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.
When Zero Has Value
By Staff WriterWhen it comes to transferring wealth, one of the biggest challenges is to minimize the amount of estate and gift taxes incurred by clients and...
December 11, 2003
How Agents Make A Virtue Of NecessityByA common complaint among professionals in the insurance business is keeping up with all the regulatory compliance requirements. Mentioning the word "compliance" to almost anyone ...
December 10, 2003
IRS Posts 2004 Covered Compensation TablesNU Online News Service, Dec. 10, 2003, 10:48 a.m. EST -- The Internal Revenue Service has published the 2004 covered compensation tables in Internal ...
December 05, 2003
SEC Official Calls For Hedge Fund RegistrationNU Online News Service, Dec. 5, 2003, 7:54 a.m. EST -- A member of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is recommending that the ...
December 04, 2003
SEC Proposes Rules To Fight Fund AbusesNU Online News Service, Dec. 4, 2003, 5:19 p.m. EST -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission took steps Wednesday to fight late trading, ...
December 03, 2003
IRS Sets 2004 LTC And MSA Inflation AdjustmentsNU Online News Service, Dec. 3, 2003, 11:53 a.m. EST -- The Internal Revenue Service has announced the new, inflation-adjusted amounts for certain items ...
December 02, 2003
IRS Rules On Reserve Interest CalculationsNU Online News Service, Dec. 2, 2003, 6:05 p.m. EST -- A new Internal Revenue Service ruling could change the amount of taxes that ...
November 19, 2003
SEC, NASD Okay Actions Against American Express foNovember 14, 2003 -- American Express (AXP) reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Association of Securities Dealers has preliminarily recommended enforcement...