The tax and trade bill that President Bush recently signed into law includes a provision that expands tax breaks for health savings accounts.
The new chairman of the House Financial Services Committee recently said that he will consider an optional federal charter for life insurance companies but not property-casualty insurers.
The SEC said last month that it would again put off discussing whether changes are needed to rules governing shareholder access to proxy ballots.
The SEC last month approved changes to Washington-based NASD’s arbitration code that are intended to prevent confusion over which rules apply to which disputes.
NASD last month filed a proposed rule change with the SEC that would codify certain interpretations under Rule 2711, which deals with research reports and analysts.
Securities regulators are giving exchanges and other firms an extension on some compliance dates on stock-trading rules that are part of Regulation NMS.
New regulatory guidance for money managers’ use of so-called soft dollars went into effect Jan. 24.
NASD’s membership recently voted in favor of bylaw changes to enable an NASD-New York Stock Exchange joint regulator.
Securities regulators are floating two proposals they say are aimed at protecting hedge fund investors better .
The SEC is seeking comment on two staff economic papers pertaining to governance of mutual fund boards.
