Ken Bentsen

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  Timing of SEC’s Fiduciary Rule Debated at CFA Conference

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 1, 2011

  While optimism remains that the Securities and Exchange Commission will issue a rule putting brokers under a fiduciary mandate, the question being debated among industry and consumer officials is exactly when it will happen.

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  Barney Frank Tells AdvisorOne: No to Bachus’ SRO

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 1, 2011

  A couple of days after announcing that he won’t seek re-election in 2012, Rep. Barney Frank, ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, told AdvisorOne on Thursday that he “doesn’t like” his committee chairman’s bill calling for an SRO for advisors.

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  DOL to Repropose Fiduciary Rule

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 19, 2011

  Bowing to pressure from members of Congress, industry groups, and the public, the Department of Labor’s EBSA said on Monday that it would repropose its controversial rule amending the definition of fiduciary under ERISA.

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  Congress to DOL's Borzi: Repropose Fiduciary Rule, Too Broad

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 26, 2011

  Lawmakers told EBSA head Borzi on Tuesday to repropose EBSA’s controversial regulation amending the definition of fiduciary because it's too broad and because the agency failed to examine the full cost of expanding the definition.

• Bentsen to Head SIFMA Washington Office

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 4, 2009

  Former Congressman Ken Bentsen has been appointed as executive VP, Public Policy and Advocacy and head of SIFMA's Washington, D.C., office.