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Melanie is senior editor and Washington bureau chief of ThinkAdvisor. Her ThinkAdvisor coverage zeros in on how politics, policy, legislation and regulations affect the investment advisory space. Melanie’s coverage has been cited in various lawmakers’ reports, letters and bills, and in the Labor Department’s fiduciary rule in 2023. In 2019, Melanie received an Honorable Mention, Range of Work by a Single Author award from @Folio. Melanie joined Investment Advisor magazine as New York bureau chief in 2000. She has been a columnist since 2002. She started her career in Washington in 1994, covering financial issues at American Banker. Since 1997, Melanie has been covering investment-related issues, holding senior editorial positions at American Banker publications in both Washington and New York. Briefly, she was content chief for Internet Capital Group’s EFinancialWorld in New York and wrote freelance articles for Institutional Investor. Melanie holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Towson University. She interned at The Baltimore Sun and its suburban edition.
February 1, 2021 | National Law Journal
Under the Biden administration, white-collar defense lawyers are expecting the intensity of investigations to only increase, with an early focus on fraud connected to the pandemic and a continued emphasis on offering more transparency.
By C. Ryan Barber | Cheryl Miller | Melanie Waddell
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September 20, 2018 | National Law Journal
The scheme involved consumer debt portfolios, the SEC said.
By Melanie Waddell
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June 21, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
U.S. District Court for the 5th Circuit cited groups' objections on “multiple grounds” to Labor's fiduciary rule.
By Melanie Waddell
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May 3, 2018 | National Law Journal
Drinker Biddle's Fred Reish speculates on Labor's next move.
By Melanie Waddell
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April 26, 2018 | National Law Journal
“AARP is not giving up on our fight to make sure that hard-earned retirement savings have strong protections," said AARP's LeaMond.
By Melanie Waddell
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April 19, 2018 | National Law Journal
The proposal will go out for a 90-day comment period; Commissioner Kara Stein dissented.
By Melanie Waddell
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April 10, 2018 | National Law Journal
The group, staffed with ex-SEC officials, will help advisors and BDs comply with 'multiple and conflicting' fiduciary standards.
By Melanie Waddell
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March 22, 2018 | National Law Journal
At the SIFMA compliance conference, Jay Clayton told Ken Bentsen that the court ruling on Labor's fiduciary rule “hasn't affected” the SEC's approach to its fiduciary rule-making.
By Melanie Waddell.
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March 16, 2018 | National Law Journal
The 5th Circuit decision creates uncertainty days after another court upheld part of the rule, attorney Erin Sweeney says.
By Melanie Waddell
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March 15, 2018 | National Law Journal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday divided 2-1 in striking down the Obama-era U.S. Labor Department's fiduciary rule. The regulations, targeting conflicts of interest in the retirement-savings industry, expanded the definition of "fiduciary." Business groups challenged the rule.
By Melanie Waddell
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