Associations/Trade Groups

President Obama has a lot of work to do to sway financial advisors, according to a new poll of members of the Financial Services Institute. ...

As early as next week, the Golden State is expected to formally adopt a final rule that would permit certain private fund advisers to escape ...

NASAA promised it was coming and last week it revealed its free online listing of state rules for investment adviser registration. It's similar to one ...

On paper, it looks like SIFMA took a big hit in 2009-2010, including a nearly $2 million loss for the fiscal year, according to its ...

Last year NASAA put forth a model rule for states to exempt from investment adviser registration certain private fund advisers. This month Massachusetts became the ...

Quick question: Which industry spends the most on lobbying?No, it's not financial services. The industry ranked 10th in lobbying expenses in 2011 - contributing $97 ...

A new study funded by a coalition of industry groups concludes that it would cost each advisory firm more than $51,000 a year in fees ...

This report provides an overview of Boston Consulting Group's 2011 study into options for examining more RIAs.

This is Boston Consulting Group's report, released in December 2011, examines the major options for conducting more exams of RIAs. This provides cost estimates for ...

This is a report from the Boston Consulting Group on IA opinions about an SRO. This was released in December 2011.