Henry Paulson

• Independents' Optimism

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2008

  Since the leaders of the Investment Advisor Broker/Dealers of the Year last met with the IA editorial team for an intense roundtable, in August 2007,...

• What Will the Future Ranks of FAs Look Like?

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  June 1, 2008

  The U.S. subprime mortgage meltdown. The ongoing credit crunch. Volatile markets. The Bush administration's rethinking of the nation's regulatory blueprint for financial services companies. Talk...

• News from the regulatory front - Paulson to slay sacred cows (or should we say bulls)?

  By Tom Oliver  |  May 1, 2008

  From The Wall Street Journal: "The Bush administration's plan to remodel the patchwork system of U.S. financial regulation, built piecemeal since the Civil War, is...

• Donohue on the Rand Report & Paulson

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2008

  The SEC has a number of initiatives on its plate this year that could make advisors' lives easier, or not. For instance, advisor regulation will...

• Seismic Shift

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2008

  Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's Blueprint for a massive overhaul of the financial services regulatory structure, which he unveiled March 31, is already sparking much debate...

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  Watch List

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2008

  Over the past five years, the focus has shifted for the independent advice community, a shift that has been reflected in the IA 25, our...

• Kanjorski Calls for Federal Insurance Agency

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 18, 2008

  Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pennsylvania), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee's Capital Markets Subcommittee, said at a hearing on financial services reform April 16 that he plans to introduce legislation today that will create an interim federal oversight agency, the Office of Insurance Information, within the U.S. Treasury Department.

• FPA Calls for Big Regulatory Reform in Treasury Letter

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2008

  In a long, comprehensive comment letter filled with references to the history of financial regulation in the United States, the Financial Planning Association told the...

• House Dems Vote on AMT Bill

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 9, 2007

  The U.S. House of Representatives today passed by a vote of 216-193 H.R. 3996, the Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007, which would ensure that no additional...

• Treasury Calls for Regulatory Overhaul

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 1, 2007

  Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson is on a mission to reform the U.S. financial services regulatory structure to enhance the nation's global competitiveness. He announced...