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  Obama vs. Romney on Regulation: DOL Fiduciary DOA? Yes or No to SRO? Borzi Gets Boot?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 18, 2012

  While the regulatory and legislative landscapes remain sketchy until after the election, industry officials say there are some sure bets advisors can count on.

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  SEC’s Gallagher Challenges Idea of FINRA as Advisor SRO

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 8, 2012

  “Should FINRA be seeking to branch out into entirely new fields of responsibility, such as regulating investment advisors?” a commissioner asks.

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  Breach of Fiduciary Duty No. 1 Complaint in FINRA Arbitration Cases

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 25, 2012

  Experts including former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt and Ron Rhoades debated whether brokers should be held to the same fiduciary standard as advisors.

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  Keynes vs. Hayek Smackdown: Battle Still Rages Between Long-Dead Economists

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 3, 2012

  To many market watchers, the fight of the century was the battle royale between economists John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich August von Hayek--and it's a fight that rages on though the opponents died years ago.

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  IMCA Conference Comes to NYC Featuring Ezrati, Golub

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 20, 2012

  IMCA will bring a wealth of speakers to its Jan. 30-31 consultants conference on Times Square in New York City.

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  New Hires Roundup: BlackRock Adds Taborsky; Fisher Goes to Touchstone; Harris myCFO Appoints Lee

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 8, 2011

  This week in new hires, Morningstar advances Harding; Penn Mutual brings in Reynolds; Meader Chairs CFA Institute board; IPI appoints Kumar and Sutherland.

• Not Only Money Motivates

  By Mary Scott  |  May 1, 2008

  Is it possible to learn something new about how to help motivate others to do their best? Yes -- according to Tyler Cowen, a professor...

• Guilt-Free Footprints

  By Gregory Taggart  |  January 1, 2008

  In March 2007, Alan Simpson, a member of the British House of Commons, stood up to criticize carbon offsets, arguing that they had no place...

• A Free Market Program: From the CFTC's Chair to the ABA's Ears

  By Staff Writer  |  February 17, 2005

  KEY WEST, Fla. (HedgeWorld.com)--The acting chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission gave the keynote address at a Feb. 4 meeting of the American Bar Association's committee on the regulation of futures. She outlined the principles that guide her discharge of her duties and the tasks that lie ahead, both...