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FPA sues the SEC over "merrill" rule
By Staff WriterAfter years of debate, the Financial Planning Association has sued the Securities & Exchange Commission to block the "Merrill Lynch" rule. Proposed in 1999 but...
July 07, 2004
SEC Eases Life Broker-Dealer Control RuleLimited-service broker-dealers affiliated with life insurers will not have to maintain inspection reports relating to the safeguarding of customer funds.[@@]The U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
July 01, 2004
THE PLAYING FIELD- Will You Have to Do It Tomorrow?Just when you thought the Securities and Exchange Commission was taking a breather from proposing rules that affect advisors, the securities regulator is at it...
June 28, 2004
Living without an Uptick Rule on Short Sales: A Pilot Program SetWASHINGTON (HedgeWorld.com)--The Securities and Exchange Commission changed its rules on short selling at its meeting June 23, adopting with some modifications Regulation SHO, as proposed...
June 17, 2004
European, U.S. Regulators Outline Collaboration PlansIn a nod to growing interrelationships between global securities markets, officials at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Committee of European Securities Regulators said June 4 that they would work more closely together.
June 15, 2004
SEC Official Blasts VA Industry AbusesNU Online News Service, June 15, 2004, 7:44 p.m. EDT, Washington -- For the well-being of the industry, variable annuity insurers must confront abusive ...
June 01, 2004
Bumper Crop Of Enforcement ActionsIf you think the SEC is having a field day with new regulations, just check out the number of enforcement actions the regulator has issued...
June 01, 2004
Tall OrderCompliance. It's the buzzword of the day. Attend an industry conference, and you'll notice that the compliance sessions are standing room only. It's no wonder....