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  • July 10, 2007

Bull’s-eye on tax shelter promoters

A House bill recently was introduced as a companion to a Senate measure that aims to slap tougher penalties on people who promote offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters.

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  • July 10, 2007

Executive comp bill still awaits action

The House-passed bill that would let shareholders weigh in on executive compensation packages continues to sit in the Senate Banking Committee.

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  • July 9, 2007

No reason to run trade group’s ‘rebuttal’

I am outraged that [National Association for Fixed Annuities executive director] Kim O’Brien’s hollow propaganda was given yet…

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It’s clearly time to tackle the AMT

Now that the Senate has disposed of the immigration reform bill, perhaps it and the House of Representatives can turn their attention to a matter at least as serious: reform or repeal of the alternative minimum tax — preferably repeal.

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  • July 9, 2007

Goldman Sachs reports death threats

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Friday that the FBI is investigating letters sent to nine newspapers nationwide…

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  • June 25, 2007

Bill would tax ‘carried interest’

Hedge fund and private-equity fund managers who receive a “carried interest” as compensation would be taxed at ordinary…

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Investment banks need better oversight

The Supreme Court, in effect, has challenged the Securities and Exchange Commission to do a better job of…

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  • June 25, 2007

Naked shorting’s crux: BD failure to deliver

Regarding “SEC seen shy on naked shorting” (April 23), [Dan] Jamieson does a good job of explaining “naked…

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  • June 25, 2007

New hires

Northern Trust Global Investments, the asset management arm of Chicago-based Northern Trust Corp., has appointed Kevin Hardy managing…

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  • June 18, 2007

TECHNOLOGY ROUND TABLE

The following is an edited transcript of the round-table discussion. InvestmentNews: A comprehensive, all-in-one technology solution is…