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.
DOL Clarifies Rules On Qualified Default Investment Alternatives
By Arthur D. PostalThe Department of Labor last week provided "significant" relief to insurers and others who offered default investment alternatives to beneficiaries of retirement plans prior to ...
May 02, 2008
IRS Seeks Council MembersThe 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
New Default Investment Guidance Gets Good ReviewsIndustry experts are welcoming the moves the U.S. Department of Labor made this week to clarify new regulations that govern use of default investment options ...
May 01, 2008
New Default Investment Guidance Gets Good ReviewsIndustry experts are welcoming the moves the U.S. Department of Labor made this week to clarify new regulations that govern use of default investment options ...
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 ...