examinations on payments that advisers and funds make to companies that distribute private equity and hedge funds
