Senior Market Advisor Not Gambling on Speakers at Upcoming Las Vegas Expo
Summit Business Media unit does due diligence on selected advisors, taps National Ethics Bureau for comprehensive background checks. |
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SAN DIEGO, CA, July 14, 2009— Senior Market Advisor Expo, the industry’s top event for financial advisors who serve seniors, has begun background checking selected speakers in an effort to allow only the highest quality advisors onto its program. To this end, it has tapped the National Ethics Bureau (NEB), an independent provider of background-check services and of errors and omissions insurance, to conduct its checks.
“Because Senior Market Expo is a peer-to-peer learning event, it’s crucial for attendees to have confidence in their presenters,” says Jen LaFlam, Publisher, Senior Market Advisor. “That’s why we have chosen the industry’s leading ethics advocate, NEB, to conduct background checks on selected speakers.”
The 2009 Senior Market Advisor Expo is slated for August 24-26 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. NEB members can save $50 off the early-bird rate by using the promotion code EBML54 before July 24, 2009.
NEB uses a background screening process called the Ethics Check System™. The system involves an extensive series of checks, including criminal and civil background screens; professional license verification; department of insurance reviews; NASD and SEC checks; state securities, commerce, or banking department reviews; and other Federal State, and private agency checks.
“The Ethics Check System™ is the most comprehensive seven-year background check in the financial services industry,” says Steven R. McCarty, NEB Chairman. “It’s designed to fully verify every aspect of an advisor’s background, from licensing and industry disciplinary status to personal bankruptcies and client settlements. Any advisor who passes our rigorous checks should shine brightly in the SMAX spotlight.”
Senior Market Advisor also uses NEB to background check authors in its magazine (licensed producers only) as well as the semi-finalists in its annual Senior Market Advisor of the Year competition.
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About National Ethics Bureau:
The National Ethics Bureau™ (NEB) is a leading advocate for business ethics in the financial services industry. NEB promotes ethical business practices through its trade-magazine columns, conference presentations, monthly newsletter, and website content. It also maintains a membership community of background-checked advisors who have agreed to uphold its principles and membership standards.
NEB offers related services such as affordable errors and omissions insurance and state-approved ethics and compliance continuing education courses for licensed insurance agents and securities brokers.
For the general public, NEB provides the ability to purchase a background check on any financial professional prior to doing business.
NEB is not a financial designation, nor does it endorse any products or services offered by its members or sponsors.
For more information, visit www.ethicscheck.com www.ethicscheck.com.
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About Summit Business Media:
Summit Business Media strives to provide the highest-quality information for those in the insurance, financial, and professional services markets. The information provided spans all types: news, analysis, senior management perspective, editorial opinion, market and consumer trends, regulatory and compliance, and how-to.
Information is delivered via print weeklies and monthlies; via electronic newsletters and blogs updated daily and websites updated with news as its happens; through live events, including trade shows, conferences, classroom-type seminars, and web seminars; via reference materials disseminated in both book and electronic formats; and through financial and marketing databases.
Summit Business Media employs more than 530 people in 17 offices throughout the United States.
For more information, visit www.seniormarketadvisor.com and www.seniormarketexpo.com.
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