Regulation
New headache looms for private equity, hedge fund firms
A federal tax law aimed at preventing Americans from hiding their assets overseas will soon be a major compliance challenge — some say headache — for private equity and hedge fund managers.
March 04, 2013
Closed pension plans face non-discrimination peril
Employers that thought closing their defined benefit plans to new employees would simplify their pension decisions could be in for a rude surprise as they increasingly risk flunking non-...
February 18, 2013
SEC proposes BNY Mellon pay $23 million cross-trading settlement
The SEC issued a proposed plan for distributing $23 million to some institutional clients of BNY Mellon Securities harmed by cross trades that favored some hedge fund customers.
February 11, 2013 | 04:02 pm
Retirement issues likely to dovetail with tax reform in 2013
The Washington outlook for retirement and investment policy in 2013 can be summed up in one word: revenue.
January 07, 2013
DC plans cutting costs using 'big stick' of fee disclosure
New federal fee-disclosure regulations have enabled defined contribution plan executives to cut costs in multiple ways, ranging from negotiating lower fees for existing investment options to...
