Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013

H.R. 1 (Tax Reform Act of 2014); H.R. 25 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); H.R. 30 (Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act); H.R. 122 (Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013);H.R. 290 (Full Faith and Credit Act of 2013); H.R. 505 (Balancing Act); H.R. 613 (Systemic Risk Mitigation Act); H.R. 624 (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act); H.R. 634 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 677 (Inter-Affiliate Swap Classification Act); H.R. 694 (Corporate Tax Fairness Act); H.R. 701 (To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action); H.R. 719 (Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act); H.R. 742 (Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013); H.R. 756 (Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013); H.R. 797 (Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013); H.R. 807 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 815 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business); H.R. 880 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 889 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013); H.R. 935 (Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013); H.R. 947 (Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act); H.R. 992 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); H.R. 1003 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1101 (Homeowners and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 1105 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1062 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 1064 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1115 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit any national securities exchange from effecting any transaction in a security issued by a corporation unless the corporation's registration with the exchange includes a certification that the corporation currently is in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 governing contributions and expenditures by corporations which were in effect with respect to elections held during 2008); H.R. 1135 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1155 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1221 (Basel III Capital Impact Study Act); H.R. 1256 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R.1335 (Short Sale Transparency Act of 2013); H.R.1341 (Financial Competitive Act of 2013)(Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA)); H.R. 1627 (Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013); H.R. 1844 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013); H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act); H.R. 2998 (Investor Choice Act of 2013); H.R. 3482 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); H.R. 3696 (National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 4167 (Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act); H.CON.RES.25 (Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023); S. 1 (Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act); S. 8 (End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act); S. 21 (Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013); S. 122 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); S. 169 (I-Squared Act of 2013)(Immigration reform); S. 173 (Simplified, Manageable, And Responsible Tax Act); S. 249 (Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013);S. 277 (Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013); S. 278 (Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013); S. 321 (Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013); S. 387 (American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act); S. 399 (American Job Protection Act); S. 410 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 450 (Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013); S. 451 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2013); S. 474 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); S. 534 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); S. 798 (TBTF Act); S. 1725 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); S. 1999 (SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014); S. 2588 (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014); S.AMDT.2006 (Amends H.CON.RES.25); FINRA Regulatory Notice 2013-002; Market data rule proposals (SR-NASDAQ-2012-042;SR-NASDAQ-2012-044;SR-NASDAQ-2012-005); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96; Market data (Exchange Act Section 19 and related rules); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Swap execution facilities; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); China - strategic and economic dialogue; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; Basel Securitization Framework; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); India Financial Sector Reform; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach;Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds; Cross-border guidance; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Tri-party repo; Computerized trading; Legal entity identifier (LEI); Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation paper on margin requirements for uncleared derivatives; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Tick-size pilot program; EU Capital and Resolution; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework; Incentives for the adoption of the NIST Framework; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; CFTC recordkeeping requirements (CEA Section 23.201); Fee pilot program for NASDAQ last sale (File no. SR-NASDAQ-2013-126); Office of Financial Research study (Asset Management and Financial Stability); Legal Entity Identifier; Financial Stability Board; OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve rule proposal on Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio; FSOC consideration of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs); Prudential regulators; NASDAQ and NYSE market data fee proposals; SEC draft strategic plan; Leverage capital requirements; Cybersecurity issues (general); Release No. 34-71958, SBSD Recordkeeping; Bankruptcy code reform; Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative; Recordkeeping Requirements; Rules 17a-3, 17a-4 (Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority); Consumer Privacy Notices - Docket No. CFPB-2014-0010; Regulatory Notice 14019, BrokerCheck Hyperlink; Preserving America's Transit and Highways ("PATH") Act; Regulation AB II (asset backed securities - Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau); CFTC proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps; Prudential Regulator's proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps; Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps.

Client expense: $1,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; provisions relating to the financial services sector H.R. 1627 - The Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 2374 - Retail Investor Protection Act; entire bill H.R. 2733 - Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 3482 - Restoring Main Street Investor Protection Act; entire bill H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 4060 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 4167 - Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act; entire bill H.R. 4413 -Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act; provisions relating to the Garrett amendment on CPO registration H.R. 4510 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 5180 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 5461 - To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes; provisions relating to capital standards for insurers H.R. 5471 - to Amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how Clearing Requirements Apply to Certain Affiliate Transactions, and for other purposes; entire bill H.R. 5490 - Wall Street Accountability Through Sustainable Funding Act; entire bill S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; provisions relating to the financial services sector S. 1369 - A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 1927 - Data Security Act of 2014; entire bill S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014; entire bill S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; provisions relating to safe harbor for information sharing for prevention of cybersecurity threats Need for greater transparency in the development of SIFI designation criteria and preparation of underlying government studies and data Congressional support for the SEC moving forward on implementing Section 913 of Dodd-Frank, other options for investor protection parity, and potential interplay with possible DOL regulatory activity

Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Discussed financial regulatory reforms, including consumer and investor protections. (no bill) Pub.Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Discussed implementation of legislation.Discussed Banking Committee issues including SEC Fiduciary rulemaking, JOBS Act implementation and Dodd-Frank implementation. (no bill) H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations, 2015 - Lobbied to protect Census funding and consumer protection programs with jurisdiction of subcommittee. Lobbied to protect consumer protection programs and implementation of ACA health insurance exchanges. (no bill) H.R. 1062, Letter written in opposition to the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. Sent letter to the SEC urging it to propose rulemaking on Fiduciary Duty. (no bill) H.R. 2374, Letter written in opposition to the Retail Investor Protection Act. H.R. 1953, Expressed support for the Senior Fraud Prevention Act (FTC). S. 1358, Seniors Fraud Prevention Act - Letter written in support of this bill. S. 807, Plain Writing Act for Regulations - Letter written in support of this bill. Comment letter to the SEC on amendments to Reg. D, Form D, and rule 156 under the SEC Act, to implement JOBS Act provisions. Letter to Senate urging members not to sign a letter to OMB that would elay or prevent rulemaking by SEC and DOL on fiduciary duty. Recommendations to SEC in response to RFI regarding duties of broker/dealers and investment advisors. Met with SEC Commissioners to discuss the need to move forward with a fiduciary duty proposal. H.R. 1627 - Letter to House members urging co-sponsorship of this bill to provide user fees for regular examinations of registered investment advisors. Expressed opposition to a letter sent to the OMB by ten Senators urging that any DOL fiduciary duty rule be delayed with 60 days after completion of a related SEC proposal. Discussed methods for expediting DOL upgrade of Fiduciary duty definition under ERISA with agency staff. Met with Administration staff to discuss issuance of SEC and DOL fiduciary duty rules. Met with Senate Banking Committee staff to encourage support for SEC and DOL fiduciary duty rules. H.R. 1627, Investment Advisor Examination Improvement Act of 2013 - Letter to House in support (user fees to fund investment advisors). Met with EBSA on proposed regulatory agenda affecting financial institutions and retirement security. (no bill) Discussed bill to enhance law enforcement cooperation on Social Security number theft. (no bill) Discussed bill to require more effective disclosure on retail bond sales. (no bill) Sent letter to SEC demonstrating the harm from maintaining the suitability standard as opposed to imposing a fiduciary duty on broker/dealers to investors. (no bill) Discussed the need for SEC and DOL fiduciary duty and user fees to fund the examination of registered investment advisors. (no bill) Briefed House Financial Services staff on detrimental effects of mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in contracts. (no bill) Briefed Senate financial services staff on bank fraud and the objectives of the Department of Justice's Operation Choke Point. (no bill) H.R. 1627 - Discussed fiduciary duty and user fees to fund the examination of Investment Advisors with SEC Office of the Investor Advocate. Letter to Congress and White House staff on the need to update the definition of "fiduciary" under ERISA. (no bill)

Client expense: $2,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Regulation of Municipal Advisors, H.R. 797; SEC Regulatory Accountability Act, H.R. 1062; Retail Investor Protection Act, HR 2374; Municipal Advisory Relief Act of 2013, S. 710; Investment Advisory Improvement Act of 2013, HR 1627; Fostering Innovation Act, H.R. 2629

Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R.797, Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013; H.R.1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R.2374, Retail Investor Protection Act; S.710, Municipal Advisory Relief Act of 2013; H.R.1627, Investment Advisory Examination Improvement Act of 2013; issues related to financial services reform.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues relating to insurance regulatory reform and agent compensation; H.R. 1155, S. 534, S. 650, H.R. 2328, S. 2175, S. 2173, S. 1926, H.R. 4871, S.2244. Issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010; H.R. 1627, H.R. 2374, H.R. 797, H.R. 4510, H.R. 5461, S. 2102, S. 2270. Issues related to the implementation of of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; H.R. 544, H.R. 2995, H.R. 2575, S. 1926, S. 1188, H.R. 4418, H.R. 3522, S. 2808. Issues related to terrorism risk insurance; H.R. 508, H.R. 2146, H.R. 4871, S. 2244. Issues related to flood risk insurance; H.R. 3370, S. 1846, S. 1926. Issues related to the regulation of insurance competition, products with guarantees, individual and employer owned policies, and fiduciary-client relationships; H.R. 2374. Issues related to capital standards for insurance providers; H.R. 4510, H.R. 5461, S. 2102. S. 2270.

Client expense: $708,090 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Issues related to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010; H.R. 1627, H.R. 797, H.R. 5461, S. 2102, S. 2270, H.R. 4510, H.R. 2374. Issues related to regulation of certain employee benefit plan sponsors/participants and IRA holders under ERISA; H.R. 2117, S.1270. Issues related to investment advice provided by municipal advisors; H.R. 797. Issues related to consumer compensation in cases of investment fraud; H.R. 3482, S. 1725. Issues related to capital standards for insurance providers; H.R. 5461, S. 2102, S. 2270, H.R. 4510.

Client expense: $708,090 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Issues related to, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act S. 534, H.R. 1064, H.R. 1155, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act Issues related to H.R. 1062, The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1627, Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act Issues related to The Jumpstart our Business Startups Act H.R.1618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee

Client expense: $752,132 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, S. 534, H.R. 1064, H.R. 1155, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013, H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act, Issues related to H.R. 1062, The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act, H.R. 1627, Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013, H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection ActIssues related to The Jumpstart our Business Startups Act H.R.1618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee

Client expense: $647,621 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 25 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); H.R. 30 (Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act); H.R. 122 (Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013); H.R. 290 (Full Faith and Credit Act of 2013);H.R. 505 (Balancing Act); H.R. 613 (Systemic Risk Mitigation Act); H.R. 624 (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act); H.R. 634 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 677 (Inter-Affiliate Swap Classification Act); H.R. 694 (Corporate Tax Fairness Act); H.R. 701 (To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action); H.R. 719 (Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act); H.R. 742 (Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013); H.R. 756 (Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013); H.R. 807 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 815 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business); H.R. 880 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 889 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013); H.R. 935 (Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013); H.R. 947 (Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act); H.R. 992 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); H.R. 1003 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1101 (Homeowners and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 1105 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1062 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 1064 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1115 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit any national securities exchange from effecting any transaction in a security issued by a corporation unless the corporation's registration with the exchange includes a certification that the corporation currently is in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 governing contributions and expenditures by corporations which were in effect with respect to elections held during 2008); H.R. 1135 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1155 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1221 (Basel III Capital Impact Study Act); H.R. 1256 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R.1335 (Short Sale Transparency Act of 2013); H.R.1341 (Financial Competitive Act of 2013)(Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA)); H.R. 1627 (Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013); H.R. 1844 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013); H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act); H.R. 2998 (Investor Choice Act of 2013); H.R. 3482 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); H.R. 3696 (National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 4167 (Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act); H.CON.RES.25 (Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023); S. 1 (Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act); S. 8 (End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act); S. 21 (Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013); S. 122 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); S. 169 (I-Squared Act of 2013)(Immigration reform); S. 173 (Simplified, Manageable, And Responsible Tax Act); S. 249 (Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013); S. 277 (Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013); S. 278 (Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013);S. 321 (Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013); S. 387 (American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act); S. 399 (American Job Protection Act); S. 410 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 450 (Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013); S. 451 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2013); S. 474 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); S. 534 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); S. 798 (TBTF Act); S. 1725 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); S. 1999 (SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014); S. 2588 (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014); S.AMDT.2006 (Amends H.CON.RES.25); FINRA Regulatory Notice 2013-002; Market data rule proposals (SR-NASDAQ-2012-042;SR-NASDAQ-2012-044;SR-NASDAQ-2012-005); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96; Market data (Exchange Act Section 19 and related rules); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Swap execution facilities; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); China - strategic and economic dialogue; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; Basel Securitization Framework; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); India Financial Sector Reform; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities;Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds; Cross-border guidance; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Tri-party repo; Computerized trading; Legal entity identifier (LEI); Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation paper on margin requirements for uncleared derivatives; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Tick-size pilot program; EU Capital and Resolution; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework; Incentives for the adoption of the NIST Framework; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; CFTC recordkeeping requirements (CEA Section 23.201); Fee pilot program for NASDAQ last sale (File no. SR-NASDAQ-2013-126); Office of Financial Research study (Asset Management and Financial Stability); Legal Entity Identifier; Financial Stability Board; OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve rule proposal on Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio; FSOC consideration of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs); Prudential regulators; NASDAQ and NYSE market data fee proposals; SEC draft strategic plan; Leverage capital requirements; Cybersecurity issues (general); Release No. 34-71958, SBSD Recordkeeping; Bankruptcy code reform; Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative; Recordkeeping Requirements; Rules 17a-3, 17a-4 (Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority); Consumer Privacy Notices - Docket No. CFPB-2014-0010; Regulatory Notice 14019, BrokerCheck Hyperlink; Preserving America's Transit and Highways ("PATH") Act; Regulation AB II (asset backed securities - Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau); CFTC proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps; Prudential Regulator's proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps.

