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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 26, 2009
Shorting ban falls short

Banning short sales not only doesn't calm markets, it makes them choppier, a new study has found.

RETIREMENT TAX APR 26, 2009
Tax hikes likely to hit middle class

Middle-class taxpayers likely will face a wide swath of tax increases in the years ahead, according to economists at The Brookings Institution.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 26, 2009
State officials gird for fight against federal risk regulator

State securities officials are lining up against congressional proposals that would create a systemic risk regulator for the financial industry, fearing that it will pre-empt their power.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 23, 2009
Two Senate Banking Committee members ask regulators to freeze rates on credit cards

Two members of the Senate Banking Committee today called on federal regulators to implement an emergency freeze on credit card interest rates.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 23, 2009
Hennessee charged in Bayou hedge fund case

Investment adviser Hennessee Group LLC and its principal, Charles Gradante, have been charged with securities law violations by the SEC for failing to perform an advertised review and analysis before recommending Bayou Management LLC hedge funds that were later discovered to be a fraud.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 19, 2009
Advisers are wary of the federal toxic-debt program

The government's Public-Private Investment Program — designed to remove bad assets from bank balance sheets and promote lending — will help turn around the economy in the short run, but perhaps not long-term, according to financial advisers.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2009
Require 401(k) plans to offer fixed-income products, key congressman says

Requiring annuities or other fixed-income products be included as an option in 401(k) plans is being considered by the House Education and Labor Committee, said Rep. Robert Andrews, D-N.J., chairman of the committee’s Health, Employment Labor and Pensions Subcommittee.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2009
Size of plan, pay-in rates help lower retirement plan fees, survey says

Lower fees for defined contribution retirement plans are related to factors such as the size of the plan, higher contribution rates by employers and employees, and greater use of automatic enrollment.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 03, 2009
Toxic-asset shares should be for all, pol says

Individual citizens should be allowed to invest in the Public-Private Investment Program, which is aimed at removing toxic assets from the balance sheets of financial institutions, according to the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 03, 2009
Carried-interest tax bill in the House once more

Legislation to tax carried-interest compensation at ordinary income tax rates instead of lower capital gains rates was reintroduced today by Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich.