David Tittsworth

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  Without Fiduciary Rule Collaboration, Cost-Benefit Analysis ‘Worthless’

  By Melanie Waddell  |  April 29, 2013

  Comments have been flooding into the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the agency’s March 1 request for input on the costs and benefits of putting brokers under a fiduciary mandate.

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  SEC Comings and Goings: Canellos, Ceresney Named Co-Heads of Enforcement

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 22, 2013

  SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White has named her former colleague Andrew Ceresney and acting enforcement director George Canellos co-directors of the enforcement division.

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  Rep. Waters Reintroduces SEC User Fees Bill

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 19, 2013

  Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., on Friday made another go at allowing the SEC to collect user fees to fund advisor exams.

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  SEC, DOL Must Collaborate on ‘Overlapping’ IRA Fiduciary Standards: Attorney Mason

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 15, 2013

  The failure of the SEC and DOL to collaborate on their “overlapping” fiduciary rules on IRA advice will render the SEC’s current cost-benefit analysis worthless, says Kent Mason of Davis & Harman.

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  White Sworn In as SEC Chief; Walter, Paredes Likely Leaving SEC Soon

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 10, 2013

  Interim Chairwoman Elisse Walter will remain at the agency as a commissioner, but it doesn't look like she'll be there for long, David Tittsworth of IAA said.

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  What I Learned at Our Compliance Conference, Pt. 2: What SEC Examiners Are Pursuing

  By David Tittsworth, IAA  |  March 18, 2013

  What are the SEC's priorities in examining investment advisors? A look at OCIE's priorities, and at what may be the most underreported development in advisor exams.

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  The IAA Compliance Conference, Pt. 1: What to Expect From Your Friends in DC

  By David Tittsworth, IAA  |  March 14, 2013

  At the Investment Adviser Association’s annual compliance conference, a look at the significant legislative, regulatory and policy developments now being pursued and what’s coming next, especially from the SEC.

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  SEC Budget Faces $108M Cut Under Sequester; House GOP Blasts SEC’s ‘Misplaced Priorities’

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 27, 2013

  Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee criticized the agency Tuesday for “repeatedly failing to fulfill any part of its mission.”

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  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.

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  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.