Federal Regulation
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ASPPA, COPA Weigh In On Proposed Hybrid Regs
By Staff WriterExperts at the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries and the College of Pension Actuaries have submitted detailed comments on proposed hybrid pension plan ...
March 25, 2008
Cox to Get Rand Recommendations by May 5The SEC's Director of Investment Management, Buddy Donahue, told a packed room at the Investment Adviser Association's (IAA) compliance conference in Washington March 21 that he and Eric Surri, director of the SEC's Trading and Markets division, will deliver to SEC Chairman Christopher Cox by May 5 steps the Commission...
March 23, 2008
Big Changes In Store ForParticipants enrolled in 403(b) plans can expect big changes next year, many of them for the better. That's because on January 1, 2009 new rules ...
March 14, 2008
IRS Rules On Cedings To Non-U.S. CarriersNew guidance on taxation of the insurance premiums that U.S. insurers cede to foreign insurers and reinsurers could have some effect on life insurers.The Internal ...
March 14, 2008
IRS Updates Defined Contribution Plan Determination Letter ProcessThe Internal Revenue Service hopes to issue opinion and advisory letters for pre-approved defined contribution plan documents starting March 31.The letters will cover documents from ...
March 14, 2008
IRS Eases Up On Withdrawals Linked To Annuity ExchangesThe Internal Revenue Service is changing the way it treats annuity withdrawals that follow partial exchanges of assets from one annuity to another.The IRS will ...
March 14, 2008
IRS Eases Up On Withdrawals Linked To Annuity ExchangesThe Internal Revenue Service is changing the way it treats annuity withdrawals that follow partial exchanges of assets from one annuity to another.The IRS will ...
March 13, 2008
Regulator Warns Consumers On Reverse MortgagesAlthough a reverse mortgage can be helpful to homeowners having trouble paying their bills, it also can jeopardize the homeowners' financial future, warns the Financial ...