Financial Services Committee

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  FPA’s Man in Washington Speaks of Planner Group’s Priorities

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2013

  At FPA Retreat 2013, Daniel Penchina voices optimism on SEC user fee legislation; vows more help for state FPA associations.

• Political Stand-Offs

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  January 23, 2013

  Polarization has become a pervasive and much-noted feature of American politics.

• 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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  How the Election Will Shape Regulatory Policies for Advisors

  By David Tittsworth, IAA  |  September 20, 2012

  The president appoints the people who will make the most important decisions on regulatory policy that affect your profession. First up on our list of potential changes: Treasury.

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  To Thwart SRO, Rep. Waters Introduces User Fee Bill

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 25, 2012

  Maxine Waters, D-Calif., introduced on Wednesday a bill that would allow the SEC to collect user fees from advisors to fund their exams in lieu of an SRO.

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  Fierce Opposition to Labor Department’s Fiduciary Proposal

  By Dale Brown, Financial Services Institute  |  April 10, 2012

  As comments from the House committee hearing over the redefinition make clear, opposition to the DOL’s redefinition of ‘fiduciary’ is bipartisan and fierce.

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  Lawmakers Grill DOL’s Solis on Fiduciary Duty Redraft

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 21, 2012

  At a House hearing, lawmakers took Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to task Wednesday over how the DOL’s recrafting of its fiduciary rule is progressing—specifically on the timing of the re-proposed rule and the rule’s inclusion of IRAs.

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  SRO Bill’s Redraft Hangs in Balance With Bachus to Leave House Panel’s Helm

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 23, 2012

  House Financial Services Chairman Spencer Bachus’ recent announcement that he will leave his post likely when a new Congress convenes could prompt him to move quickly in pushing through his committee a redraft of his SRO bill.

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  Rep. Barney Frank to Retire, Will Not Run in 2012

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 28, 2011

  Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee who co-authored the landmark Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation, announced Monday that he will not seek re-election in 2012 and plans to retire from Congress at the end of next year.

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  Revised SRO Bill by Bachus Out ‘Very Soon,’ Says IAA’s Tittsworth

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 9, 2011

  A new draft of Rep. Spencer Bachus’ bill calling for an SRO for advisors is expected to be out 'very soon,' David Tittsworth, executive director of the Investment Adviser Association told AdvisorOne Wednesday.