United States Senate

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  SIFMA Names Former Sen. Gregg as CEO

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 20, 2013

  SIFMA announced Monday that former Sen. Judd Gregg has been appointed CEO and that Ken Bentsen, acting president and CEO, is now president.

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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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  Bill Gross ‘Stamps’ His Approval on $2 Million Auction

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 25, 2013

  Bill Gross and his wife, Sue, will auction pieces of their stamp collection in April with the proceeds going to charity.

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  Congress Starts Work on Tax Code Reform

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2013

  While skepticism remains, committees in both houses start high-profile work on reform.

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  Top 20 Countries for Retirement Security

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 8, 2013

  Natixis has released its annual retirement security index, and Americans are lagging Slovakia. Yes. Slovakia.

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  Sen. Tom Harkin, Chairman of HELP Committee, to Retire

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 28, 2013

  Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, announced Saturday that he will not seek re-election for his term expiring in 2014.

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  Demographic Nightmare: Boomer Retirement Disaster Looms

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 17, 2013

  "We’re living into our 80s, 90s and 100s," says Wilmington Trust's Kathryn Karlic. "We’ll have four generations around a single pocket of wealth, with 80-year-old women taking care of their 100-year-old parents."

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  New Hire Roundup: LPL Financial Welcomes Lochan

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 9, 2013

  This week in new hires, Brendt Stallings and Husam Nazer joined DoubleLine, the MSRB board announced that it is looking for a few good applicants, and Citi named two new co-presidents.

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  Illinois Dragging Feet on Huge Pension Problem

  By Sara Burnett  |  January 2, 2013

  Lawmakers will convene again the first week in January in hopes of fixing the nation's worst case of underfunding state employees' pensions, a problem approaching $100 billion and mounting by $17 million per day.

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  The Election and Advisors: FPA’s Dan Barry Reports, and Predicts

  By Dan Barry, FPA  |  October 25, 2012

  Looking at next year’s advocacy agenda for FPA, much depends on the election and who is placed in key positions. A rundown of the big issues for planners, and what different election scenarios mean for those issues.