SIFMA report takes issue with proposed CAT amendment on data breaches
February 25, 2021 02:26:30 PMA proposed amendment to the plan governing the consolidated audit trail would hurt investors and raise the chance of data being compromised.
SEC to revisit climate disclosure rules
February 24, 2021 03:34:37 PMSEC officials will take a closer look at how public companies discuss approaches to addressing climate change.
New labor secretary being counted on to handle host of issues
February 22, 2021 12:00:00 AMMarty Walsh will have a lot on his plate when he becomes labor secretary, but work on retirement issues is expected to continue.
U.K. to consider safe harbor legislation for LIBOR transition
February 17, 2021 01:15:00 PMThe U.K. Treasury wants views on a proposal to help market participants avoid any litigation resulting from the phaseout of LIBOR.
Trump-era investment-advice exemption to take effect as planned
February 12, 2021 12:19:08 PMA Labor Department exemption that allows investment-advice fiduciaries to get paid for more types of guidance takes effect Feb. 16.
Wall Street gets shorter SEC leash in repeat-offender crackdown
February 12, 2021 11:54:13 AMU.S. regulators are scrapping a Trump-era policy that critics contend helped insulate Wall Street firms from tougher penalties.
SEC enables more staffers to start investigations
February 10, 2021 02:12:22 PMThe Securities and Exchange Commission has widened the pool of staffers eligible to launch enforcement investigations.
SEC urged to pause CAT activity related to personal data
January 29, 2021 02:58:46 PMSIFMA asked the SEC to examine whether personally identifiable information should be housed within the consolidated audit trail.
SEC probing market mania for potential misconduct
January 29, 2021 02:20:49 PMThe SEC said it's seeking to identify potential misconduct and will scrutinize brokerages' decisions to halt buying in certain stocks.
SEC Commissioner Peirce hopeful for clarity on crypto rules
January 27, 2021 01:35:15 PMSEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce is optimistic the agency will provide clarity on cryptocurrency assets with Gary Gensler at the helm.
Indiana roofers union pension fund applies for MPRA benefit cuts
January 25, 2021 03:34:36 PMRoofers Local No. 88 Pension Fund applied to the Treasury Department to reduce benefits to avoid plan insolvency.
Biden team to review Labor Department ESG rule
January 21, 2021 12:57:09 PMThe Biden administration is weighing reversing an agency rule that hampers retirement plan fiduciaries from directing money to ESG funds.
U.K. government cuts administration fees for smallest DC pots
January 13, 2021 01:00:31 PMThe smallest defined contribution plans in the U.K. will be exempt from paying administration fees under new rules.
DOL issues guidance on missing participants
January 13, 2021 10:40:41 AMThe Department of Labor has unveiled three pieces of guidance related to missing participants, including a range of best practices.
Treasury, IRS hear both sides in e-disclosure debate
January 12, 2021 03:20:02 PMA group opposed to electronic disclosures asks regulators to reject a request by an organization seeking further guidance on their use.
Deutsche Bank settles foreign bribery charges
January 08, 2021 05:59:47 PMDeutsche Bank will pay $122 million to settle federal bribery charges that it conducted a multiyear practice of bribing.
NYSE reverses again with plan to delist China telecom firms
January 07, 2021 07:51:35 AMThe New York Stock Exchange is proceeding with a plan to delist three Chinese telecommunications firms, its second about-face this week.
NYSE weighs reverting to original plan to delist China shares
January 05, 2021 05:16:07 PMThe New York Stock Exchange is reconsidering a decision to halt the delisting of three Chinese firms after Trump administration objections.
Critics bristle at timing of DOL actions on proxy voting and investment advice
December 28, 2020 12:00:00 AMThe Department of Labor in just five days this month finalized two distinct yet controversial rule-making actions.
Working group offers policy ideas to stabilize money market funds
December 23, 2020 01:07:56 PMThe President's Working Group on Financial Markets issued a report with general policy measures to make money market funds more resilient.
Advice fee cap could hurt pan-European manager profits
December 23, 2020 10:42:33 AMThe European Commission is considering the inclusion of advice costs into the fee cap of pan-European personal pension products.
SEC taps new examination operations executive
December 22, 2020 03:52:56 PMCharles Koretke has been named managing executive of the SEC's Examinations division, a role he had served on an acting basis.
SEC director of investment management Blass to step down
December 22, 2020 03:02:51 PMDalia Blass, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's division of investment management, will leave the post in January.
SEC to allow direct listings to raise cash
December 22, 2020 01:50:29 PMThe Securities and Exchange Commission approved the New York Stock Exchange's plan to allow so-called primary direct floor listings
SEC to expand scope of Reg BI examinations
December 22, 2020 11:33:21 AMThe Securities and Exchange Commission will broaden the focus of its Regulation Best Interest compliance examinations in 2021.