Federal Regulation
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Feds Postpone Implementing Plan Advice Rules
By Trevor ThomasThe U.S. Department of Labor is extending a comment period for a final regulation that would allow 401(k) and other retirement plan fiduciaries to give plan participants investment advice.
March 01, 2009
Broker/Dealer Briefing: A Shot Over the BowThe regulatory stew in Washington is beginning to come together, with Mary Schapiro confirmed to chair the SEC and with the Commission's enforcement chief, Linda...
March 01, 2009
News: SEC's Top CopLinda Chatman Thomsen, the director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement, said February 9 that she would leave the Commission and return to the private...
March 01, 2009
ICI Shares Fund-Industry Wish ListThe head of the fund-industry's advocacy group has outlined the regulatory reforms that most need Washington's attention. Here's the list, compiled by Paul Schott Stevens...
March 01, 2009
The Playing Field: Reform Is on the WayAs new Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was preparing to announce a four-pronged revamp of the bank bailout package--which would include a "bad bank" that allows...
February 26, 2009
IRS Releases COBRA GuidanceThe Internal Revenue Service has posted a collection of answers to frequently asked questions about the new health benefits continuation subsidy.
February 26, 2009
"New Democrats" Plan Includes InsuranceA group of 16 House Democrats is calling for "modernizing the regulation and oversight of the insurance industry."
February 25, 2009
IRS Releases COBRA GuidanceThe Internal Revenue Service has posted a collection of answers to frequently asked questions about the new health benefits continuation subsidy.