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 DEC 06, 2011
Tax code overhaul unlikely this year

Like baseball fans whose team came up short, those hoping for an overhaul of the tax code by the congressional deficit-cutting supercommittee likely will have to wait until next year

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 05, 2011
'Enforcement wave' coming

The recent fining of three advisory firms by the SEC is only the tip of the iceboard, according to an ex-Commission official. How tough will the crackdown be? Says the lawyer: 'The world is about to change for investment advisers.'

RETIREMENT TAX DEC 05, 2011
Protesters' rage might give rise to financial transactions tax

The Occupy Wall Street protest movement, which has filled streets and parks in New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and other cities for weeks, may soon show up in the halls of power, too

Revamped fiduciary rule also may bring revenue-sharing changes
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 05, 2011
Revamped fiduciary rule also may bring revenue-sharing changes

DOL's Borzi says agency looking at third-party payments; not backing off fiduciary update, either

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 05, 2011
DOL: IRA advice will be included in new proposal

A fervent outcry from a wide range of financial industry groups and bipartisan lawmakers helped persuade the Labor Department to withdraw a proposed rule to expand the definition of “fiduciary” for advisers to retirement plans

Borzi vows to keep IRAs in Labor's revamped fiduciary proposal
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 05, 2011
Borzi vows to keep IRAs in Labor's revamped fiduciary proposal

A fervent outcry from a wide range of financial industry groups and bipartisan lawmakers helped persuade the Labor Department to withdraw a proposed rule that would expand the definition of fiduciary for advisers to retirement plans.

State regulators aim to slow fast-tracked crowd-funding bills
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 01, 2011
State regulators aim to slow fast-tracked crowd-funding bills

NASAA worried that legislation could put investors at risk

State regulators take on the crowd fighting crowd-funding bill
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 01, 2011
State regulators take on the crowd fighting crowd-funding bill

NASAA says current legislation could put investors at risk for fraud; GOP, Dems, White House all back the bill

Harkin, DeFazio introduce bill to impose financial transactions tax
RETIREMENT TAX NOV 30, 2011
Harkin, DeFazio introduce bill to impose financial transactions tax

Transaction tax would take 0.03% bite out of stock, bond trades

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 30, 2011
Frank — the industry's unlikely new ally