Cox to Get Rand Recommendations by May 5

The Rand report, which studied the broker/dealer and investment advisor regulatory schemes, found that while investors are confused about who’s a broker and who’s an advisor, they are nonetheless pleased with the services they get from their financial professional of choice.

The issue of whether to put advisors and B/Ds under one set of regulations is heating up. David Tittsworth, executive director of IAA, told conference goers there could be a “complete change of advisor regulation” as there’s talk now of advisors being subject to B/D regs and vice versa. “FINRA is licking its chops,” he said, at the idea of “becoming the SRO for advisors.” But he argued the way advisors are regulated now is “pretty good,” and should remain the same.