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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Kill bill? Rep. Bachmann aims to repeal Dodd-Frank
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 05, 2011
Kill bill? Rep. Bachmann aims to repeal Dodd-Frank

But Republican representative has little support for wholesale repeal, even among GOP

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 30, 2010
Congress moves to keep SEC open to information requests

Bipartisan members of the Senate Judiciary Committee introduced a bill Thursday that would remove exemptions for the Securities and Exchange Commission to a law that promotes openness at federal agencies.

RETIREMENT TAX DEC 23, 2010
Congress provides certainty on taxes — at least for now

Investment advisers now can confidently tell their clients they don't need to rush stock or real estate sales, or scramble to gift chunks of their estate to heirs before the end of the year.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 19, 2010
House budget chairman targets tax breaks

A leader of Republican efforts to cut government spending and tackle the federal deficit indicated Thursday that he embraces the idea of cutting so-called tax expenditures.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 17, 2010
Senate bill would boost SEC budget

The Securities and Exchange Commission budget would receive a significant boost under a bill proposed on Tuesday by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 17, 2010
Dems grouse over death tax, but Obama deal likely to fly

Despite grousing from the left, it looks as if Republicans will get pretty much what they want on estate tax policy — if, as expected, Congress approves a bill that would extend all Bush-era tax cuts for two years

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 17, 2010
Tax cut bill clears Senate hurdle with ease

Legislation that would extend for two years Bush administration tax cuts for all income levels cleared a Senate hurdle today.

Congress provides tax certainty — for now
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 15, 2010
Congress provides tax certainty — for now

The House or Representative's approval of the Senate's compromise measure locks in marginal and death tax rates for two years. But what happens after that is anyone's guess. | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20101217/FREE/101219941>IRA 'deal of the century'?</a>

House may amend estate tax provision: Hoyer
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 15, 2010
House may amend estate tax provision: Hoyer

House Democrats may try to amend the estate tax provision of a bill that would extend Bush administration tax cuts for all income levels after the Senate acts on the measure early this week.

NEWS RIAS DEC 14, 2010
Death tax gets new life

Democrats may not be happy with the Administration's plan to revive the levy, but there may not be much they can do about it. Here's how things shake out right now.