Blaine Aikin

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  fi360 Acquires Financial Services Standards

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2013

  fi360 has acquired Financial Service Standards, a Pittsburgh-based organization that trains retirement plan advisors and develops practice management resources.

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  SEC’s Schapiro to Step Down in December

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 26, 2012

  After months of speculation that she would depart, Schapiro made it official Monday morning that she would depart the agency on Dec. 14; with a frontrunner emerging from Treasury Department.

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  CFP Board’s Keller on Goldfarb Case: ‘Let the Process Play Through’

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  November 16, 2012

  At Schwab Impact conference, CFP Board's CEO also discusses three new board members; number of certificants stands at 67,324.

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  Obama vs. Romney on Regulation: DOL Fiduciary DOA? Yes or No to SRO? Borzi Gets Boot?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 18, 2012

  While the regulatory and legislative landscapes remain sketchy until after the election, industry officials say there are some sure bets advisors can count on.

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  Who Needs Ya, Baby?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  March 26, 2012

  Recently, fi360 CEO Blaine Aikin wrote a column for InvestmentNews about the AICPA’s Code of Professional Conduct.

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  fi360, TRAU Join in Fiduciary, Retirement Education Plan

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 19, 2012

  Blaine Aikin, CEO of fi360, says advisors who complete the retirement modules through fi360 get credit toward the C(k)P, while TRAU students can work toward the AIF designation.

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  Are You a Fiduciary Thought Leader? Submit Your Paper in Annual Contest

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  February 23, 2012

  The deadline for fi360’s annual fiduciary papers competition is March 12. Cash prize and chance for wider publication on AdvisorOne are rewards to authors.

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  Draft Bill Calling for SRO for Advisors Introduced in House

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 8, 2011

  The House Financial Services Committee on Thursday released a draft bill that would establish one or more self-regulatory organizations (SRO) to oversee investment advisors.

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  Blaine Aikin, fi360: The Extended 2011 IA 25 Profile

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 25, 2011

  Blaine Aikin is so steeped in the fiduciary issue that IA columnist Bob Clark believes Aikin is one of a handful of people responsible for bringing it to the forefront.

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  Michael Montgomery Wins fi360 Fiduciary Article Competition

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  May 5, 2011

  Multiple employer retirement plans are gaining a larger following as they help plan sponsors manage their fiduciary risk.