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  Mary Jo White Confirmed by Senate as SEC Chairwoman

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 8, 2013

  The former prosecutor was confirmed as SEC chief via unanimous consent.

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  White Pledges to Weigh Cost of Fiduciary Rule as Ketchum Revives SRO Fight

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2013

  Just as incoming Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairwoman Mary Jo White has pledged to lawmakers that she would carefully weigh the costs of a fiduciary rulemaking, Richard Ketchum, CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), is renewing his call for a self-regulatory organization to oversee advisors.

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  Mary Jo White Commits to Reviewing Fiduciary Comments

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 12, 2013

  Mary Jo White told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday that she would “commit” to reviewing the request for public comment on the agency’s fiduciary rule before releasing a proposal.

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  Sen. Schumer: ‘Scrap’ Simpson-Bowles in Fiscal Cliff Talks, Raise Top Tax Rates

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 9, 2012

  Schumer says “old style” tax reform is now obsolete because there are two new conditions that exist today that didn’t exist when the Tax Reform Act of 1986 was passed: “a much larger, more dangerous deficit, and a dramatic increase in income inequality.”

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  11 Key Congressional Committees for Advisors to Worry About

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 20, 2012

  As the election approaches, not just the White House and Congress are in play, but also control of congressional committees important to advisors and others in the financial services sector.

• Senators Scrutinize ETFs

  By Ron DeLegge, ETFguide.com  |  November 23, 2011

  The expanding world of ETFs made its way to Capitol Hill on October 19, with a Senate Hearing titled “Market Microstructure: Examination of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs).” The purpose of the meeting was to analyze the impact of ETFs on the financial markets.

• The ETF Witch Hunt

  By Ron DeLegge, ETFguide.com  |  November 23, 2011

  What are the reasons and causes behind the “Flash Crash” on May 6, 2010? Does anybody know? What about the stock market’s latest tendency to convulse? People still want answers because nothing they’ve heard up until now is satisfying. As a result, some of them have resorted to good old-fashioned...

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  Senate Republicans on Finance Committee Urge Deficit Panel to Make Changes

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 14, 2011

  Republican senators' recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction include repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax and the health-care law and reforming Social Security.

• Senate Banking Panel OKs Cordray to Lead Consumer Agency

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 6, 2011

  The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday approved, by a party line vote of 12-10, the nomination of Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The nomination now goes to the full Senate.

• Next Steps for Congressional Action

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2010

  As Investment Advisor went to press in mid-May, lobbyists and Congressional staffers were optimistic that the Senate would finish a vote on Senator Christopher Dodd's...