ICAA ISSUES BEST PRACTICES ADDRESING PAY-TO-PLAY ABUSES
The Investment Counsel Association of America (ICAA) earlier this month issued best practices that addresses the pay-to-play abuses in the investment advisory industry. The best practices release was in response to a rule proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would stringently regulate such practices.
See http://www.icaa.org for a copy of the best practices.
See http://www.sec.gov/news/paytopla.htm for a speech by SEC Chairman Levitt praising the ICAA's pay-to-play best practices.