Michael Koffler

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  Fair Play: The Fight Over Rule 206(4)-5

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2011

  On March 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s “pay-to-play” rule, officially known as the Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-5, went into effect.

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  SEC's Blass at IAA: Fiduciary Standard Will Only Be Toughened

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 11, 2011

  At IAA compliance gathering, SEC counsel Blass suggests fiduciary standard for all will only be toughened, not watered down.

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  The Political Realities of Broker Reregulation and the Fiduciary Standard

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  February 22, 2011

  One likelihood on the fiduciary issue: another round of SEC studies, industry debate and probably congressional hearings lasting months or even years, says Michael Koffler of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan.

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  Video: Fiduciary Duty, Separation of Sales and Advice, and RIA Oversight

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  February 18, 2011

  Tom Bradley, president of TD Ameritrade Institutional, discusses with AdvisorOne’s Kate McBride why it’s important to separate sales from advice and what his RIA clients say about who should regulate them.

• SEC’s Fiduciary, SRO Studies Considered Linked, Experts Say

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  February 10, 2011

  Although the SEC’s Fiduciary Study and the SRO Study, are separate, in the eyes of some industry experts and academics that specialize in financial services issues, the two are linked.