Consumer Federation of America

• 

  House Passes SEC Cost-Benefit Bill

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 17, 2013

  Planning groups are at odds over a bill that passed the House on Friday requiring the SEC to conduct more rigorous cost-benefit analyses before making rules.

• 

  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.

• 

  Who Pays the Bill for Terrorism?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 26, 2013

  Beyond the unfathomable evil perpetrated on April 15 in Boston—human losses that can never be measured—come the more mundane, quantifiable aspects of the mayhem of which the Tsarnaev brothers are suspected.

• 

  White Pledges to Weigh Cost of Fiduciary Rule as Ketchum Revives SRO Fight

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2013

  Just as incoming Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairwoman Mary Jo White has pledged to lawmakers that she would carefully weigh the costs of a fiduciary rulemaking, Richard Ketchum, CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), is renewing his call for a self-regulatory organization to oversee advisors.

• 

  White Gets Senate Banking Nod to Be Next SEC Chief

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 19, 2013

  Her nomination now goes to the full Senate, where it is expected to meet little resistance.

• 

  Halfway There: 50% of Americans Need Better Savings Habits

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  February 26, 2013

  Americans are split pretty evenly into good savers and bad savers, according to a national survey released as part of America Saves Week.

• 

  Ketchum’s Big SRO Omission

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 25, 2013

  Richard Ketchum, CEO of FINRA, omitted a crucial detail in a recent interview he gave.

• 

  Top 5 Retirement Issues

  By Editorial Staff  |  February 25, 2013

  Investment Advisor talked to several of the main players on the retirement stage to get their thoughts on the big challenges of modern retirement.

• 

  Continuity and Change: TD Ameritrade’s New Leadership

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  February 25, 2013

  Tom Nally had a tough act to follow at TDAI, but a year after assuming the presidency, his leadership both embraces continuity and places his own stamp on the organization.

• 

  FINRA Shifts SRO Fight to Senate, as House Effort Falters

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 7, 2013

  With the House unlikely to pursue an SRO bill this year, FINRA has set its sights on the Senate to push a bill that would give FINRA the authority to become the SRO for advisors.