Federal Regulation
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IRS Treats More Severance Pay As Section 415 Comp
By Staff WriterOfficials at the Internal Revenue Service have completed work on regulations that will affect the everyday nuts and bolts of retirement plan administration.The IRS has ...
March 30, 2007
Federal Court Rules in Favor of FPAfederal appeals court has ruled in favor of the Financial Planning Association in its suit to overturn the SEC exemption from fiduciary responsibility for broker/dealer reps known as the "Merrill Lynch rule." In a statement following the ruling, the FPA characterized the decision as a victory for consumers and urged...
March 22, 2007
DOL Requires More Due Diligence for 401(k) AdvisorsA bulletin issued in early February by the Department of Labor (DOL), which calls upon advisors to plan sponsors go through an increased due diligence process in line with specifications detailed in the 2006 Pension Protection Act (PPA), is set to bring about change in the advisor community--not least, experts...
March 15, 2007
FPA Asks SEC To Clarify Its TermsThe Financial Planning Association says federal regulators ought to do a better job of distinguishing fee-based brokerage services from true financial planning services.The FPA, Denver, ...
March 14, 2007
IRS Releases PPA Plan Contribution GuidanceThe Internal Revenue Service has published a new batch of guidance of interest to retirement plan administrators, advisors and sponsors.The new guidance, given in Notice ...
March 14, 2007
IRS Releases PPA Plan Contribution GuidanceThe Internal Revenue Service has published a new batch of guidance of interest to retirement plan administrators, advisors and sponsors.The new guidance, given in Notice ...
March 07, 2007
NAIC Seeks To Untie Antitrust, Charter IssuesThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners implored Congress today to consider insurers' antitrust exemption as "separate and distinct" from the optional federal charter issue.But the ...
March 07, 2007
NAIC Seeks To Untie Antitrust, Charter IssuesThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners implored Congress today to consider insurers' antitrust exemption as "separate and distinct" from the optional federal charter issue.But the ...