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Chairman Mary L. Schapiro said Friday that the SEC is in the midst of “honest open debate” on additional reform for the $2.6 trillion money market mutual fund industry. But she did not commit the SEC to proposing their net asset values be allowed to float, as a means of preventing a future run.

Regulators in nations around the world, including fast-developing markets, don’t know quite what to make of the asset management business, fund executives said.

FINRA is substantially underestimating the costs to set up a self-regulatory organization for investment advisors, according to a review by an outside consulting firm. In response, FINRA says the review should be viewed with “skepticism and amusement.”

For years, advisors have waffled their way into utilizing social media, but most are failing.

This week, IRA expert Ed Slott answers investors’ questions about the five-year rules for Roth IRAs.

Marc Cox, a reporter/anchor in St. Louis, will leave the station in May to become a financial advisor with Edward Jones there. Cox said he hopes to be licensed, trained and “ready to go” by late August.

A recent survey by TD Ameritrade uncovers how much financial trouble a fiancé will tolerate before calling off the wedding.

ICI chief Paul Schott Stevens said Wednesday that mutual funds need to invest in commodities and derivative securities in order to manage market swings and protect everyday investors. He called new CFTC rule changes 'unwarranted, redundant and costly.'

Brokerage firm Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. is expanding its virtual presence as it continues to hire new financial advisors, adding a new Twitter presence, corporate blog and YouTube channel.

FINRA has hired Robert Colby as its chief legal officer, replacing the broker regulating body's general counsel, Grant Callery, and its general counsel for regulation, Marc Menchel.