Client expense: $1,790,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; provisions relating to the financial services sector H.R. 1627 The Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 2374 Retail Investor Protection Act; entire billH.R. 2733 Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 3482 Restoring Main Street Investor Protection Act; entire bill H.R. 3696 National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 4060 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 4167 Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act; entire bill H.R. 4413 Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act; provisions relating to the Garrett amendment on CPO registration H.R. 4510 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 5180 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 5461 - To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes; provisions relating to capital standards for insurers H.R. 5471 to Amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how Clearing Requirements Apply to Certain Affiliate Transactions, and for other purposes; entire bill H.R. 5490 Wall Street Accountability Through Sustainable Funding Act; entire bill S. 21 Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; provisions relating to the financial services sector S. 1369 A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 1927 Data Security Act of 2014; entire bill S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014; entire bill S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; provisions relating to safe harbor for information sharing for prevention of cybersecurity threats Need for greater transparency in the development of SIFI designation criteria and preparation of underlying government studies and data Congressional support for the SEC moving forward on implementing Section 913 of Dodd-Frank, other options for investor protection parity, and potential interplay with possible DOL regulatory activity

Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Discussed financial regulatory reforms, including consumer and investor protections. (no bill) Pub.Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Discussed implementation of legislation.Discussed Banking Committee issues including SEC Fiduciary rulemaking, JOBS Act implementation and Dodd-Frank implementation. (no bill) H.R. 4660/S. 2437, The Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act of 2015 - Lobbied to protect Census funding and consumer protection programs with jurisdiction of subcommittee. H.R.5016, H.J.Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015. The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2015 - Lobbied to protect consumer protection programs and implementation of ACA health insurance exchanges. (no bill) H.R. 1062, Letter written in opposition to the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. Sent letter to the SEC urging it to propose rulemaking on Fiduciary Duty. (no bill) H.R. 2374, Letter written in opposition to the Retail Investor Protection Act. H.R. 1953, Expressed support for the Senior Fraud Prevention Act (FTC). S. 1358, Seniors Fraud Prevention Act - Letter written in support of this bill. S. 807, Plain Writing Act for Regulations - Letter written in support of this bill. Comment letter to the SEC on amendments to Reg. D, Form D, and rule 156 under the SEC Act, to implement JOBS Act provisions. Letter to Senate urging members not to sign a letter to OMB that would elay or prevent rulemaking by SEC and DOL on fiduciary duty. Recommendations to SEC in response to RFI regarding duties of broker/dealers and investment advisors. Met with SEC Commissioners to discuss the need to move forward with a fiduciary duty proposal. H.R. 1627 - Letter to House members urging co-sponsorship of this bill to provide user fees for regular examinations of registered investment advisors. Expressed opposition to a letter sent to the OMB by ten Senators urging that any DOL fiduciary duty rule be delayed with 60 days after completion of a related SEC proposal. Discussed methods for expediting DOL upgrade of Fiduciary duty definition under ERISA with agency staff. Met with Administration staff to discuss issuance of SEC and DOL fiduciary duty rules. Met with Senate Banking Committee staff to encourage support for SEC and DOL fiduciary duty rules. H.R. 1627, Investment Advisor Examination Improvement Act of 2013 - Letter to House in support (user fees to fund investment advisors). Met with EBSA on proposed regulatory agenda affecting financial institutions and retirement security. (no bill) Discussed bill to enhance law enforcement cooperation on Social Security number theft. (no bill) Discussed bill to require more effective disclosure on retail bond sales. (no bill) Sent letter to SEC demonstrating the harm from maintaining the suitability standard as opposed to imposing a fiduciary duty on broker/dealers to investors. (no bill) Discussed the need for SEC and DOL fiduciary duty and user fees to fund the examination of registered investment advisors. (no bill) Briefed House Financial Services staff on detrimental effects of mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in contracts. (no bill) Briefed Senate financial services staff on bank fraud and the objectives of the Department of Justice's Operation Choke Point. (no bill) H.R. 1627 - Discussed fiduciary duty and user fees to fund the examination of Investment Advisors with SEC Office of the Investor Advocate. Letter to Congress and White House staff on the need to update the definition of "fiduciary" under ERISA. (no bill)

Client expense: $2,380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Issues relating to insurance regulatory reform and agent compensation; H.R. 1155, S. 534, S. 650, H.R. 2328, S. 2175, S. 2173. Issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010; H.R. 1627, H.R. 2374, H.R. 797, H.R. 4510, S. 2270. Issues related to the implementation of of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; H.R. 544, H.R. 2995, H.R. 2575, S. 1188, H.R. 4418, H.R. 3522.Issues related to terrorism risk insurance; H.R. 508, H.R. 2146, H.R. 4871, S. 2244. Issues related to flood risk insurance; H.R. 3370, S. 1846, S. 1926. Issues related to the regulation of insurance competition, products with guarantees, individual and employer owned policies, and fiduciary-client relationships; H.R. 2374. Issues related to capital standards for insurance providers; H.R. 5461, S. 2102.

