"Advocates of a uniform fiduciary standard have been frustrated by the slow movement on the issue at the SEC, where Chairman Mary Jo White has directed staffers to develop a menu of options for how to address the investor confusion associated with the uneven regulatory models that govern advisors and brokers.... Marilyn Mohrman-Gillis, managing director of public policy and communications at the CFP Board, credits the brokerage lobby for its work in effectively 'communicating that the sky will fall if the fiduciary standard is imposed on broker-dealers.' "  MORE >>