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FSOC Official: We'll Flesh Out the SIFI Designation Principles
By Arthur D. PostalThe Financial Stability Oversight Council will re-propose a draft version of the principles it plans to use to determine whether nonbank financial companies are systemically significant, an FSOC official says.
August 10, 2011
FSOC Official: We'll Flesh Out the SIFI Designation PrinciplesThe Financial Stability Oversight Council will re-propose a draft version of the principles it plans to use to determine whether nonbank financial companies are systemically significant, an FSOC official says.
August 08, 2011
IRS Streamlines Partial Exchanges of AnnuitiesThe IRS has issued new guidance that streamlines partial exchanges of annuity contracts.
August 08, 2011
When Good Logic Goes Bad: 403(b) Seems to Equal 401(k) --BUT NOT REALLYA few years ago, the idea of eliminating the differences between 403(b) plans and 401(k) plans seemed to make obvious sense.
August 08, 2011
The Weight of the WorldAs an already embattled Department of Labor continues to craft a major revision to the fiduciary standard that governs the sale of retirement products in accounts covered by ERISA.
August 08, 2011
IRS Issues Guidance for Executors of Estates of 2010 DecedentsThe IRS issued guidance on Friday for executors who plan to opt out of the estate tax and have carryover basis rules apply for estates of people who died in 2010.
August 07, 2011
The Weight of the WorldAs an already embattled Department of Labor continues to craft a major revision to the fiduciary standard that governs the sale of retirement products in accounts covered by ERISA.
August 07, 2011
When Good Logic Goes Bad: 403(b) Seems to Equal 401(k) --BUT NOT REALLYA few years ago, the idea of eliminating the differences between 403(b) plans and 401(k) plans seemed to make obvious sense.