Legal & Compliance

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  FSI Backs Bill Requiring SEC Cost-Benefit Analysis

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2013

  H.R. 1062 would require SEC to conduct cost-benefit analyses before instituting rules. The White House opposes the measure.

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  House Bill to Require SEC, DOL Fiduciary Collaboration

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2013

  But SEC’s Mary Jo White maintains SEC and DOL are "two different agencies"; says more exam "coverage" is needed for advisors.

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  IRS Scandal Has Charities Worrying About ‘Collateral Damage’

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  May 16, 2013

  Charitable nonprofits worry that investigations revving up in Washington over the IRS' targeting of conservative groups will further delay applications for tax-exempt status and impede their activities.

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  Dale Brown: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2013

  When reminded that this is the seventh year that he’s been named to the IA 25, Dale Brown was quick to give kudos to his entire team, noting that the Financial Services Institute’s success doesn’t hinge on his abilities alone.

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  Stop Denying Investor Rights: End Forced Abitration Now

  By Heath Abshure, NASAA President  |  May 16, 2013

  For too long, investors have been forced to "take it or leave it" by mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses. The time is now for this denial of investor rights to end, which is why NASAA supports the Arbitration Fairness Act.

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  Phyllis Borzi: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 15, 2013

  Despite taking a drubbing over her insistence on issuing a rule to amend the definition of fiduciary under ERISA, Phyllis Borzi remains steadfast in her conviction to do so.

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  Ex-BlackRock Fund Manager Arrested for Insider Trading

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 14, 2013

  The arrest is the latest in a string of high-profile apprehensions by Britain's Financial Conduct Authority.

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  Richard Ketchum: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 14, 2013

  FINRA CEO Ketchum says that the regulator continues to believe current levels of advisor oversight and exams are "unacceptable and a risk to investors."

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  Five Years After the Crisis, Can We Prevent the Next One?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 13, 2013

  The U.S. has made progress, but measures like money-market fund regulation are needed to avert future financial instability, a Fed governor says.

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  SEC, FINRA: Beware Pension, Settlement Income Stream Deals

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 10, 2013

  In a joint alert issued Thursday, the SEC and FINRA provide investors with information about what to do before buying or selling such rights and urge them to proceed with caution.