Everybody Who's Anybody Is Here

550 people are here at OneVoice 2007, the annual broker-dealer conference. This year, we're in Orlando where it's .  . . well, cold! But the temps inside the Contemporary Resort's convention center are warm and welcoming as members network, attend sessions, and visit in the exhibit hall. Michael Treacy opened OneVoice with a bold thesis: Strategy isn't king, it's your management team that needs to be. See the post on Treacy's keynote address. FSI chairman John Simmers got members focused on FSI's 2006 accomplishments - a highly successful Public Policy Day in Washington in September, a strengthened relationship with the SEC, NASD, NASAA, growth in membership (5,000+ individual advisor members, 12 new broker-dealers), and new FSI member representation on NASD district committees - while reminding of the continuing challenge of "vigilance" about regulation in 2007.