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Dem-GOP tax talk: 'A lot of theater' — but little action
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 28, 2010
Dem-GOP tax talk: 'A lot of theater' — but little action

Congress returned to work this week with a flurry of statements and posturing by political leaders regarding the soon-to-expire Bush administration tax cuts. The maneuvering likely sets the stage for a pre-election battle, rather than a compromise.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 27, 2010
Industry groups take fiduciary arguments to SEC

One of the groups meeting with the SEC during the second phase of its study on fiduciary duty believes that the agency is likely to promulgate a regulation imposing a universal standard of care for retail investment advice.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 27, 2010
Who's supposed to watch what?

A growing fog of regulation is blurring the line that separates the compliance responsibilities of broker-dealers from those of their clearing firms.

NEWS RIAS OCT 26, 2010
Skip Schweiss of TD Ameritrade: 'Advisers are angry'

This year, Skip Schweiss, president of TD Ameritrade Trust Co., took on an additional role as managing director of advocacy and industry issues

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 25, 2010
Edelman's parent company hit with Wells notice

Sanders Morris Harris facing disciplinary action for alleged violations of securities laws; two ex-employees also named

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 25, 2010
SIFMA: Flawed fiduciary duty could smack investors

Group's research indicates commission-based accounts most cost-effective; critic dubs study 'a complete and total waste'

Financial groups prep for upheaval on Capitol Hill
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 25, 2010
Financial groups prep for upheaval on Capitol Hill

The potential for political upheaval on Capitol Hill following the Nov. 2 election has grabbed the attention of many financial interest groups — and has some preparing to change the targets for their advocacy efforts.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 24, 2010
High anxiety

While federal agencies conduct scores of studies and write hundreds of regulations implementing the sweeping Dodd-Frank financial-reform law, investment advisers wait with trepidation

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 24, 2010
Industry groups plead fiduciary case to SEC

One by one, the groups representing constituencies in the financial services industry have trooped into meetings with SEC officials to present their arguments about whether the commission should promulgate a regulation imposing a universal standard of care for retail investment advice

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 24, 2010
SEC's Paredes: Financial regs threaten economic growth

Securities and Exchange Commission member Troy A. Paredes delivered remarks at the Securities Traders Association's 77th annual conference and business meeting on Sept. 24 in Washington

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 22, 2010
Asset manager won't be 'bullied' by Cuomo

Steve Rattner in fighting mood, as onetime boss of Quadrangle Group tangles with N.Y. AG

SEC probes Citi funds after Smith Barney brokers' protests
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 22, 2010
SEC probes Citi funds after Smith Barney brokers' protests

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Citigroup Inc. misled investors about the riskiness of some soured debt funds, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 22, 2010
Financial adviser — and ex-UBS client — gets jail time for Swiss accounts

Hernandez evaded paying taxes on $8.8M; advised wealthy clients on -- yep -- taxes and offshore trusts

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 22, 2010
Madoff Judge erred in SIPC ruling, court told

Customers defrauded by Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme deserve repayment of as much as $500,000 each, even if they took out more than they put into his investment business, a lawyer argued today to an appeals court.

NEWS EQUITIES OCT 21, 2010
What Warren Buffett is buying and selling now

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. sold stakes in Home Depot Inc. and CarMax Inc. and cut its holding of Nike Inc. as the billionaire replaced a retiring investment manager and built the company's cash holdings.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 21, 2010
Proxy proposals stir interest in Finra election

Proxy proposals seeking to shed more light on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. have emerged as a hot-button issue in the self-regulator's election for seven open board seats.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 21, 2010
Finra board candidates from small B-Ds air big gripe about regulator

An unfair regulatory system is hurting small brokerage firms and needs to be changed, according to candidates running for seats on the board of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 21, 2010
Finra boots star adviser from securities biz

Rhonda Breard, Washington state adviser – and local celebrity – accused of stealing $8M from clients

NEWS FIXED INCOME OCT 20, 2010
What's a Reg D security really worth? Finra has questions

B-Ds' account statements come under scrutiny; further guidance from regulator possible

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 20, 2010
Reg D guideline zeroes in on due diligence

Industry group cobbling together best practices for private placements; sponsor-supplied reports not sufficient