Department of Labor

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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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  FPA Makes Two Big Pushes in Washington

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 26, 2013

  The FPA is “well under way” in putting its advocacy infrastructure in place, FPA President Michael Branham told AdvisorOne in an interview Thursday.

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  Raymond James Not Feeling Acquisitive, CEO Says

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2013

  Paul Reilly says acquisition of Morgan Keegan was a “good experience,” but doesn’t see “a lot of opportunities” for future deals.

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  Raymond James Upbeat on Regulation

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 23, 2013

  Private Client Group CEO Chet Helck says much work lies ahead for advisors and the industry groups representing their interests on Capitol Hill.

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  5 New Findings of the fi360-AdvisorOne Fiduciary Survey for 2013

  By Kathleen M. McBride, FiduciaryPath  |  April 17, 2013

  For the third year, fi360 and AdvisorOne have joined forces to survey attitudes of financial advisors of all types on the fiduciary standard.

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  Advisor Industry ‘Disruptor’ BrightScope Adds Kitces to Advisory Board

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2013

  In naming Pinnacle advisor and Web guru Michael Kitces to its advisory board, BrightScope is targeting online transparency as it offers lead generation opportunities to advisors.

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  Gridlock Easing in Congress, but Not in House Financial Services: Rep. Himes

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 16, 2013

  While the icy stalemate in Congress is “beginning to thaw,” expect further gridlock on the House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., told state regulators Tuesday.

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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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  TRAU to Launch Plan Sponsor University

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  April 8, 2013

  As the Department of Labor becomes more interested in how retirement plan sponsors run their plans, educating not just participants but the sponsors themselves becomes more important.

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  U.S. Adds 88K Jobs, a 9-Month Low

  By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer  |  April 5, 2013

  The slowdown may signal that the economy is heading into a weak spring.