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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
May 17, 2012
Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, said Thursday that he planned to hold the first hearing regarding the JPMorgan losses on Tuesday, May 22.
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By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne |
April 17, 2012
Kwasi Kwarteng, a member of the British Parliament, makes the case that the financial crisis and America’s debt problem signal the end of American empire.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
March 21, 2012
At a House hearing, lawmakers took Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to task Wednesday over how the DOL’s recrafting of its fiduciary rule is progressing—specifically on the timing of the re-proposed rule and the rule’s inclusion of IRAs.
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By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne |
March 20, 2012
A look at the number of enforcement actions against each group provides a ready answer: part two of a series on the Bizarro World inside the beltway
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
March 14, 2012
This week in new hires, Scott Sipple moved up at Putnam Investments; Mark Hewson went to Citi Private Bank; Bradford Campbell joined Drinker Biddle; Kimberley Branch and John Forrest went to Symetra; and SNR Denton welcomed Lisa Ledbetter.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
March 1, 2012
The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released in early February its long-awaited final rule on 401(k) fee disclosures, rule 408(b)(2), and in doing so extended the compliance date to July 1.
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By Marlene Y. Satter |
February 24, 2012
The godfather and deputy godfather of a Japanese yakuza and five members of another criminal group were banned from U.S. markets Thursday in an attempt to protect markets from disrupting activities and the use of illicit funds.
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By William H. Byrnes, Esq., Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M. |
February 23, 2012
The Treasury Department has proposed rules that may encourage consumers to purchase longevity insurance.
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By Marlene Y. Satter |
February 16, 2012
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Current Affairs heard testimony from three experts on the state of the financial situation in Europe on Thursday, and sought answers to additional questions as members explored how the U.S. might be exposed to the eurozone debt crisis.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
February 13, 2012
President Barack Obama on Monday released his 2013 budget to Congress, which includes boosting taxes for higher income earners as well as allocating more funds to the SEC.
