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.
Battle Rages On The Suitability Of Current Annuity Regulation
By Jim ConnollyWhen state insurance commissioners adopted a model regulation to curtail the abusive use of senior designations recently, it highlighted the ongoing efforts regulators are currently ...
November 01, 2008
Sticking Up for Senior InvestorsAs the market turmoil rages on, one group of clients--seniors--don't have the luxury of being able to take some hits to their portfolios now with...
October 31, 2008
SEC proposal still has readers fired up(Editor's note: Responses continue to flood our inbox as readers weigh in on our Editor's Blog, "SEC 151A Heats Up." If you'd like to share your own opinion, visit www.SeniorMarketAdvisor.com and submit your
October 31, 2008
IRS Seeks Nominees For Advisory Panel VacanciesThe Internal Revenue Service has 9 openings on a committee that gives it an idea about how members of the public view tax administration issues.The ...
October 31, 2008
IRS Seeks Nominees For Advisory Panel VacanciesThe Internal Revenue Service has 9 openings on a committee that gives it an idea about how members of the public view tax administration issues.The ...
October 30, 2008
New regulations for reverse mortgagesNew regulations regarding reverse mortgages will raise the loan limit on mortgages guaranteed by the federal government, according to the New York Times. The new...
October 30, 2008
SEC 151A: A political non-issue in these tough times?It appears that a combination of strong industry response and the changing tides of election season may have helped change the course of this year's biggest pre-economic meltdown controversy in the financial services sector: SEC Ruling
October 28, 2008
Insurance Execs To Appear On SEC PanelThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is holding a public roundtable Wednesday on whether changing asset accounting rules could help ease the current economic turmoil.The ...