House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets

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  Obama Uses Recess Appointment to Name Cordray to Head CFPB

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 4, 2012

  President Barack Obama on Wednesday named Richard Cordray through a recess appointment as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a move that Senate Republicans cried is unconstitutional.

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  FHA Reserves Hit Bottom, but Rebound Expected

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2011

  Acting FHA Commissioner Carol Galante told reporters on Tuesday that “while the FHA is facing the most severe economic conditions,” the FHA’s “Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) fund capital balance remains in positive territory and its programs are actuarially sound.”

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  Madoff 'Feeder Fund' Settlement Reached

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 28, 2011

  Irving Picard, trustee for the SIPA liquidation of Bernie Madoff's firm, announced Thursday that he had reached a $1 billion settlement with Madoff 'feeder funds.'

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  Top 4 Dodd-Frank Concerns as Law Enters Second Year

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 21, 2011

  For advisors, four issues will take the spotlight as the Dodd-Frank reform bill enters its second year—fiduciary duty, an SRO for advisors, harmonization, and adequate funding for the SEC.

• Follow the Leaders: The 2011 IA 25

  By Editorial Staff  |  May 1, 2011

  In the nine years that Investment Advisor has published the IA 25, our editors’ judgment as to the 25 most influential people in and around the advisor community, we’ve never ranked the 25 in the order of their importance.