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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Compensation for top trade association execs  
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 09, 2022
Compensation for top trade association execs  

InvestmentNews combed through the tax forms of groups in the financial services space to learn what their CEOs earn, as well as other financial metrics.

Republicans attack stock-buyback tax as threat to retirement savings
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 08, 2022
Republicans attack stock-buyback tax as threat to retirement savings

The provision is part of the Inflation Reduction Act the Senate approved over the weekend and the House will take up this week.

NASAA extends comment deadline on REIT reform proposal
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2022
NASAA extends comment deadline on REIT reform proposal

State regulators grant more time for input after getting pushback from groups representing the alternatives sector.

Revised Finra expungement proposal gains support of previous critics
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 04, 2022
Revised Finra expungement proposal gains support of previous critics

A major modification to the proposal would allow state regulators to participate in arbitration hearings that determine whether to clear a broker's record of a customer dispute.

SEC warns brokers, advisers to make ongoing efforts to identify, mitigate conflicts
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 03, 2022
SEC warns brokers, advisers to make ongoing efforts to identify, mitigate conflicts

Among the suggestions for mitigating conflicts are to avoid compensation incentives for selling certain products and to minimize incentives for favoring one type of product or account over another.

Finra proposes 3-year pilot program for remote office inspections
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 02, 2022
Finra proposes 3-year pilot program for remote office inspections

The initiative effectively extends the online supervision of branch and non-branch operations that Finra allowed during the pandemic.

Legislation affecting advisers takes the long and winding road through Congress
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 01, 2022
Legislation affecting advisers takes the long and winding road through Congress

Investment advisers would have to establish anti-money laundering programs under a provision tucked into the bowels of the National Defense Authorization Act. It's another example of the breakdown of regular order on Capitol Hill.

SEC fines J.P. Morgan, UBS, TradeStation total of $2.5 million for lax ID theft prevention
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 27, 2022
SEC fines J.P. Morgan, UBS, TradeStation total of $2.5 million for lax ID theft prevention

Each of the firms failed to comply with the agency's rule on identify theft red flags.

Alts groups oppose state regulators' REIT reform
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 25, 2022
Alts groups oppose state regulators' REIT reform

The changes include raising the net-income and net-worth thresholds for purchases and imposing a portfolio concentration limit.

Overreach or on point? Gensler’s agenda debated
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 25, 2022
Overreach or on point? Gensler’s agenda debated

The SEC's rulemaking roster includes 27 in the proposal stage and 26 in the final stage — giving everyone plenty of favorites and targets.