The House Ways and Means proposal does not include taxing unrealized capital gains on inherited assets and the hike it suggests in the capital gains tax rate is not nearly as big as some feared.
Comparing actively managed funds on the plan menu to index funds that were available was not an ideal comparison, according to the court.
In an attempt to appeal to moderates, House Democrats have proposed a package of tax increases that would raise the top rate on capital gains from 20% to 25%, instead of the 39.6% that Biden proposed.
The financial sector is in a much better place than it was 20 years ago, thanks to proactive safeguards that were put in place to protect the assets of millions of investors in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
Bari Havlik, who's retiring, created a single national examination and risk monitoring program during her stint as Finra's top cop.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency cited deficiencies in the bank's home-lending business and said it violated a 2018 order tied to past problems.
Two Democrats joined all Republicans on the panel in opposing the measure, which is designed to expand workplace retirement savings and would impose a tax on businesses that don't set up plans.
The Investment Company Institute says 25 cents per emailed document is excessive and hurts investors. Broadridge, a fintech firm that sends most proxies and other material to fund shareholders, asserts its system reduces costs for investors.
The agency has said that it will sue the exchange if Coinbase lets customers earn interest on their digital tokens.
The pop star’s attorney calls the court filing a ‘vindication’ of her efforts to regain independence.
Under the legislation, which could become part of the $3.5 trillion budget bill working its way through Congress, employers that don't offer a retirement plan would have to establish an auto-IRA or 401(k) for their workers.
Even though advisers don’t have to comply with the rule for more than a year, it ranked as the hottest compliance topic, according to a survey; cybersecurity and climate change/ESG were other areas worrying advisers.
Even before drawing her first government paycheck, Barbara Roper has influenced how the SEC under Gary Gensler is approaching Regulation Best Interest.
Defendants in the long-running case have been ordered to pay restitution to more than 200 plans. Assets were allegedly siphoned from benefits payments to buy property and used for other personal expenses.
For several months, SEC examiners have been demanding that money managers explain the standards they use for classifying funds as environmental, social and governance-focused.
The regulator sued five BitConnect promoters in May for their roles in promoting the scheme by creating testimonials on YouTube, sometimes multiple times a day.
The agency is considering more stringent disclosure requirements for investment funds amid concerns that some fund managers are making unfounded ESG claims.
Paige Pierce, chief executive of Bley Investment Group, emphasized updating the Finra rulebook during her campaign. Timothy Sheve, chief executive of Janney Montgomery Scott, and James Crowley, chief executive of Pershing Advisor Solutions, also were elected to the board.
The former lieutenant governor of Maryland has been one of the driving forces in that state's forthcoming auto IRA program.
Researchers have raised questions about the credentials of money managers who claim they are marketing funds designed to address the climate crisis and social injustice.
