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August 29, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Washington insiders are betting that the House Financial Services Committee will introduce legislation calling for a self-regulatory organization (SRO) for advisors soon after the committee’s subcommittee on capital markets holds a Sept. 13 hearing on the issue.
“It’s very likely we can expect SRO legislation to be introduced shortly after [the hearing] on the House side,” says Duane Thompson, senior policy analyst for fi360. “If an SRO bill is introduced in connection with the hearing,” Thompson says, “the first question is whether it will be limited to broker-dealers/advisors, or include independent advisors as well.” The second, more important, question, he continues, “is not whether it will be passed by the House, but whether the Senate will take it up this year.”
The Sept. 13 hearing will also examine the regulation of investment advisors and broker-dealers, while the full committee plans to hold a hearing on Sept. 15 on the need to reform the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The capital markets subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., (left) will examine the studies mandated by Dodd-Frank on the effectiveness of standards of care applicable to broker-dealers and investment advisors, and on the need for enhanced examination and enforcement resources for advisors—i.e. the need for a self-regulatory organization (SRO) for advisors.
