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NEWS RIAS JAN 16, 2011
Schwab hit with another suit over bond fund

The Charles Schwab Corp. has been hit with another lawsuit claiming that its Total Bond Market Fund, which was represented as tracking the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, loaded up with mortgage-backed securities prior to the financial crisis.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 13, 2011
Texas names new top cop for securities industry

The Texas State Securities Board yesterday appointed Benette L. Zivley as the next Texas securities commissioner.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 13, 2011
Fiduciary? Not a fiduciary? Labor Dept. to update definition

The Labor Department is poised to issue a regulation that clarifies who is a fiduciary under federal retirement law.

States may collaborate on adviser examinations
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2011
States may collaborate on adviser examinations

State securities regulators are meeting next week to begin planning for the examinations of more than 3,000 investment advisers expected to come under their jurisdiction next year.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 13, 2011
States may yet wrest some control over Reg D offerings

So-called 'bad boy' provision still under discussion, says Texas regulator; definition of 'accredited investor' also said to be on the table

State regulator says SEC dropped the ball on private placements
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 13, 2011
State regulator says SEC dropped the ball on private placements

Don't blame state regulators for the financial crisis; blame those who took power away from state regulators.

Money fund industry aims to foist reporting burden onto B-Ds
NEWS RIAS JAN 12, 2011
Money fund industry aims to foist reporting burden onto B-Ds

To avoid future panics in money market funds, the mutual fund industry is calling on federal regulators to force broker-dealers to disclose information about their money fund clients.

New Form ADV-2 adding costs, confusion
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 11, 2011
New Form ADV-2 adding costs, confusion

A new rule aimed at making the financial advisory business more understandable to clients is giving advisers a headache.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 07, 2011
Finra to step up surveillance of stock exchanges in 2011

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 06, 2011
SEC budget boost dashed by Senate

The Securities and Exchange Commission is unlikely to see its budget increased over the next couple months as it continues to implement Dodd-Frank.

SEC delays plans to create departments
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 06, 2011
SEC delays plans to create departments

The Securities and Exchange Commission is holding off forming several new departments required under the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 06, 2011
Schapiro's $9M payout enrages advisers

The disclosure that Mary Schapiro received nearly $9 million last year when she left her post as Finra's chief executive to become chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission was greeted with outrage by brokerage industry participants last week.

Kill bill? Rep. Bachmann aims to repeal Dodd-Frank
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 05, 2011
Kill bill? Rep. Bachmann aims to repeal Dodd-Frank

But Republican representative has little support for wholesale repeal, even among GOP

SEC freezes advisers' assets on 'self-dealing' claims
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 04, 2011
SEC freezes advisers' assets on 'self-dealing' claims

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission froze the assets of a North Carolina investment firm and its owner, claiming he diverted more than $16 million from clients including pension funds, school endowments and hospitals.

Securities America pins blame on MedCap at hearing
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 03, 2011
Securities America pins blame on MedCap at hearing

Securities America, Massachusetts regulator battle over who's at fault in Reg D fiasco

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 03, 2011
Montana securities cops sue Securities America

Montana's commissioner of securities and insurance has sued Securities America over the sale of failed private placements, making it the second state to target the broker-dealer for selling the risky investments.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 02, 2011
Pacific Life ordered to pay $260K over paperwork snafu

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 02, 2011
Cold-calling brokers dial wrong numbers

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 30, 2010
Congress moves to keep SEC open to information requests

Bipartisan members of the Senate Judiciary Committee introduced a bill Thursday that would remove exemptions for the Securities and Exchange Commission to a law that promotes openness at federal agencies.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 30, 2010
Pequot whistleblower lands $750K in 'land war' with SEC

Former staffer allegedly fired for wanting to question John Mack about possible insider trading at Pequot Capital