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 FEB 29, 2012
NASAA warns about shady characters infecting crowd funding

State securities regulators warned senators today about the potential dangers of legislation that would allow start-up firms to raise capital over the Internet.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 09, 2012
Advisers see Romney as centrist most likely to unseat Obama

Mitt Romney may have trouble convincing some Republicans of his conservative bona fides, but his emergence as the GOP presidential front-runner is just fine with investment advisers, many of whom think that he has the best chance of beating President Barack Obama.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 03, 2012
NAIFA's Robert Miller pushes for compromise on fiduciary issue

Robert Miller isn't a typical member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors

TD foots bill for study of investment adviser oversight
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 03, 2012
TD foots bill for study of investment adviser oversight

Move lauded by industry and consumer groups; 'need to get all the facts out on the table'

Will Labor Department's request slow fiduciary proposal?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2012
Will Labor Department's request slow fiduciary proposal?

DOL asking industry groups for a bevy of info on IRAs; data to be used in cost-benefit analysis

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 30, 2012
House Republicans ask DOL to go easy on retirement plans

GOP to DOL: Go easy on IRAs, OK?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 30, 2012
GOP to DOL: Go easy on IRAs, OK?

House Republicans send a letter to the Labor Department urging caution in expanding the fiduciary duty to IRA and 401(k) advisers. A battle is in the offing.

SEC budget increase? Only with agency reforms, House Republicans say
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 25, 2012
SEC budget increase? Only with agency reforms, House Republicans say

The Securities and Exchange Commission will receive adequate funding for 2012, but must reform its operations and rule-making processes before a significantly bigger budget is approved for the agency, Capitol Hill Republicans said.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 22, 2012
Carried interest sparks bipartisan tax debate

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 19, 2012
Frank's final act - stop GOP efforts to raze huge finance bill