Compliance

Ahead of two votes in the House of Representatives on Republican-backed spending and tax bills, Senate Democrats ripped into House Speaker John Boehner's so-called "Plan B," calling the proposals to avoid going over the fiscal cliff a "nonstarter" in the upper chamber and deepening the partisan impasse ahead of a year-end deadline to avert a series of automatic tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts.

The Clearing House spent 10 months and $2 million to plan a simulation of a large bank failure — and the results are not only fascinating, they're exemplary.

SEC Chairman Elisse Walter may hire as her top lawyer a former enforcement director from the main U.S. derivatives regulator.

Speaker of the House John Boehner said Tuesday that House Republicans would introduce a bill to raise tax rates for millionaires as a “Plan B” in case his negotiations with President Obama on averting the fiscal cliff fail to produce an agreement.

President Obama lowered his tax revenue demand by $200 billion and offered to start tax rate increases at $400,000 in income instead of $250,000, moving closer to a budget deal with House Speaker John Boehner.

The Financial Services Institute is calling on the leaders of a Senate committee to pass a resolution expressing the "sense of the Congress" that the current tax system includes valuable incentives that encourage Americans to save for retirement and should be preserved.

The lingering effects of the recession, increased health care costs, and uncertainty from the federal government hang over states even as many expect to see revenue collections and spending levels increase in the coming year.

The fiscal cliff negotiations have brought taxes to the forefront of people's minds. What does it all mean for municipal bonds as an asset class?

Financial organizations are pressured to shorten monthly reporting timeframes to achieve operational efficiency and reduce the time to produce detailed financial summaries.

It'll be a happy new year for Gemini Fund Services, which has announced a major achievement for its Northern Lights shared trusts.

The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday that low- and moderate-income workers can take steps now to save for retirement and earn a special tax credit in 2012 and the years ahead.

States are creating fiscal risks for themselves by neglecting to control the costs of tax incentives for economic development, according to a new report from the Pew Center on the States.

House Republicans continued their attacks on the Volcker Rule on Thursday, arguing it was unnecessary and overly complex just a day after Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled regulators were close to finalizing it.

Financial crises will not be a suitable excuse for oversight in suitability according to the regulator’s decision against Merrill Lynch.

Chief financial officers of U.S. companies aren’t overly concerned about the fiscal cliff, according to a survey by Grant Thornton.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is turning over its leadership with the departure of yet another high-ranking official.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that regulators are nearing completion of a contentious rule that will ban proprietary trading at U.S. firms.

More changes in Securities and Exchange Commission leadership, which announced the appointment of a new senior advisor to the director in its division of investment management.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission defeated a federal court challenge to a rule requiring mutual funds with commodities investments to register with the agency.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is turning over its leadership with the departure of yet another high-ranking official.