Client expense: $698,190 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Issues related to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010; H.R. 1627, H.R. 797, S. 2270, H.R. 4510, H.R. 2374. Issues related to regulation of certain employee benefit plan sponsors/participants and IRA holders under ERISA; H.R. 2117, S.1270. Issues related to investment advice provided by municipal advisors; H.R. 797. Issues related to consumer compensation in cases of investment fraud; H.R. 3482, S. 1725.Issues related to capital standards for insurance providers; H.R. 5461, S. 2102, S. 2270, H.R. 4510.

Client expense: $698,190 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1627 Investment Adviser Act of 1940 financial services legislation

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

H.R.797, Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013; H.R.1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R.2374, Retail Investor Protection Act; S.710, Municipal Advisory Relief Act of 2013; H.R.1627, Investment Advisory Examination Improvement Act of 2013; issues related to financial services reform.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Regulation of Municipal Advisors, H.R. 797; SEC Regulatory Accountability Act, H.R. 1062; Retail Investor Protection Act, HR 2374; Municipal Advisory Relief Act of 2013, S. 710; Investment Advisory Improvement Act of 2013, HR 1627; Fostering Innovation Act, H.R. 2629

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $1,130,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

HR1627 Dodd Frank Sections 913 and 914 Fiduciary Appropriate Regulation of Financial Planners

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office

HR1627 Dodd-Frank Fiduciary Standard

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

HR1627 Dodd-Frank Fiduciary Standard

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

HR1627 Dodd-Frank Fiduciary Standard

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Issues relating to insurance regulatory reform and agent compensation; H.R. 1155, S. 534, S. 650, H.R. 2328, S. 2175, S. 2173. Issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010; H.R. 1627, H.R. 2374, H.R. 797, H.R. 4510, S. 2270. Issues related to the implementation of of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; H.R. 544, H.R. 2995, H.R. 2575, S. 1188, H.R. 4418.Issues related to terrorism risk insurance; H.R. 508, H.R. 2146, H.R. 4871, S. 2244. Issues related to flood risk insurance; H.R. 3370, S. 1846, S. 1926. Issues related to the regulation of insurance competition, products with guarantees, individual and employer owned policies, and fiduciary-client relationships; H.R. 2374.

Client expense: $698,190 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Issues related to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010; H.R. 1627, H.R. 797, S. 2270, H.R. 4510. Issues related to regulation of securities products and those who sell them; H.R. 2374. Issues related to regulation of certain employee benefit plan sponsors/participants and IRA holders under ERISA; H.R. 2117, S.1270. Issues related to investment advice provided by municipal advisors; H.R. 797. Issues related to consumer compensation in cases of investment fraud; H.R. 3482, S. 1725.

Client expense: $698,190 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Regulation of Municipal Advisors, H.R. 797; SEC Regulatory Accountability Act, H.R. 1062; Retail Investor Protection Act, HR 2374; Municipal Advisory Relief Act of 2013, S. 710; Investment Advisory Improvement Act of 2013, HR 1627; Fostering Innovation Act, H.R. 2629

Client expense: $1,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; provisions relating to the financial services sector H.R. 1627 The Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 2374 Retail Investor Protection Act; entire billH.R. 2733 Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 3482 Restoring Main Street Investor Protection Act; entire bill H.R. 3696 National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 4060 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 4167 Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act; entire bill H.R. 4510 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014; entire bill S. 21 Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; provisions relating to the financial services sector S. 1369 A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 1927 Data Security Act of 2014; entire bill S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014; entire bill Need for greater transparency in the development of SIFI designation criteria and preparation of underlying government studies and data Congressional support for the SEC moving forward on implementing Section 913 of Dodd-Frank, other options for investor protection parity, and potential interplay with possible DOL regulatory

Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1627 Investment Adviser Act of 1940 financial services legislation

