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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.

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  Remedy to Boost Advisor Exams Out of Reach This Year

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 21, 2012

  Two important issues for the advisory industry will remain unresolved until next year: how to boost investment advisor exams—either through a self-regulatory organization (SRO) or via user fees—as well as a rule to put brokers under a fiduciary mandate.

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  A Chat With CFP Board CEO Kevin Keller: Fiduciary, SRO and His Priorities

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 21, 2012

  Providing the SEC with the resources it needs “is the best solution" to the advisor exam problem, says Kevin Keller, but finding a way to ensure advisors face more exam scrutiny—through an SRO or user fees paid to the SEC—will be a “long-term issue.”

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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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  To Thwart SRO, Rep. Waters Introduces User Fee Bill

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 25, 2012

  Maxine Waters, D-Calif., introduced on Wednesday a bill that would allow the SEC to collect user fees from advisors to fund their exams in lieu of an SRO.

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  Geithner: Europe Crisis Is Biggest Threat to U.S. Economy

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 25, 2012

  Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner discussed with lawmakers on Wednesday a number of issues, from the success of financial reform to the European crisis to the SEC's attempt to overhaul money-market funds.

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  Brokers Manage Products; Investment Advisors Manage Process

  By Steve Weydert, CFP, MS  |  July 24, 2012

  The absurdity of suggesting that investment advisors and broker-dealers often provide “indistinguishable services” demonstrates a stunning depth of misunderstanding regarding the two industries.

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  Fate of Dodd-Frank Likely Rests in Election Results

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 18, 2012

  With the two-year anniversary of the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act on July 21, industry officials are weighing in on the law’s progress.

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  House to Hammer Dodd-Frank Throughout July

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 9, 2012

  July 21 marks the second anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act being written into law, and the House Financial Services Committee is planning to challenge its merits all month long.