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.

Mark Schoeff Jr.
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Finra cancels annual conference in response to COVID-19 outbreak
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 26, 2020
Finra cancels annual conference in response to COVID-19 outbreak

The organization’s premier event sets the tone for its oversight of brokerages

Senate coronavirus stimulus bill waives RMDs this year
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2020
Senate coronavirus stimulus bill waives RMDs this year

The final measure also makes it easier to withdraw funds from retirement accounts in an emergency

SEC further extends filing deadline; Finra pushes arb hearings back again
NEWS RIAS MAR 25, 2020
SEC further extends filing deadline; Finra pushes arb hearings back again

New SEC order eases requirement for advisory firms to explain why they need to delay ADVs

Remote regulation to add new hurdles
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 24, 2020
Remote regulation to add new hurdles

Working from home would mean depending on telephone, video or online outreach

Senators can’t rely on 'my adviser did it' excuse to dodge insider-trading questions
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 24, 2020
Senators can’t rely on 'my adviser did it' excuse to dodge insider-trading questions

Former SEC enforcement official says lawmakers should have set up blind trusts or automated trading

A better way of giving
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 22, 2020
A better way of giving

Easy to set up and accessible to a broader range of investors, donor-advised funds help clients achieve charitable goals and give advisers something to talk about

DAFs are easier to  establish, administer than private foundations
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 20, 2020
DAFs are easier to establish, administer than private foundations

But foundation advocates say they allow more sophisticated philanthropy than a DAF

Senate coronavirus package would allow hardship early access to retirement accounts
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2020
Senate coronavirus package would allow hardship early access to retirement accounts

Financial industry also pushes for temporary waiver on required minimum distributions

Investor advocate says variable annuity summary prospectus lacked sufficient testing
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2020
Investor advocate says variable annuity summary prospectus lacked sufficient testing

The SEC says in the final rule that it solicited feedback on hypothetical forms

Advisers should think twice about taking the SEC up on its ADV filing extension
NEWS RIAS MAR 17, 2020
Advisers should think twice about taking the SEC up on its ADV filing extension

Firms admitting their business continuity plans didn’t hold up amid the panic caused by the coronavirus is ‘not a good look’