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Boomerang: Will FINRA Oversight Force RIAs to the Next Level?
By Bob ClarkMark Hurley's prediction that the RIA community will consolidate into 40 to 50 mega-firms may be effected by FINRA taking oversight of advisors. Maybe that's not a bad thing?
June 05, 2012
FINRA Says Brookstone ‘Preyed on Elderly’ With Unsuitable CMOsFINRA hearing panel hits Brookstone, its CEO and a broker for $2.6 million in fines and restitution for fraudulent sales of packaged mortgages.
June 01, 2012
GAO Criticizes FINRA, SEC on OversightSerious questions are being raised about the effectiveness of FINRA and whether the SEC spends enough time overseeing this self-regulatory agency.
May 31, 2012
The GAO Chimes in on the SEC and Self-Regulatory OrganizationsSerious questions are being raised about the effectiveness of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and whether the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) spends enough time overseeing this self-regulatory agency.
May 31, 2012
The GAO Chimes in on the SEC and Self-Regulatory OrganizationsSerious questions are being raised about the effectiveness of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and whether the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) spends enough time overseeing this self-regulatory agency.
May 30, 2012
POGO Assails House Financial Services Committee's SRO BillIn a letter to the chairman and ranking minority member of the House Financial Services Committee, the Project On Government Oversight raised serious concerns about H.R. 4624, a bill that would authorize one or more SROs to oversee the investment advisor industry.
May 30, 2012
POGO Assails House Financial Services Committee's SRO BillIn a letter to the chairman and ranking minority member of the House Financial Services Committee, the Project On Government Oversight raised serious concerns about H.R. 4624, a bill that would authorize one or more SROs to oversee the investment advisor industry.
May 29, 2012
Bachus’ SRO Bill Blasted by Government WatchdogThe nonpartisan Project on Government Oversight told Reps. Spencer Bachus and Barney Frank in a letter on Tuesday that it opposes Bachus bill to create an advisor SRO.