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New SEC advisory committee to put retail investors first

Consensus among the diverse group was that a top goal would be to focus on the protection of retail investors and to boost their confidence in the markets.

By Staff Writer | Updated on June 12, 2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee held its inaugural meeting Tuesday at SEC headquarters in Washington, and the consensus among the diverse group of members was that their top goal would be to focus on protection of retail investors and to boost their confidence in the markets.

But SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro told AdvisorOne as the committee broke for a lunch break that the committee would “no doubt” also be instrumental in providing some valuable insights to the SEC as it continues to craft its rule to put brokers under a fiduciary mandate. “I hope we can take advantage of all this talent in the room,” she said.

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