Federal Regulation
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SEC Sets New Annuity Comment Deadline
By Staff WriterThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says members of the public have until Nov. 17 to weigh in on a proposal to regulate indexed annuities ...
October 14, 2008
IRS Extends Public Plan DeadlineThe Internal Revenue Service will be giving government employer pension plans more time to comply with new normal retirement age regulations.The regulations, published in May ...
October 13, 2008
Group Presents OFC Proposal To TreasuryMembers of the Financial Services Roundtable met with Treasury officials today and called for enactment of an optional federal charter system.The FSR, Washington, issued a ...
October 13, 2008
SEC Extends Annuity Rule Comment PeriodThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will be giving members of the public more time to comment on a controversial proposal to classify indexed annuities ...
October 13, 2008
SEC Extends Annuity Rule Comment PeriodThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will be giving members of the public more time to comment on a controversial proposal to classify indexed annuities ...
October 08, 2008
Boomers control more than $13 trillion in household assetsThe Securities and Exchange Commission has just released some whopping numbers: baby boomers today control more than $13 trillion in household investable assets, accounting for...
October 08, 2008
Lawyer: Crisis To Lead To Tougher OversightThe head of the American Bar Association insurance modernization task force says Congress will insist on "more uniform, more national regulation" in 2009 in the ...
October 08, 2008
IRS Eases Insurance Guarantee Program ParticipationThe Internal Revenue Service will not accuse an insurer of violating investment diversification requirements simply because it participates in the Treasury Department's new money market ...