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  7 Key Tax Protests That Shook America

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  March 14, 2013

  Resisters have tried violence and politics, but the taxes keep rolling on.

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  Pension Funding Proposal Could Lower Contributions Initially, Increase Over Time: SOA

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  June 22, 2012

  The Society of Actuaries released in June a report on provisions in a law that would affect pension funding requirements in private, single-employer defined benefit plans.

• E.U. Debates Bank Capital Rules

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 2, 2012

  E.U. leaders are attempting to come to agreement on the amount of capital banks would have to set aside as a precaution against losses, with Britain and Sweden seeking even larger percentages than rules already being discussed.

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  Proposed E.U. Bank Laws Tougher Than Basel Rules

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 13, 2012

  The E.U. may be planning to get even tougher on bankers than the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. A parliamentary draft of a proposed law provides for higher capital reserves and lower bonuses.

• Businesses Protest Proposed Indian Tax Plan

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 2, 2012

  A letter sent by seven overseas business groups that represent some 250,000 companies warned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India that a proposed taxation plan being considered by the Indian government is causing those companies to reconsider their presence in India.

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  EU May Regulate Banker Pay

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 6, 2012

  European Union officials could include in their draft bank capital law measures to limit banker pay, setting in place a specified limit between the highest and lowest paid, as well as instituting a limit on bonuses.

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  EU Plans to Shake Up Ratings Agencies

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 16, 2011

  A new draft law unveiled Tuesday by the European Union angered ratings agencies Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch, although according to Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier it is designed to inject competition into the sector, currently dominated by the 'big three.'