Securities regulators recently said they will hold a June 19 round table to discuss mutual funds’ use of 12(b)-1 fees.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has delayed a vote on its proposal to further limit the use of stranger-owned life insurance, according to published reports.
Activist hedge fund manager Phillip Goldstein still is waiting to hear whether the SEC will exempt his firm from portfolio disclosure rules.
Another bill was introduced last month that permanently would repeal the estate tax. HR 2380, sponsored by Rep. Kenny C. Hulshof, R-Mo., joins two other bills that aim to get rid of the so-called death tax.
A bill floated last month would require hedge fund advisers to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A new House bill aims to halt insider trading that arises from information gained from Capitol Hill’s legislative process.
A House bill was introduced last month as a companion to S 1010, which would give tax incentives for investing in individual annuities.
A House bill was introduced last month as a companion to a Senate measure that aims to slap tougher penalties on people who promote offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters.
The House-passed bill that would let shareholders weigh in on executive compensation packages is in the Senate Banking Committee.
Two measures were added last month to the growing list of bills that aim to rein in the effect of the alternative minimum tax.
