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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Advisers address clients' market jitters as election anxiety runs high
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 10, 2020
Advisers address clients' market jitters as election anxiety runs high

No matter who wins, advisers note that markets usually go up

Until Reg BI enforcement starts, we’ll have to take brokers’ word it’s working
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 09, 2020
Until Reg BI enforcement starts, we’ll have to take brokers’ word it’s working

Or you can rely on state securities regulators to provide data about advice reform

SEC orders advisory firm to pay $356,580 over fee disclosures
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 04, 2020
SEC orders advisory firm to pay $356,580 over fee disclosures

Signature Financial Services is the latest adviser to be caught in the regulator's 12b-1 fee dragnet

DOL advice proposal criticized by both sides at hearing
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 03, 2020
DOL advice proposal criticized by both sides at hearing

Fiduciary status test draws criticism for creating loopholes, casting net too widely

Advisers wary of becoming gatekeepers to private markets
NEWS RIAS SEP 02, 2020
Advisers wary of becoming gatekeepers to private markets

The Investment Adviser Association wants discretionary clients of fiduciaries to be accredited

Massachusetts begins enforcing fiduciary rule despite Reg BI
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 01, 2020
Massachusetts begins enforcing fiduciary rule despite Reg BI

Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin could take a more aggressive approach toward advice regulation than the SEC

Tibergien joins board of family office Pathstone
NEWS RIAS AUG 31, 2020
Tibergien joins board of family office Pathstone

Former head of Pershing Advisor Solutions emerges from brief retirement

SEC expands sophisticated investor pool
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 26, 2020
SEC expands sophisticated investor pool

Democratic commissioners, other critics say the agency lacks understanding of risks posed by private market

Some lawyers warming up to virtual Finra arbitration hearings
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 25, 2020
Some lawyers warming up to virtual Finra arbitration hearings

New statistics from regulator show slow pick-up, but concerns remain over use of Zoom

SEC orders firm to pay more than $1 million over 12b-1 fees
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 24, 2020
SEC orders firm to pay more than $1 million over 12b-1 fees

Agency charges Burbank, California-based NPB Financial Group with disclosure, best execution failures