Regulation And Legislation

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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 23, 2015
Women lawmakers play an outsized role in policymaking that affects advisers

Percentage of women in Congress similar to their proportion in the advice sector, with plenty of room to grow

NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 23, 2015
Time for Congress to act on elder abuse

Senior$afe Act seems like a win-win for financial advisers and their elder clients.

NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 22, 2015
Finra's Susan Axelrod: Finding a job you love is what matters

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 19, 2015
Nicholas Schorsch's RCAP gets scorched on multiple fronts

DOL, industry spar over cost estimates for fiduciary rule
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2015
DOL, industry spar over cost estimates for fiduciary rule

Perez defends White House study, while SIFMA and ICI attack it.

NAPFA leader claims 'moral high ground' in fiduciary fight
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2015
NAPFA leader claims 'moral high ground' in fiduciary fight

Organization wants to strengthen its lobbying punch to counter the likes of NAIFA and others that oppose a clients' best interests rule.

Financial markets brace for fallout from the Paris terror attacks
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 16, 2015
Financial markets brace for fallout from the Paris terror attacks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The financial markets are likely to be swept up in the immediate unrest following Friday's terror attacks in Paris.

Calpers makes another move away from pricey investments by trimming real estate exposure
NEWS ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2015
Calpers makes another move away from pricey investments by trimming real estate exposure

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Nation's largest public pension fund trims its real estate holdings with a $3B sale.

NEWS RIAS NOV 15, 2015
Wake-up call for RIAs: It's time to fix exams before it's too late

Fix the exam frequency issue before investors are harmed, the reputation of the RIA industry is tarnished and Washington imposes a solution not of our choosing

DOL fiduciary rule could hurt nontraded REIT sales: LPL's Casady
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 13, 2015
DOL fiduciary rule could hurt nontraded REIT sales: LPL's Casady

LPL CEO Casady says that as written, rule would bar sales of certain alternative investments in brokerage retirement accounts. <i>(See also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20150430/BLOG07/150439998/democratic-senators-split-from-white-house-on-dol-fiduciary-rule&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Democratic senators split from White House on DOL fiduciary rule</a>)</i>

DOL pushes back on legislation to kill fiduciary
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 12, 2015
DOL pushes back on legislation to kill fiduciary

While bipartisan group frets over 'unintended negative consequences,' Labor Department says bill would establish best-interest standard 'in name only.'

House members poised to introduce bill to replace DOL fiduciary rule
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 10, 2015
House members poised to introduce bill to replace DOL fiduciary rule

Lawmakers released what they called &#8220;legislative principles&#8221; for retirement advisers, including acting in clients' best interests.

NEWS ALTERNATIVES NOV 09, 2015
House committee approves easing accredited-investor standard

The House Financial Services Committee overwhelmingly approved legislation that would ease restrictions on the kind of investors who can purchase unregistered securities.

Massachusetts' Galvin charges Realty Capital Securities with proxy vote fraud
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 09, 2015
Massachusetts' Galvin charges Realty Capital Securities with proxy vote fraud

Massachusetts securities cop alleges the firm, part of RCS Capital Corp., fraudulently rounded up proxy votes to support real estate deals sponsored by Nicholas Schorsch's AR Capital.

NBA's Tim Duncan files a second lawsuit against his financial adviser
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 09, 2015
NBA's Tim Duncan files a second lawsuit against his financial adviser

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The NBA star is claiming to have lost $1.1M by being invested in a bankrupt cosmetics company.

Bill Gross may have opened the door for another investor suing Pimco
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 09, 2015
Bill Gross may have opened the door for another investor suing Pimco

Deep in Janus manager's claim is tidbit about fees at Pimco Total Return, the subject of an existing lawsuit.

NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 09, 2015
SEC's Gallagher says agency unfairly cracks down on compliance officers

Commissioner says the agency's recent actions targeting chief compliance officers sends 'troubling message' that leaves them unsure of the extent of their responsibility, especially CCOs at small firms.

The three biggest fiduciary stories of 2015
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 05, 2015
The three biggest fiduciary stories of 2015

Plus, what to expect in 2016 from the SEC on a fiduciary rule and the Labor Department regarding a conflicts rule.

SEC Chairwoman White says agency is 'full-out' working on fiduciary rule
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 05, 2015
SEC Chairwoman White says agency is 'full-out' working on fiduciary rule

SEC chief says &#8220;if at the end of the day, you are depriving retail investors of reliable, reasonably priced advice, you will not have succeeded.&quot;

Democrats torn between Obama, financial industry on DOL fiduciary rule
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 05, 2015
Democrats torn between Obama, financial industry on DOL fiduciary rule

Latest letter threatens to slow the rule-making process while time runs down on the current administration.