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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Cases tied to Ray Lucia’s challenge of in-house SEC judges likely to settle for lighter punishments
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 15, 2020
Cases tied to Ray Lucia’s challenge of in-house SEC judges likely to settle for lighter punishments

Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that many enforcement actions should be reheard

Biden's economic and tax plans draw mixed reviews from advisers
RETIREMENT TAX JUL 14, 2020
Biden's economic and tax plans draw mixed reviews from advisers

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee would raise capital gains taxes

Lawmakers press Robinhood about investor protections on trading platform
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 13, 2020
Lawmakers press Robinhood about investor protections on trading platform

Letter from Capitol Hill says the firm ‘must do better’ in the wake of the suicide of a user

Oklahoma pulls back Form CRS mandate for state-registered advisers
NEWS RIAS JUL 10, 2020
Oklahoma pulls back Form CRS mandate for state-registered advisers

Rhode Island keeps its requirement on the books

House funding bill would halt SEC proposal to expand access to private markets
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 09, 2020
House funding bill would halt SEC proposal to expand access to private markets

Democratic legislators want the agency to collect data on the impact of promoting unregistered securities

DOL urged to extend comment period for fiduciary proposal
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 08, 2020
DOL urged to extend comment period for fiduciary proposal

Consumer and investor advocacy groups have asked Labor to provide more time for public input

Finra officials delineate ‘good faith’ efforts to comply with Reg BI
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 08, 2020
Finra officials delineate ‘good faith’ efforts to comply with Reg BI

Initial reviews will focus on whether firms have put in place policies, procedures and training

State regulators propose model rule for advisers’ written policies, procedures
NEWS RIAS JUL 07, 2020
State regulators propose model rule for advisers’ written policies, procedures

The measure would cover supervision, cybersecurity and business continuity, among other areas

State regulators propose restitution assistance for harmed investors
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 01, 2020
State regulators propose restitution assistance for harmed investors

NASAA based its model rule on measures in place in Indiana, Montana, Vermont, Kansas and Maine

Firms, regulators, plaintiffs' bar set to determine whether Reg BI protects investors
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 30, 2020
Firms, regulators, plaintiffs' bar set to determine whether Reg BI protects investors

The SEC's new broker advice standard must be implemented Tuesday