Melanie Waddell
Melanie is senior editor and Washington bureau chief of ThinkAdvisor. Her ThinkAdvisor coverage zeros in on how politics, policy, legislation and regulations affect the investment advisory space. Melanie’s coverage has been cited in various lawmakers’ reports, letters and bills, and in the Labor Department’s fiduciary rule in 2024. In 2019, Melanie received an Honorable Mention, Range of Work by a Single Author award from @Folio. Melanie joined Investment Advisor magazine as New York bureau chief in 2000. She has been a columnist since 2002. She started her career in Washington in 1994, covering financial issues at American Banker. Since 1997, Melanie has been covering investment-related issues, holding senior editorial positions at American Banker publications in both Washington and New York. Briefly, she was content chief for Internet Capital Group’s EFinancialWorld in New York and wrote freelance articles for Institutional Investor. Melanie holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Towson University. She interned at The Baltimore Sun and its suburban edition.
June 02, 2017 | National Law Journal
SEC Jumps Into Fiduciary Rule Fray, Seeking Comments on 'Future Action'SEC chief Jay Clayton said he looked forward to "robust, substantive input" on advisor and BD standards of conduct.
By Melanie Waddell
6 minute read
May 11, 2017 | ThinkAdvisor
Killing Fiduciary Rule Seen as New DOL Chief's Top PriorityLabor Secretary R. Alexander Acosta has made halting the fiduciary rule's June 9 compliance date as a top priority, with published reports saying…
By Melanie Waddell
3 minute read
May 11, 2017 | National Law Journal
Killing Fiduciary Rule Seen as New DOL Chief's Top PriorityAcosta 'is still looking for a solution that could be implemented in final form before June 9,' says ERISA attorney Reish
By Melanie Waddell, ThinkAdvisor
8 minute read
April 24, 2017 | Daily Business Review
SEC Actions Against BDs Jump 20%: Cornerstone ResearchFirst half of FY 2017 sees increase, as SEC continues to file vast majority of its actions as administrative proceedings rather than civil actions.
By Melanie Waddell
4 minute read
April 11, 2017 | National Law Journal
Scalia Law's Neomi Rao Picked for Trump Regulatory ChiefNeomi Rao, a professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, was nominated on Friday as the Trump administration's regulatory chief.
By Melanie Waddell
5 minute read
April 04, 2017 | National Law Journal
Trump's DOL Moves to Stall Obama-Era Retirement-Savings RuleThe Justice Department told a federal court on Tuesday that the Office of Management and Budget has concluded its review of the Labor Department's final rule delaying the implementation date of its fiduciary rule by 60 days — from April 10 to June 9.
By Melanie Waddell, ThinkAdvisor
6 minute read
April 04, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
DOL Releases Its Delay of Fiduciary RuleThe Justice Department told a federal court on Tuesday that the Office of Management and Budget has concluded its review of the Labor Department's final rule delaying the implementation date of its fiduciary rule by 60 days — from April 10 to June 9.
By Melanie Waddell
6 minute read
March 29, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
DOL Sends Final Fiduciary Rule Delay Request to OMB'We think DOL will move forward with the [delay] announcement as soon as possible after OMB clearance,' says Groom attorney Saxon.
By Melanie Waddell, ThinkAdvisor
3 minute read
March 23, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
Dodd-Frank 'Should Be Looked at,' SEC Nominee Clayton SaysTrump nominee tells Senate committee he has no 'specific plans' for a Dodd-Frank attack, and that mandated rules 'should go forward.'
By Melanie Waddell, ThinkAdvisor
7 minute read
March 22, 2017 | National Law Journal
Labor Secretary Nominee Acosta Says He'll Follow Trump on Fiduciary RuleR. Alexander Acosta, President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of the U.S. Labor Department, said Wednesday he would follow the president's Feb. 3 executive order directing the agency to review its fiduciary rule.
By Melanie Waddell
13 minute read
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