Elisse Walter

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  SEC’s New Chief: Dodd-Frank, JOBS Act Top SEC’s Priority List

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 21, 2013

  SEC Chairwoman Elisse Walter said Friday that despite the current “2-2 divide” among the agency’s commissioners, she’s confident that they “are eager to find common ground.”

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  Emboldened Borzi Is Back

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 21, 2013

  Bolstered by another four years in her position under a re-elected Obama administration, Phyllis Borzi is adamant that EBSA’s fiduciary rule will see the light of day this year.

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  SEC to Take Another Step Toward Fiduciary Rule

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 16, 2013

  The SEC plans to issue a “concept release,” which will also likely include a request for information, in the first quarter regarding its rule to put brokers under a fiduciary mandate, Ken Bentsen of SIFMA said Wednesday.

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  SEC’s Top Cop, Khuzami, to Leave

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 9, 2013

  The SEC’s top cop, Robert Khuzami, plans to leave the agency later this month after four years as its enforcement director, the SEC announced Wednesday.

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  Top 13 Regulatory Predictions for 2013

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 8, 2013

  Former SEC Commissioner Annette Nazareth, who’s now with Davis Polk & Wardwell, and her colleague Gabriel D. Rosenberg released in early January their list of 13 key regulatory predictions for this year.

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  SEC Names Aronow as General Counsel

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 7, 2013

  Geoffrey F. Aronow replaces Mark Cahn, who left the agency last week.

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  BDs Bear Burden of New SEC Rules on Lost Security Holders

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 2, 2013

  The SEC approval, which was unanimous, requires broker-dealers to conduct searches for holders of securities with whom they have lost contact.

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  Will the DOL Finally Show that Fiduciary Advice Is Better Business?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  December 27, 2012

  Cornerstone of new proposal is expected to be “substantial economic analysis.”

• The Jaws of Defeat

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  December 21, 2012

  Taking time out over the holidays to reflect on the past year has become one of my favorite exercises.

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  Three Washington Heavyweights to Drive Advisor Agenda in ’13

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 19, 2012

  Three key Washington heavyweights will have a crucial role in advisors’ lives next year: Elisse Walter, the new SEC chairman; Rep. Jeb Hensarling, the incoming House Financial Services chairman; and Phyllis Borzi, at the DOL’s EBSA.