Federal Regulation
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IRS Releases Final Roth Distribution Rules
By Staff WriterThe Internal Revenue Service has published a batch of rules that could affect financial services professionals who sell Roth account plans and professionals who help ...
May 06, 2007
DOL Seeks Comment On Disclosure Of 401(k) Fees And ExpensesThe Department of Labor is asking interested parties to provide it with information they think participants in 401(k) plans should have concerning the fees and ...
May 04, 2007
NAPFA Has Big Crowd, New Chairman-ElectThe National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) launched its annual meeting May 3 in Chicago with a very healthy crowd and a new chairman elect--advisor Tom Orecchio, who is currently serving as NAPFA treasurer.
May 04, 2007
Employers Ask For Postponement Of PPA Funding Compliance DateEmployer groups and an actuarial group say Congress should fine-tune the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and give them more time to comply with major ...
May 04, 2007
IRS Looks At Use Of Check To Move Annuity FundsThe Internal Revenue Service has come out with a holding that could affect efforts to shift assets from one annuity to another without triggering income ...
May 04, 2007
IRS Looks At Use Of Check To Move Annuity FundsThe Internal Revenue Service has come out with a holding that could affect efforts to shift assets from one annuity to another without triggering income ...
May 01, 2007
IRS Releases Final Roth Distribution RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has published a batch of rules that could affect financial services professionals who sell Roth account plans and professionals who help ...
May 01, 2007
The Original SEC RuleDownload a copy of the Security and Exchange Commission's original decision on the broker/dealer exemption rule exempting brokers from regulation as an investment advisor...