Finance Committee

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  Congress Gets Ready to Tackle Tax Reform, Budget

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 19, 2013

  Congress is abuzz with activity this week as lawmakers start overhauling the tax code and plan to finish a continuing resolution to fund the government.

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  Congress Starts Work on Tax Code Reform

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2013

  While skepticism remains, committees in both houses start high-profile work on reform.

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  Advisors Giving Back: Holiday Slideshow, Part II

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 26, 2012

  In the second of three slideshows, we pay homage to advisors and their partners who share of their time and talents with their local, national and global community.

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  Advisors Giving Back: Holiday Slideshow, Part I

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 21, 2012

  In our latest slideshow, we pay homage to advisors and their partners who share of their time and talents with their local, national and global community.

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  N.Y. Action on Standard Chartered Surprised Other Regulators

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 8, 2012

  Not only was Standard Chartered apparently blindsided by the move, so were federal regulators; negotiations had been ongoing for some time for what the bank hoped would be a quiet settlement.

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  Senate Republicans on Finance Committee Urge Deficit Panel to Make Changes

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 14, 2011

  Republican senators' recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction include repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax and the health-care law and reforming Social Security.

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  New Hires Roundup: New York Life Realigns Retirement Services; Great-West Promotion

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 29, 2011

  This week in new hires, New York Life realigned its practice groups and named new team leaders, and also named Sue Ericksen as CIO; Sen. Max Baucus praised Senate approval of three tax court nominees for second terms.

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  Former Bush Economist Floats Retirement Reform Plan

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 9, 2011

  An economist to former President George H.W. Bush unveiled a proposal to reform the retirement savings system by replacing the deduction for contributions to retirement savings accounts with a flat-rate refundable credit deposited directly into a saver’s account.