Elisse Walter

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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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  As Fiduciary Debate Returns, Advisors Share Attitudes and Practices

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  February 26, 2013

  As the SEC and DOL work to finalize their fiduciary standards, AdvisorOne and fi360 field their third annual advisor fiduciary survey to determine real-world advisor opinions and actions.

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  Mary Jo White Confirmation Hearing in Senate Appears Set for Week of March 11

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 26, 2013

  The Senate Banking Committee is “tentatively” looking at the week of March 11 for a confirmation hearing of Mary Jo White, a Senate aide told AdvisorOne Monday night.

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  SEC’s Champ Outlines ‘IM Moving Ahead’ Initiative

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 23, 2013

  The director of the SEC's Division of Investment Management said Friday that his division had launched an “IM Moving Ahead” initiative to assess where the division had “gaps” and to help the division identify its policy priorities.

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  Calls for Crowdfunding Rules Grow Louder

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 19, 2013

  Crowdfunding advocates, small businesses and venture capitalists held an all-day vigil in Washington Tuesday to push for action on crowdfunding rules.

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  SEC’s Walter: Fiduciary Rule Under ‘Serious Consideration’

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 14, 2013

  "I think this [rulemaking] should be a priority because it is a benefit to investors," Sen. John Tester of Montana told the chairwoman during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Thursday. "You should push it."

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  Top Regulators to Testify on Dodd-Frank Progress

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 11, 2013

  The nation’s top financial regulators will testify before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday regarding the progress of the Dodd-Frank Act.

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  SEC Names Acting, Deputy Directors of Enforcement

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2013

  The SEC announced Thursday that George Canellos has been named acting director, and that David Bergers, director of the SEC’s Boston Regional Office, has been named acting deputy director.

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  SEC Names Hoecker Inspector General

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 29, 2013

  The SEC announced Tuesday that it has named Carl W. Hoecker as its Inspector General. Hoecker currently serves as inspector general for the U.S. Capitol Police and will replace David Kotz, who left the SEC last year.

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  Obama Names Mary Jo White New SEC Chief

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 24, 2013

  President Obama on Thursday named Mary Jo White as the new chairwoman of the SEC, taking over from Elisse Walter.