Dodd bill calls for study — but not regulation — of financial planners

Among other things, GAO charged with examining professional standards that currently govern planners and advisers.

The financial services reform bill that the Senate Banking Committee approved yesterday calls for a study of the regulatory regime for financial planners. But the legislation does not call for the creation of an oversight board — something the Financial Planning Coalition had hoped for...

Investment News: Dodd bill calls for study — but not regulation — of financial planners