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 JAN 24, 2013
SEC might be productive despite 2-2 split

Republican Commissioner Gallagher praises Walter's outreach.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 23, 2013
Slick SEC pick could keep Obama out of a fix

Why President Obama's 'designation' of Elisse Walter as SEC chairman was a shrewd political move. | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20121127/FREE/121129970>Dwyer: Krawcheck, please</a> &amp;raquo;

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 18, 2013
Residents in these three states worst at money matters

Finra survey reveals drop in national financial literacy; 'something wrong with this picture.'

Will Khuzami be the next SEC chief?
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 17, 2013
Will Khuzami be the next SEC chief?

Expected exit of enforcement chief raises questions about who will be the regulator's longterm boss

Walter home alone at SEC
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 17, 2013
Walter home alone at SEC

Agency inertia may help overcome division leadership turnover

New chairman, same logjam at SEC
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 16, 2013
New chairman, same logjam at SEC

Walter eyeing Reg D ad rule, fiduciary standard -- but faces uphill slog

Mind the (tax) gap
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 16, 2013
Mind the (tax) gap

Democratic chairman wants to move investment tax rates closer to individual levies.

Advocates for retirement tax incentives gird for 2013 battle
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 16, 2013
Advocates for retirement tax incentives gird for 2013 battle

Stepping up lobbying to protect 401(k)s, IRA deferrals; 'laying down a marker'

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 15, 2013
CFP Board turns to CFPB to promote its credential

One of the most controversial creations of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law &#8211; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau &#8211; is not supposed to creep into investment-adviser regulation, which is under the aegis of the Securities and Exchange Commission. But advisers should keep an eye on the agency; the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. certainly is.

Panel approves money fund recommendations for public comment
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 09, 2013
Panel approves money fund recommendations for public comment