Court Update: Reg-BI is the New Standard For Advisors and Brokers!
Courts did NOT throw out Reg-BI! Don’t be part of the last rush to compliance At this point, if you have not heard of the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest, then you have been under a rock for the past two years. All the writing on this blog about how Reg-BI will affect Broker-Dealers and Registered...Read More
Reg-BI Podcast 4:SEC Exams
The final installment of our four-part Reg BI Podcast series examines what is known about the SEC’s REG-BI Examinations. While the examinations appear to be geared towards broker-dealer’s, RIAs can learn a lot about how to comply by learning what the SEC will be looking for during these examinations.
Reg-BI Podcast 3: Form CRS
In the third installment of the four-part Reg BI Podcast series, Yon Perullo delves into form CRS, which is potentially the most important form of Reg-BI and will effect every financial professional working with retail clients.
Reg-BI Podcast 2: Regulation Overview
Installment 2 of a four-part series on Reg BI. Yon Perullo reviews the key components of Reg-BI and highlights the critical issues to ensure compliance.
Reg-BI Podcast 1: Legal Landscape
This is the first installment of a four-part series on Reg BI. Yon Perullo discusses the current legal challenges to Reg-BI and why you shouldn’t rely on the courts to save you from compliance.
Your Reg-BI Briefing – Be Ready. Stay Compliant.
As we all remember, it has been a few years since governmental agencies were working on a new proposal to regulate the financial advisory industry with the best interest of investors in mind.
“Can I wait till the last minute for Reg BI?”
This is the most frequent question I get when it comes to the SEC’s quickly approaching new regulation: Can I wait until the day before? As long as I have a solution by 11:59pm on June 30th, I’ll be alright, right?I totally get it, waiting until the last minute is something uniquely human. I was a master of procrastination in University and it gets addictive. Many might even be thinking there’s still a chance maybe the rule might go away.
3 Reasons RIAs Shouldn’t Wait For a Court Ruling on Reg-BI
With less than 3 weeks until the June 30th Regulation Best Interest compliance deadline, are you one of the RIAs holding their breath to see if it will be stopped? The lawsuits don’t intend to stop Reg BI because it is too strict, though. In fact, they believe the opposite - that it doesn’t go far enough. Their main argument is that the SEC’s new rule does not hold brokers to the same fiduciary standard as RIAs and breaks some of the requirements of the Dodd-Frank bill.
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How Small RIAs Can Keep Up With Fin Services Corporations
Large businesses are leaving small firms in the dust by implementing technology to meet Regulation Best Interest’s requirements. With less than a month left, I know that I don’t need to remind you that the June 30th Regulation Best Interest Deadline is fast approaching. How firms prepare for compliance may very well set the course for their growth.