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Discussed financial regulatory reforms, including consumer and investor protections. (no bill) Pub.Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Discussed implementation of legislation.Letter sent to Senate Banking Committee Members in support of confirming a nominee to serve as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (no bill) Sign-on letter sent to the Federal Reserve, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in support of action of bank involvement in high-cost payday loans. (no bill) Discussed Banking Committee issues including SEC Fiduciary rulemaking, JOBS Act implementation and Dodd-Frank implementation. (no bill) H.R. 4660/S. 2437, The Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act of 2015 - Lobbied to protect Census funding and consumer protection programs with jurisdiction of subcommittee. The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2015 - Lobbied to protect consumer protection programs and implementation of ACA health insurance exchanges. (no bill) H.R. 1062, Letter written in opposition to the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. Sent letter to the SEC urging it to propose rulemaking on Fiduciary Duty. (no bill) H.R. 2374, Letter written in opposition to the Retail Investor Protection Act. H.R. 1953, Expressed support for the Senior Fraud Prevention Act (FTC). S. 1358, Seniors Fraud Prevention Act - Letter written in support of this bill. S. 807, Plain Writing Act for Regulations - Letter written in support of this bill. Comment letter to the SEC on amendments to Reg. D, Form D, and rule 156 under the SEC Act, to implement JOBS Act provisions. Letter to Senate urging members not to sign a letter to OMB that would elay or prevent rulemaking by SEC and DOL on fiduciary duty. Comment letter to SEC in response to RFI regarding duties of broker/dealers and investment advisors. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act, voted on by the House in October 2013. Letter to OMB urging expedited handling of upcoming JEC and DOL fiduciary proposals in opposition to Congressional suggestions that the rules be delayed. Met with JEC Commissioners to discuss the need to move forward with a fiduciary duty proposal. H.R. 1622 - Letter to House members urging co-sponsorship of this bill to provide user fees for regular examinations of registered investment advisors. Letter to OMB in opposition to a letter sent to the agency by ten Senators urging that any DOL fiduciary duty rule be delayed with 60 days after completion of a related SEC proposal. Discussed methods for expediting DOL upgrade of Fiduciary duty definition under ERISA with agency staff. Met with Administration staff to discuss issuance of SEC and DOL fiduciary duty rules. Met with Senate Banking Committee staff to encourage support for SEC and DOL fiduciary duty rules. H.R. 1627, Investment Advisor Examination Improvement Act of 2013 - Letter to House in support (user fees to fund investment advisors). Met with EBSA on proposed regulatory agenda affecting financial institutions and retirement security. (no bill) Discussed bill to enhance law enforcement cooperation on Social Security number theft. (no bill) Discussed bill to require more effective disclosure on retail bond sales. (no bill) Sent letter to SEC demonstrating the harm from maintaining the suitability standard as opposed to imposing a fiduciary duty on broker/dealers to investors. (no bill) Discussed the need for fiduciary duty and user fees to fund the examination of registered investment advisors. (no bill) Briefed House Financial Services staff on detrimental effects of mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in contracts. (no bill) Briefed Senate financial services staff on bank fraud and the objectives of the Department of Justice's Operation Choke Point. (no bill)

Client expense: $2,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Issues related to, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, S. 534, H.R. 1064, H.R. 1155, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013, H.R. 1135, "Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act" Issues related to H.R. 1062, "The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act",H.R. 1627, Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act Issues related to The Jumpstart our Business Startups Act H.R.1618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee

Client expense: $520,823 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1217 - Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (Corker-Warner) S. 1526 - Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act (Toomey) S. 1897 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 (Leahy) H.R. 1003 - To improve consideration by the CFTC of the costs and benefits of regulations (Conaway) H.R. 1062 - SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (Garrett) H.R. 1564 - Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act (Hurt) H.R. 1627 - Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013 (Waters) H.R. 2733 - Defending American Taxpayers from Abusive Government Takings Act (Campbell) H.R. 3448 - Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013 (Duffy) H.R. 4387 - FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act (Garrett) H.R. 4413 - Garrett Amendment to Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4881 - One Year Moratorium on Authority of FSOC to make SIFI Determinations (Neugebauer) Money Market Mutual Funds FSOC Review of Asset Management Sector for Potential SIFI Designations Volcker Rule Exchange-Traded Funds Eminent Domain Structure of the U.S. Securities Markets Non-Deliverable Forwards Proxy Advisory Services Uniform Fiduciary Standard for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Client expense: $1,190,150 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R.797, Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013; H.R.1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R.2374, Retail Investor Protection Act; S.710, Municipal Advisory Relief Act of 2013; H.R.1627, Investment Advisory Examination Improvement Act of 2013; issues related to financial services reform.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues relating to insurance regulatory reform and agent compensation; H.R. 1155, S. 534, S. 650, H.R. 2328, S. 2175, S. 2173. Issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010; H.R. 1627, H.R. 2374, H.R. 797. Issues related to the implementation of of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; H.R. 544, H.R. 2995, H.R. 2575, S. 1188, H.R. 4418.Issues related to terrorism risk insurance; H.R. 508, H.R. 2146. Issues related to flood risk insurance; H.R. 3370, S. 1846, S. 1926. Issues related to the regulation of insurance competition, products with guarantees, individual and employer owned policies, and fiduciary-client relationships.

