Regulation

The Dodd-Frank Act, which was designed to target the largest institutions, will end up hurting community banks, according to a paper released Tuesday by the conservative American Enterprise Institute.

Legislation that would streamline the registration process for broker-dealers and advisors in Florida is one step closer to becoming law, with the state senate following the lower chamber in voting to approve the measure, which now awaits the governor's signature.

The forces of global regulatory change are in high gear, and mutual fund firms need to brace themselves for the new mandates barreling in from different parts of the world. Firms need to have the regulatory and compliance resources in place to tackle these demands, but they also need to think about rebranding themselves as more than just domestic vehicles, and nurturing a new identity that conveys a fortitude to brave international regulatory waters.

The Securities and Exchange Commission named Andrew J. Bowden director of its national exam program, replacing Carlo V. di Florio who is leaving next month to join the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

SEC chairman Mary Jo White made no comment Friday on what new reforms for the money market fund industry will come out of her administration, except that its proposal will be “appropriate and balanced.”

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the trustees, chief compliance officer and fund administrator of a pair of mutual fund trusts with causing untrue or misleading disclosures about the factors they considered when approving or renewing investment advisory contracts on behalf of shareholders.

FINRA has named a senior Treasury Department official to serve as the group's first chief economist.

If the net asset value of a money market fund is forced to float, the ramifications on maintaining customer accounts are huge and could force them to move to other investments.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is recommending that policymakers implement a nationwide financial education program into grade school as well as standardized tests.

New rules to disclose recruitment compensation may be blooming soon.