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How the SEC Has Strayed From Its Mission

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It says that the fiduciary duty covering investment advisors would apply to the entire advisor-client engagement, and arise as a matter of law whenever an investor gives an RIA his/her trust and confidence. -In giving advice on managing a client portfolio). [Note the term ‘ his ’ throughout.

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Transcript: Gretchen Morgenson

The Big Picture

It had been prevented, had been barred from that before because of this fiduciary duty idea and also because of the opacity of these instruments. And this was back in 2005 or 2006. MORGENSON: And so, he buys this portfolio of junk bonds. Some of these, the Blackstone BREIT is a perfect example of that. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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