Investment advisors and broker-dealers may be required to disclose their incentive-based compensation programs under proposed rules approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 2. The proposed rule is the latest in a series of advisor and broker-dealer reporting rules issued under the mandate of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. 

The exponentially increasing compliance burden for advisory firms and B-Ds has the potential to radically alter business practices at affected firms. Many will need to overhaul their entire compensation platforms to comply with the new rules.  

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For previous coverage of advisor reporting requirements in Advisor’s Journal, see Advisors Hit with Another Round of SEC Reporting Rules (CC 11-30).