Federal Regulation
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Study Examines Federal Spending on Climate Change Programs
By Bob KeaneAgencies may miss spending deadline for ARRA money
April 01, 2010
Aguilar Suggests Ways Forward on ReformNearly 18 months after the economic crisis erupted, SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar, in a speech before the 2010 Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference on...
April 01, 2010
Gaps, the SEC, and CPAsKristina Fausti of Fi360 says that Senator Herb Kohl's amendment calling for a new board to oversee all advice givers, "would create gaps by pulling...
April 01, 2010
Washington Watch: The Shape of Reform Begins to Sharpen[Editor's Note: Since the April issue of Investment Advisor went to press, Senator Chris Dodd's financial services reform bill has advanced in the Senate. Visit...
March 30, 2010
How Do 401(k) Regs Work For You?The Internal Revenue Service is seeking public comments on 401(k) plan regulations issued in 2000.
March 30, 2010
IRS Moves Ahead With Determination Letter ProcessThe Internal Revenue Service says it is plowing ahead with efforts to give defined benefit plan suppliers more confidence that their plans are structured properly.
March 29, 2010
IRS Avoids Life PBR Pronouncements In VA NoticeThe Internal Revenue Service has issued advice about applying new variable annuity reserve valuation methods without coming to any conclusions about principles-based reserves for life insurance.
March 29, 2010
IRS Avoids Life PBR Pronouncements In VA NoticeThe Internal Revenue Service has issued advice about applying new variable annuity reserve valuation methods without coming to any conclusions about principles-based reserves for life insurance.