Client expense: $694,328 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010; H.R. 1627, H.R. 797. Issues related to the regulation of securities products and those who sell them; H.R. 2374. Issues related to the regulation of certain employee benefit plan sponsors/participants and IRA holders under ERISA; H.R. 2117, S.1270. Issues related to investment advice provided by municipal advisors; H.R. 797. Issues related to consumer compensation in instances of investment fraud; H.R. 3482, S. 1725.

Client expense: $694,328 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Discussed financial regulatory reforms, including consumer and investor protections. (no bill) Pub.Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Discussed implementation of legislation.Letter sent to Senate Banking Committee Members in support of confirming a nominee to serve as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (no bill) Sign-on letter sent to the Federal Reserve, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in support of action of bank involvement in high-cost payday loans. (no bill) Discussed Banking Committee issues including SEC Fiduciary rulemaking, JOBS Act implementation and Dodd-Frank implementation. (no bill) H.R. 2787/S. 1329, The Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act of 2014 - Lobbied to protect consumer protection programs with jurisdiction of subcommittee. H.R. 2786/S. 1371, The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2014 - Lobbied to protect consumer protection programs and implementation of ACA health insurance exchanges. H.R. 1062, Letter written in opposition to the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. Sent letter to the SEC urging it to propose rulemaking on Fiduciary Duty. (no bill) H.R. 2374, Letter written in opposition to the Retail Investor Protection Act. H.R. 1953, Expressed support for the Senior Fraud Prevention Act (FTC). S. 1358, Seniors Fraud Prevention Act - Letter written in support of this bill. S. 807, Plain Writing Act for Regulations - Letter written in support of this bill. Comment letter to the SEC on amendments to Reg. D, Form D, and rule 156 under the SEC Act, to implement JOBS Act provisions. Letter to Senate urging members not to sign a letter to OMB that would elay or prevent rulemaking by SEC and DOL on fiduciary duty. Comment letter to SEC in response to RFI regarding duties of broker/dealers and investment advisors. H.R. 3547/H.J.R./59/H.R. 2775/H.J.R. 106, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 - Lobbied to prevent inclusion of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security benefit cuts and to protect vital health, social services, housing and transportation programs from enhanced reductions from the prior year baseline, and to prevent repeal of certain financial and health care-related regulation. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act, voted on by the House in October 2013. Letter to OMB urging expedited handling of upcoming JEC and DOL fiduciary proposals in opposition to Congressional suggestions that the rules be delayed. Met with JEC Commissioners to discuss the need to move forward with a fiduciary duty proposal. H.R. 1622 - Letter to House members urging co-sponsorship of this bill to provide user fees for regular examinations of registered investment advisors. Letter to OMB in opposition to a letter sent to the agency by ten Senators urging that any DOL fiduciary duty rule be delayed with 60 days after completion of a related SEC proposal. Discussed methods for expediting DOL upgrade of Fiduciary duty definition under ERISA with agency staff. Met with Administration staff to discuss issuance of SEC and DOL fiduciary duty rules. Met with Senate Banking Committee staff to encourage support for SEC and DOL fiduciary duty rules. H.R. 1627, Investment Advisor Examination Improvement Act of 2013 - Letter to House in support (user fees to fund investment advisors). Met with EBSA on proposed regulatory agenda affecting financial institutions and retirement security. (no bill) Discussed bill to enhance law enforcement cooperation on Social Security number theft. (no bill) Discussed bill to require more effective disclosure on retail bond sales. (no bill)

Client expense: $1,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Issues related to, "The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act", S. 534, H.R. 1064, H.R. 1155, "National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013", H.R. 1135, "Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act" Issues related to H.R. 1062, "The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act",H.R. 1627, Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act Issues related to The Jumpstart our Business Startups Act H.R.1618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee

Client expense: $437,273 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.797, Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013; H.R.1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R.2374, Retail Investor Protection Act; S.710, Municipal Advisory Relief Act of 2013; H.R.1627, Investment Advisory Examination Improvement Act of 2013; issues related to financial services reform.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Regulation of Municipal Advisors, H.R. 797; SEC Regulatory Accountability Act, H.R. 1062; Retail Investor Protection Act, HR 2374; Municipal Advisory Relief Act of 2013, S 710; Investment Advisory Examination Improvement Act of 2013, HR 1627

