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SEC Accepts Viatical Firm Settlement
By Staff WriterFederal regulators say they have agreed to accept a $25 million settlement offer from the former principals of a failed life settlement firm.[@@]The U.S. ...
October 28, 2005
Agency Elevates Official Who Oversaw Boston InvestigationsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has promoted Peter Bresnan to deputy director of the division of enforcement.[@@[Bresnan has been serving as an associate ...
October 07, 2005
Regulators To Waive Advisor Registration System FeesThe sponsors of a national database that tracks individual investment advisors and investment advisory firms say they plan to give advisors a break on ...
September 20, 2005
Carrier Group Continues To Fight NASD VA Proposal (Corrected)The American Council of Life Insurers has repeated its call for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to scrap a proposed National Association of ...
September 16, 2005
NASD%3A Home Offices Not Branch OfficesThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a rule change that could force broker-dealers affiliated with life insurers to register more offices as ...
September 14, 2005
MassMutual Fund Unit Settles With SECOppenheimerFunds Inc. and its distribution unit have agreed to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proceedings stemming from old broker-dealer revenue-sharing arrangements, the SEC ...
September 14, 2005
Relief From Federal RegulatorsThe Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, and the Securities and Exchange Commission are providing tax breaks and regulatory relief to those individuals and companies affected by Hurricane Katrina.
September 13, 2005
SEC Delays Enforcement Of Investment Advisor RuleBroker-dealers are getting 4 more months to comply with a new regulation that will affect sales of variable life and variable annuity products through ...