Federal Regulation
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IRS Seeks Council Members
By Staff WriterThe Internal Revenue Service wants to fill 3 seats on the 30-member IRS Advisory Council.IRSAC gives the IRS recommendations about tax administration.Council members include enrolled ...
May 01, 2008
How It Will Affect YouFollowing are the Treasury Department's intermediate and long-term regulatory restructuring goals that would directly affect investment advisors and broker/dealers. INTERMEDIATE Insurance Establish a federal insurance regulatory structure...
May 01, 2008
Seismic ShiftTreasury Secretary Henry Paulson's Blueprint for a massive overhaul of the financial services regulatory structure, which he unveiled March 31, is already sparking much debate...
May 01, 2008
NEWS & PRODUCTS, MAY 2008UBS Global Asset Management announced that its U.S. Pension Fund Fitness Tracker, a quarterly estimate of the overall health of a typical U.S. defined benefit...
April 30, 2008
IRS Allows IRA Stimulus Payment WithdrawalsThe Internal Revenue Service is trying to remove a regulatory hurdle that could keep some U.S. workers from spending the economic stimulus payments they are ...
April 30, 2008
IRS Allows IRA Stimulus Payment WithdrawalsThe Internal Revenue Service is trying to remove a regulatory hurdle that could keep some U.S. workers from spending the economic stimulus payments they are ...
April 27, 2008
FINRA Puts Parts Of Sales Rule For VAs On HoldThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has delayed indefinitely implementation of parts of its new rule governing sale of variable annuities by brokers because it plans ...
April 27, 2008
FINRA Puts Parts Of Sales Rule For VAs On HoldThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has delayed indefinitely implementation of parts of its new rule governing sale of variable annuities by brokers because it plans ...