Client expense: $1,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 2374 Retail Investor Protection Act; H.R. 1062 SEC Cost Benefits Analysis; H.R. 2117 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013; S. 286 Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2013; H.R. 1627 The Investment Adviser Examination Act of 2013; S. 606 SEAL Act; S. 450 Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act

Client expense: $203,666 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Issues relating to insurance regulatory reform and agent compensation; H.R. 1155, S. 534, S. 650, H.R. 2328. Issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010; H.R. 1627, H.R. 2374, H.R. 797. Issues related to the implementation of of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; H.R. 544, H.R. 2995. Issues related to the regulation of insurance competition, products with guarantees, individual and employer owned policies, and fiduciary-client relationships.Issues related to terrorism risk insurance; H.R. 508, H.R. 2146. Issues related to flood risk insurance; H.R. 3370, S. 1846.

Client expense: $731,700 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010; H.R. 1627, H.R. 797. Issues related to the regulation of securities products and those who sell them; H.R. 2374. Issues related to the regulation of certain employee benefit plan sponsors/participants and IRA holders under ERISA; H.R. 2117, S.1270. Issues related to investment advice provided by municipal advisors; H.R. 797. Issues related to consumer compensation in instances of investment fraud; H.R. 3482, S. 1725.

Client expense: $731,700 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Issues related to, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, S. 534, H.R. 1064, H.R. 1155, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013, H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act, Issues related to H.R. 1062, "The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act", H.R. 1627, "Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013", H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection ActIssues related to The Jumpstart our Business Startups Act H.R.1618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee

Client expense: $490,188 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 450 - Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 (Shelby) S. 1217 - Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act (Corker) S. 1526 - Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act (Toomey) H.R. 797 - Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013 (Stivers)S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 (Toomey) H.R. 1003 - To improve consideration by the CFTC of the costs and benefits of regulations (Conaway) H.R. 1062 - SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (Garrett) H.R. 1564 - Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act (Hurt) H.R. 1626 - Focusing the SEC on its Mission Act (Wagner) H.R. 1627 - Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013 (Waters) H.R. 1800 - Small Business Credit Availability Act (Grimm) H.R. 2733 - Defending American Taxpayers from Abusive Government Takings Act (Campbell) H.R. 2767 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners (PATH) Act of 2013 (Garrett) H.R. 3448 - Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013 (Duffy) H.R. 3482 - Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act (Garrett) Money Market Mutual Funds Office of Financial Research Asset Management Study Volcker Rule CFTC Rule 4.5 CFTC Reauthorization Use of Commodities by Mutual Funds Exchange-Traded Funds Liquidity Incentive Programs (McHenry) Eminent Domain Structure of the U.S. Securities Markets Non-Deliverable Forwards Proxy Advisory Services Uniform Fiduciary Standard for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Client expense: $1,128,074 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Regulation of Municipal Advisors, H.R. 797; SEC Regulatory Accountability Act, H.R. 1062; Retail Investor Protection Act, HR 2374; Municipal Advisory Relief Act of 2013, S 710; Investment Advisory Examination Improvement Act of 2013, HR 1627

Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; provisions relating to the financial services sector H.R. 797 Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013; provisions relating to financial advisers H.R. 1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013; entire billH.R. 1135 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act; entire bill H.R. 1564 The Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act; entire bill H.R. 1627 The Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 2281 Cyber Economic Espionage Accountability Act; entire bill H.R. 2374 Retail Investor Protection Act; entire bill H.R. 2733 Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 3482 Restoring Main Street Investor Protection Act; entire bill H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013; entire bill S. 21 Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; provisions relating to the financial services sector S. 1526 Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act; entire bill Need for greater transparency in the development of SIFI designation criteria Congressional support for the SEC moving forward on implementing Section 913 of Dodd-Frank and potential interplay with possible DOL regulatory activity

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010; H.R. 1627, H.R. 797. Issues related to the regulation of securities products and those who sell them; H.R. 2374. Issues related to the regulation of certain employee benefit plan sponsors/participants and IRA holders under ERISA; H.R. 2117, S.1270. Issues related to investment advice provided by municipal advisors; H.R. 797.

Client expense: $706,385 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Issues relating to insurance regulatory reform and agent compensation; H.R. 1155, S. 534, S. 650, H.R. 2328. Issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010; H.R. 1627, H.R. 2374, H.R. 797. Issues related to the implementation of of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; H.R. 544, H.R. 2995. Issues related to the regulation of insurance competition, products with guarantees, individual and employer owned policies, and fiduciary-client relationships.

Client expense: $706,385 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of