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  Measuring Dodd-Frank’s Effectiveness and Impact on Advisors

  By David Tittsworth, IAA  |  July 19, 2011

  Reform that was meant to be bipartisan has turned into a political football. And if the Republicans gain control of Senate and White House . . .

• SEC Tells ICI That Derivatives Disclosure Needs Improvement

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  August 3, 2010

  In a July 30 letter to the Investment Company Institute (ICI), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urged funds that used derivatives to "assess the accuracy and completeness of their disclosure."

• Boomers lead movement into bonds

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  February 4, 2010

  Investors could be setting themselves up for heartbreak though. John Lonski, a Moody's economist, told the Journal that investors' need to put cash in safe...

• Changes

  By Staff Writer  |  November 1, 2009

  ? The Investment Company Institute's Board of Governors has elected Edward Bernard, vice chairman of T. Rowe Price Group, to serve as chairman of the...

• ICI Supporting New Labor Dept. Plans

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2008

  The Investment Company Institute has commended the Department of Labor for its comprehensive approach to disclosure for 401(k) plans, including proposed rules that will help...

• Industry Groups Support SEC Summary Proposal

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2008

  The fund industry's Investment Company Institute says it agrees with federal regulators over the practice of supplying fund investors with short, simple summary prospectuses. The...

• Boards Boost Oversight, Study Says

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2008

  In the past 10 years, fund boards have steadily augmented their oversight role on behalf of shareholders without any regulatory mandate to do so, reports...

• NEWS & PRODUCTS, June 2007

  By Staff Writer  |  June 1, 2007

  SEC Chairman Christopher Cox said the SEC's examination of what goes into a 401(k)--such as expenses of the underlying funds--which the regulator is performing in...

• 401(k) Accounts See Further Growth

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 1, 2006

  The average account balance for U.S. workers consistently maintaining 401(k) accounts from 1999 through 2005 increased 50 percent -- to over $102,000 from about $67,800...

• Stretched Too Thin?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2005

  No single commercial or governmental agency has as big an influence on financial planners and investment advisors as the Securities and Exchange Commission. Moreover, within...