Press Releases
2013
May 15, 2013 - FSI Adds Over 150 New Financial Advisor Members
May 3, 2013 - Critical Legislation to Help Protect Financial Advice in Florida Passes Legislature
April 10, 2013 - Critical Legislation Will Help Protect Financial Advice in Florida
March 28, 2013 - FSI Elects Two New Directors to its Board
March 15, 2013 - FSI Adds Over 700 New Financial Advisor Members
January 15, 2013 - FSI Adds 500 New Financial Advisors Members
January 10, 2013 - FSI Hires Industry Veteran
2012
November 30, 2012 - FSI Elects Three New Directors to its Board
November 28, 2012 - New FSI Poll: Financial Advisors Weigh in on Fiscal Cliff, Taxes & More
November 6, 2012 - FSI Statement on Election Results
November 1, 2012 - FSI Adds 1,000 New Financial Advisor Members
September 24, 2012 - FINRA BrokerCheck Decision Increases Investor Transparency, Provides Fairness to Financial Advisors
August 14, 2012 - FSI Poll: Advisors Weigh in on Presidential Race, Economy & More
July 31, 2012 - FSI Adds 2,500 New Financial Advisor Members
July 23, 2012 - FSI to FINRA: Fee Increases to Further Stifle Business
July 16, 2012 - Dodd-Frank Two Long Years Later
June 11, 2012 - FSI Launches First-Ever Advocacy App
June 6, 2012 - FSI's Dale Brown Testifies on the Need to Protect Consumers, Create Indy Regulator RIAs
May 29, 2012 - FSI Uncut: SRO for RIAs
May 21, 2012 - FSI Scores Advocacy Victory on FINRA BrokerCheck
May 3, 2012 - Advocacy Victory Prevents Limited Access to Investment Product Providers
April 24, 2012 - FSI Lauds Introduction of SRO for Investment Advisers Legislation
April 23, 2012 - FSI Reacts to Troubling Social Security Trustees Report
April 19, 2012 - FSI Advocacy Win with House Passage of Small Business Tax Relief Bill
April 16, 2012 - Tax Week Announcement: FSI Expands Advocacy Agenda, Hires Retirement & Tax Issue Expert
April 10, 2012 - FSI Successfully Opposes CA Effort to Impose Service Tax on Estate Planning
April 9, 2012 - New Report: "Saving Early: The Road to a Secure Retirement"
March 21, 2012 - FSI Reacts to DOL Testimony on Fiduciary Rule
March 14, 2012 - FSI Statement on Chairman Bachus' Primary Victory
March 13, 2012 - FSI & the Roundtable: DOL Owes Progress Report on Fiduciary Rule Re-Proposal
February 27, 2012 - FSI Responds to Labor Request on Fiduciary Redefinition
February 22, 2012 - FSI Applauds Leader Reid for Stripping Stretch IRA Tax Provision from Highway Bill
February 7, 2012 - FSI Releases Poll of Nearly 3,000 Financial Advisors
January 31, 2012 - NFP Advisor Services Group and FSI Partner to Advance Advocacy Mission & Bolster Financial Advisor Momentum
January 27, 2012 - FSI Statement on Meeting with DOL on Potential Fiduciary Rule
January 4, 2012 - Ladenburg Thalmann and FSI Partner to Advance Advocacy Mission & Bolster Financial Advisor Momentum
2011
September 19, 2011 - URGENT: FSI Applauds DOL Fiduciary Rule Withdrawal
September 13, 2011 - FSI to Congress: Uniform Fiduciary Standard, SRO for Investment Advisers Critical
September 8, 2011 - FSI Response To SRO Legislation
August 16, 2011 - FSI Secures Major Victory Protecting Independent Contractor Status of California Financial
August 12, 2011 - FSI Continues to Increase Advocacy Power
August 8, 2011 - LPL Financial and Financial Services Institute Announce Expanded Advocacy Partnership
August 4, 1011 - FSI: “Overwhelming” Response to Grassroots Advocacy Effort to Slow Down DOL Fiduciary Rule Proposal
July 26, 2011 - FSI Statement on Borzi Testimony to the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions
July 20 2011 - FSI Endorses Candidate for FINRA Small Firm Seat
July 19, 2011 - Dodd-Frank One Year Later: ‘Harmonized, Effective Regulatory Environment Still Eludes Us’
July 13, 2011 - FSI Lauds Consumer Federation of America for Backing SRO for Advisors
June 9, 2011 - FSI Hires Capitol Hill Veteran to Head Communications, Media Relations
February 17, 2011 - FSI Cites FINRA as SRO as Way to Alleviate SEC's Resource Shortfalls
February 3, 2011 - FSI Hires Keith J. Kelly as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
January 24, 2011 - SEC Standard of Care Study Recognizes Strengths of Broker-Dealer Regulatory System
January 20, 2011 - FSI Believes Only One Reasonable Option Cited in SEC Study on Enhancing Investment Adviser Examinations
January 19, 2011 - FSI Applauds GAO Report
2010
December 20, 2010 - Financial Services Institute Endorses FINRA as SRO for Investment Advisers
December 13, 2010 - FSI Elects Joseph Russo as Vice Chair of its Board of Directors
July 20, 2010 - FSI Endorses Roth for FINRA Board of Governors
July 1, 2010 - FSI Endorses Buechner for FINRA Board of Governors
March 15, 2010 - FSI Statement on Introduction of Senate Regulatory Reform Legislation
2009
December 15, 2009 - 2010 FSI Leadership
October 6, 2009 - Universal Standard of Care
August 17, 2009 - Independent Contractor Status