Investment Adviser Association Government Relations Vice President Neil Simon, Wells Fargo Advisors Elder Services Director Ron Long and Lincoln Investment Planning Compliance Director Nancy Heffner were named Tuesday to an advisory council for the North American Securities Administrators Association Committee on Senior Issues and Diminished Capacity.

The advisory unit also includes present and past officials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Office of Older Americans, AARP, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

Incoming NASAA President and Washington State Securities Director William Beatty called senior protection an increasingly important area.

Senior victims have led to about a third of enforcement actions by state securities offices in the last six years.