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Fiduciary Standard: Assessing SIFMA’s Peculiar Definition
By Bob ClarkWith SRO for advisors back in play, comparing line-by-line SIFMAs proposed fiduciary precepts with the 40 Act rules for RIAs.
May 03, 2012
Jud Bergman’s 4 New Rules for Advisors That Supplant the OldAt revived Advisor Summit, Envestnet CEO speaks of how the rules have changed for advisors.
May 01, 2012
Indie Broker-Dealers Face Struggle to Survive: CerulliThe things that advisors love about independent broker-dealers also give rise to the problems that make survival difficult in the channel, according to a Cerulli report.
April 27, 2012
Sen. McCaskill to EBSA: Reopen Fiduciary DialogueSen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is pressing EBSA to re-open the dialogue EBSA started with industry trade groups regarding its data request on its fiduciary re-proposal.
April 27, 2012
FINRA to Hike BD Fees in Effort to Recoup ‘Significant Loss’FINRA CEO Richard Ketchum told BDs that the broader economic downturn "has led to a decrease in FINRAs revenues and resulted in a significant loss for fiscal year 2011.
April 26, 2012
Key Findings of fi360-AdvisorOne Fiduciary Survey of AdvisorsBoth brokers and advisors in our second annual AdvisorOne-fi360 Fiduciary Survey agree on much, but the findings suggest a disconnect between registered reps and their leaders.
April 25, 2012
Can Brokers Really Avoid a Fiduciary Duty Without Hurting Their Business?Following up on comments made by a reader on previous blogs, why would a fiduciary standard for brokers actually force broker-dealers to take a hit?