See certain the Congressional Black Caucus foundation discussion is available on cspan. Org. Well leave this and take you to a discussion in washington on financial regulations and their role in the u. S. Economy. Youll hear from robert cook, president and chief executive officer of the financial industry regulatory authority. Live coverage here on cspan3. Robert and i talking about developments. Were going to have you, the audience, become part of the discussion. Let me take a minute or two to discuss or frame our discussion and then introduce robert. A regulator of central importance although not widely understood and a lot of people dont know a lot of things about it. It is commonly called a Self Regulatory Organization or sro. Its a delaware not for profit corporation. It is not a Government Agency. Yet, it is important in terms of its size and scope. It has a budget of approximately 1 billion which compares to the s. E. C. s budget of 1. 6 billion. It has approximately 3,500 emplo
An advocacy group for independent insurance advisers alleges the DOL’s Retirement Security Rule is similar to a proposal struck down by federal appeals court.
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