About the Author
Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne
Melanie is the Washington Bureau Chief and Editor of the Practice Channel on AdvisorOne.com.
Early in her career, Melanie covered financial issues at American Banker in Washington. For more than 15 years, Melanie has been covering investment-related issues, entering the advisor universe in a senior level editorial position at American Banker/Thomson Media in both Washington and New York. After seven years at Thomson, now Reuters, Melanie joined the Investment Advisor team.
Melanie has been a columnist for Investment Advisor for nine years, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from Towson University.
Reach Melanie at mwaddell@investmentadvisor.com.
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By Melanie Waddell |
May 24, 2013
A draft requiring SEC, DOL to work together on a rule is merely a reminder of ‘the importance of a cost-benefit analysis,’ says Thompson of fi360.
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By Melanie Waddell |
May 22, 2013
FINRA CEO Richard Ketchum called on the SEC to “act quickly” to put brokers and advisors under a uniform fiduciary standard.
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By Melanie Waddell |
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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By Melanie Waddell |
May 16, 2013
SEC Chairwoman White noted the DOL would “ultimately make its own independent decision” regarding its fiduciary rule.
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By Melanie Waddell |
May 15, 2013
A low-interest-rate environment “has an extremely large impact on failure rates,” says EBRI researcher.
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By Melanie Waddell |
May 10, 2013
In a joint alert, investors were warned about what to do before buying or selling pension or settlement income streams.
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By Melanie Waddell |
May 7, 2013
SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White told a House panel on Tuesday that the agency’s $1.67 billion budget request for 2014 would help the agency fulfill one of its top priorities: adding 250 examiners for advisors.
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By Melanie Waddell |
April 30, 2013
The FPA is “well under way” in putting its advocacy infrastructure in place, says FPA President Michael Branham.
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By Melanie Waddell |
April 23, 2013
Lawmakers and industry officials say an online financial transaction tax bill would hurt retirement savers, small businesses and investors.
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By Melanie Waddell |
April 19, 2013
The legislation comes just days after SEC Commissioner Walter called on Congress to fix advisor exams immediately.