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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.
December 15, 2016 | National Law Journal
A federal appeals court on Thursday refused to block Obama administration regulations that were adopted to minimize conflicts of interest in the retirement-investment industry, a significant
By Melanie Waddell and Mike Scarcella
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December 12, 2016 | National Law Journal
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is “already working” with Trump administration transition officials to “undo” the U.S. Labor Department's fiduciary rule, Thomas Dono
By Melanie Waddell
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December 7, 2016 | National Law Journal
Industry officials agreed Tuesday that while there could likely be a delay in the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule, outright repeal of the rule is unlikely, so advisors and broker-
By Melanie Waddell, ThinkAdvisor
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November 28, 2016 | National Law Journal
A Kansas federal judge on Monday rejected the insurer Market Synergy Group Inc.’s request for a preliminary injunction to block the U.S. Labor Department’s fiduciary rule—t
By Melanie Waddell
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November 21, 2016 | National Law Journal
Consumer and financial reform advocates are urging the incoming Trump administration to spare the U.S. Labor Department’s fiduciary rule, as government lawyers press a Washington judge
By Melanie Waddell
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November 18, 2016 | National Law Journal
Lawyers who attended the oral arguments Thursday in a Texas federal district court in the case challenging the U.S. Labor Department's fiduciary rule had differing views about which way
By Melanie Waddell
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November 15, 2016 | National Law Journal
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Jo White told House lawmakers Tuesday that she doesn’t expect the commission to act on a uniform fiduciary duty rule for broker-deale
By Melanie Waddell
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November 14, 2016 | National Law Journal
SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White said Monday she plans to leave as head of the agency at the end of the Obama administration in January. White, who became the 31st SEC chairwoman in April
By Melanie Waddell
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November 14, 2016 | National Law Journal
New regulations may be needed to keep up with the “speed and impact” of financial technology developments, SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White said Monday. Speaking at the agency
By Melanie Waddell
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November 9, 2016 | National Law Journal
President-elect Donald Trump’s span style
By Melanie Waddell
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