Federal Regulation
Get the latest news and insights on regulatory developments affecting financial advisors and the stock market and trading, including news about the SEC, DOL, IRS and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
IRS Publishes Mortality Tables
By Staff WriterThe Internal Revenue Service has updated the static mortality tables for the years 2009 through 2013.Pension plan sponsors and administrators can use the tables to ...
September 30, 2008
Weathering the stormThis year's Senior Market Advisor Expo in Orlando will go down in the record books as the show that survived a major weather event but still managed to go on strong -- a story of survival and endurance that echoed the sentiments of the
September 29, 2008
Treasury Lets Reservists Take FSA DistributionsCitizen soldiers who go on active duty may be able to withdraw cash from flexible spending accounts.The Internal Revenue Service has described the rules that ...
September 28, 2008
AIG Shows Feds Should Regulate Insurance, Paulson SaysTreasury Secretary Henry Paulson was highly critical of American International Group's oversight, calling for federal regulation of insurance companies during an appearance on "Meet the ...
September 28, 2008
AIG Shows Feds Should Regulate Insurance, Paulson SaysTreasury Secretary Henry Paulson was highly critical of American International Group's oversight, calling for federal regulation of insurance companies during an appearance on "Meet the ...
September 28, 2008
The Challenge Of Self-Supervising ComplianceMost producers value the independence of being their own boss and many try to become as independent as possible of the companies whose products they ...
September 28, 2008
The Challenge Of Self-Supervising ComplianceMost producers value the independence of being their own boss and many try to become as independent as possible of the companies whose products they ...
September 26, 2008
TD Ameritrade Offers $50 Million in Client SupportIn the wake of the announcement that the value of the original money market mutual fund, The Primary Fund, had dropped below $1 per share, primarily due to debt written off in the face of the Lehman Brothers collapse, TD Ameritrade has pledged up to $50 million to mitigate client...