Federal Regulation
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Groups React To FINRA VA Rule Delay
By Staff WriterInsurance industry groups are welcoming an announcement that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has delayed indefinitely implementation of parts of its new variable annuity marketing ...
April 18, 2008
IRS Seeks Public InputIRS Asks For Guidance Wish ListNU Online News Service, April 18, 2008,4:30 p.m. EDTThe Internal Revenue Service wants to know what members of the ...
April 18, 2008
FINRA To Postpone Suitability Review ImplementationThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has decided to put off enforcing a proposed deferred variable annuity sales review regulation until 180 days after it rewrites ...
April 18, 2008
FINRA To Postpone Suitability Review ImplementationThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has decided to put off enforcing a proposed deferred variable annuity sales review regulation until 180 days after it rewrites ...
April 17, 2008
FPA leader says battle continues after professional standards court decision(On March 30), the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit spoke clearly in favor of investor protection (Financial Planning Association v. Securities and Exchange Commission). After 7 years of contentious debate, a court
April 17, 2008
IRS To Replace GST Allocation Relief NoticeThe Internal Revenue Service wants to formalize the system it uses to help taxpayers who say they need more time to allocate their generation-skipping transfer ...
April 17, 2008
Regulators Fine-Tune HSA RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has come out with regulations that will affect employer-sponsored health savings account contribution programs.One provision in the final regulations, which appear ...
April 17, 2008
IRS To Replace GST Allocation Relief NoticeThe Internal Revenue Service wants to formalize the system it uses to help taxpayers who say they need more time to allocate their generation-skipping transfer ...