Stanford

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  SEC Sues SIPC to Recover Funds in Stanford Scheme

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 13, 2011

  The SEC on Monday asked a federal court to order the SIPC to initiate a liquidation proceeding for investors who were victims of the Ponzi scheme carried out by Allen Stanford.

• It’s Coming Back Around Again

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 24, 2011

  As long-time readers realize, it isn’t the first go-around for many of the 2011 Broker-Dealer of the Year winners.

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  Michelle Clayman: Knowledge Is Power—Top Women Extended Profile

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 21, 2011

  Michelle Clayman went from the traditions of Oxford to using research to further socially responsible investing and women's issues.

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  Measuring Dodd-Frank’s Effectiveness and Impact on Advisors

  By David Tittsworth, IAA  |  July 19, 2011

  Reform that was meant to be bipartisan has turned into a political football. And if the Republicans gain control of Senate and White House . . .

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  SIPC to Announce Stanford Liquidation Decision in September

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 5, 2011

  SIPC sets date for decision on liquidation of company run by Allen Stanford, modern-day successor to Charles Ponzi, under SIPA.

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  You Can’t Regulate Crooks

  By Thomas D. Giachetti  |  May 1, 2011

  Will all the stress and cost associated with this new Part 2A make a substantial difference for the investing public?

• Libya Turned Down Madoff, Stanford Proposals: Wikileaks

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 24, 2011

  A leaked cable via Wikileaks reveals, according to a Wednesday MSNBC report, that the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Ghaddafi was approached for the purpose of soliciting investments by both Bernard Madoff and Allen Stanford.

• Better Advising Through Technology

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2011

  When I give speeches these days, one of the things I like to talk about is how technology has driven independent financial advice.

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  At Schwab Impact, Condoleezza Rice Addresses Political, Financial Issues

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  October 28, 2010

  "Today's headlines and history's judgment are rarely the same," Condoleezza Rice said Thursday evening to a receptive audience at Schwab Impact 2010 in Boston.

• Dodd: More Legislation Needed After Stanford Ponzi Scheme IG Report

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 23, 2010

  Members of a Senate Banking Committee questioned the SEC Inspector General on Wednesday regarding the IG's report which found that it took the securities regulator 12 years to put a stop to Robert Stanford's $8 billion Ponzi scheme.