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IRS Completes Pension Mortality Table Regs
By Staff WriterThe Internal Revenue Service has completed work on tables that will affect sponsors and administrators of pension plans.The IRS published the tables in final regulations, ...
July 30, 2008
SEC extends short selling ruleIn an effort to stop abusive short selling tactics at 19 major financial firms, the Securities and Exchange Commission extended an emergency rule to Aug....
July 30, 2008
SEC To Work With LaborThe staffs of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Employee Benefits Security Administration will be joining in an effort to improve retirement plan ...
July 30, 2008
SEC To Work With LaborThe staffs of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Employee Benefits Security Administration will be joining in an effort to improve retirement plan ...
July 29, 2008
IRS Completes Annuity Conversion RegsThe Internal Revenue Service has published final regulations concerning moves to convert individual retirement account annuities into Roth IRAs.Like the proposed regulations, which were issued ...
July 29, 2008
IRS Completes Annuity Conversion RegsThe Internal Revenue Service has published final regulations concerning moves to convert individual retirement account annuities into Roth IRAs.Like the proposed regulations, which were issued ...
July 29, 2008
Dodd: Congress Could Pass OII BillSen. Christopher Dodd says Congress really could pass a federal Office of Insurance Information bill this year.H.R. 5840, a bill endorsed by the House Financial ...
July 27, 2008
DOL Proposes Simplified Disclosure For 401(k) Investment OptionsThe Department of Labor has released proposed regulations aimed at providing workers with a simplified comparison of investment options for 401(k) and other employee retirement ...