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  At IAA, Director of SEC’s OCIE Says We're 'Picking Our Spots' Due to Budget Uncertainty

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

  Carlo di Florio says examiners are focusing on higher-risk RIA firms; Eileen Rominger lauds fiduciary responsibility of advisors.

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  Deputy Secretary Wolin Outlines Treasury's Steps in Implementing Dodd-Frank

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 25, 2010

  Wolin: "Enacting Dodd-Frank was just the beginning;" the hard work has now begun with the implementation of Dodd-Frank.

• Three New Members for Investment Performance Committee

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  July 13, 2010

  CFA Institute announces appointments to GIPS Executive Committee.

• SEC's Exam Division Gets New Director

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 5, 2010

  The SEC has appointed Carlo V. di Florio as director of the agency's embattled Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, which received a lot of scrutiny from Congress and the industry for failing to detect the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.

• Debate Ensues on Mark-to-Market Accounting

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 1, 2008

  The debate about whether fair value, or mark-to-market accounting, is the best way for companies to value their assets ensued October 29 during the SEC's...

• Debate Ensues on Mark-to-Market Accounting

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 30, 2008

  The debate about whether fair value, or mark-to-market accounting, is the best way for companies to value their assets ensued October 29 during the SEC's roundtable discussion on the topic.

• SEC Furthers Strides Toward Global Accounting Standard

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 18, 2007

  Furthering its efforts to establish a global accounting standard, the SEC plans to issue a proposed rule this summer allowing foreign private issuers to choose...

• A Healthy New Year

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2007

  Growth of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and pricing pressure on brand name pharmaceutical manufacturers are among the top seven healthcare industry issues identified in The...

• Herding Instinct

  By Anita Dennis  |  September 1, 2006

  Why should advisors--and their clients--care about the workings of the Financial Accounting Standards Board? Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at Standard & Poor's, compares the...

• OUT OF REACH

  By Elaine Robertson Demby  |  March 1, 2006

  Family limited partnerships (FLPs) are an effective planning technique for reducing gift and estate taxes. Experts insist that while FLPs may have taken some hits...