Matthew Hutcheson

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  Going for Gold: Rep. Bachus Wins the Prize for Fuzzy Thinking on RIA SRO

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  August 8, 2012

  Congressman Bachus’ WSJ piece on the benefits of an SRO for advisors sets what might be a world record for faulty assumptions, wrong conclusions and inaccuracies.

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  Rep. Bachus Tells Advisors to Police Themselves

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 6, 2012

  Federal regulators “whose job is to enforce the law and protect investors from bad actors, often had no clue."

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  Pension Plans’ Fiduciary Officer Indicted for Fraud, Theft

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 16, 2012

  A trustee and fiduciary for a number of employer pension plans was indicted on April 10 for 17 counts of wire fraud and 14 counts of theft from an employee pension benefit plan.

• House and Senate Clash Over 401(k) Fee Disclosure

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  June 18, 2010

  The Senate Finance Committee has removed a requirement that all 401(k) fees be disclosed to workers and employers from jobs legislation it is considering, putting the Senate at loggerheads with the House of Representatives.

• Dynamic of Retirement Plan Sponsors and Service Providers to Be Altered by Jobless Benefits Bill

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  May 27, 2010

  Retirement plan sponsors and participants can look forward to a new relationship with their service providers if the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act passes the House of Representatives soon.

• At Fiduciary Symposium, Jeff Mamorsky Says Independents' Role Set to 'Explode'

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  May 27, 2010

  The drafters of ERISA in the 1970s, "never contemplated ERISA being used as it is today," Matthew Hutcheson noted at the IFS, as he introduced Jeff Mamorsky, chairman of the Global Benefits and Compensation Group at the law firm Greenberg Traurig.

• Stephen Covey Opens Independent Fiduciary Symposium Emphasizing Trust

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  May 26, 2010

  It was a refreshing change to see Stephen Covey speak in an intimate setting in a room with about 45 people as he kicked off the Independent Fiduciary Symposium on Tuesday, May 25.

• Independent Fiduciary Symposium Keynote Stephen Covey Talks Trust

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  May 26, 2010

  Setting at Museum of American Finance almost steals the show.

• Proposed Rule Changes Will Alter Plan Sponsor-Service Provider Dynamic

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  May 26, 2010

  Service providers will have to disclose fees and explain conflicts of interest.

• Fiduciary to the Forefront

  By Robert F. Keane  |  July 16, 2009

  A committee calling for an authentic standard throws down the gauntlet