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.
May 18, 2005
Eperts At AALU Meeting Weigh New IRS RuleDesigns for non-qualified executive comp plans are being rethoughtWashingtonWith the full force of a new Internal Revenue Service regulation set to take effect on ...
May 17, 2005
IRS Posts Life And Annuity Reserve RatesThe Internal Revenue Service has published a document that lists interest rate assumptions life insurers can use when computing reserves.[@@]The document, Revenue Ruling 2005-29, ...
May 17, 2005
SOX Compliance Is Now Easier, Groups SayActions by federal regulators will cut the cost of compliance with the controversial Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, trade groups say.[@@]The moves by ...
May 16, 2005
Pension Consultants Must Identify ConflictsMore than half of U.S. pension consulting firms or their affiliates are selling services both to pension plans and to money managers on an ...
May 16, 2005
Federal Agencies Publish To-Do ListsThe Internal Revenue Service and many other federal agencies have updated their regulatory agenda.[@@]Many items on the agenda, which appear every 6 months, deal ...
May 16, 2005
IRS Rules On Reserve Fund Ta StatusA new federal tax ruling could help cut income taxes at group insurers that use premium stabilization reserves.[@@]The ruling applies to carriers that write ...
May 16, 2005
SEC Remains Vague On SOX 404The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to continue to be vague about compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.[@@]SEC officials say they ...
May 11, 2005
Pension Consultants May Be Serving Two MastersSEC says client rosters create potential for conflictsMore than half of U.S. pension consultants or their affiliates provided products and services to both pension ...
May 11, 2005
SEC Guidance On SOX Hailed By InsurersWashingtonActions by a federal accounting regulator and a private sector overseer last week will reduce the cost of compliance with the controversial Section 404 ...