Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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Wealthy retirees seem to have scored big in Congress' sweeping year-end spending package.
December 30 -
GOP leaders from Florida to Oklahoma are drafting legislation to clamp down on "woke" investing.
December 29 -
The package is aimed at boosting retirement security for most Americans, but several key provisions are useful for the affluent.
December 27 -
While the new law makes some small fixes, it does little to help the 60 million Americans without retirement plans.
December 27 -
After months of delay, Congress has passed its landmark retirement legislation. Here's what advisors should know about it.
December 23 -
Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said the bank is "not making rapid progress" and hinted at the possibility of additional restrictions. But analysts saw positives for Wells in the $3.7 billion consent order.
December 20 -
2022 was full of under-the-radar revolutions for the way Americans retire. Here's what happened and what it means for 2023.
December 16 -
The head of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission disputes the idea that his agency would have a "light touch" with digital assets or encroach on the SEC.
December 1 -
As the U.S. recovered from the Great Recession, poorer Americans saw their retirement assets not grow, but decline. What went wrong?
November 18 -
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides billions in grants for state and local governments. The challenge now is how quickly and effectively they can spend it amid an inflation–fueled rising–rate environment.
November 14 -
House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters joined her Republican counterpart on the panel saying FTX's unwinding hastens the need for legislation that outlines crypto regulation.
November 10 -
Cannabis, health care, energy, technology and other equities could swing immediately after the Congressional elections, depending on the outcome.
November 8 -
The Treasury and State departments have quietly urged banking giants including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup to keep doing business with certain strategic Russian firms, according to people familiar with the situation. Some lawmakers have questioned whether these arrangements are sanctions loopholes.
November 7 -
A growing number of economists and lawmakers think the Fed has gone too far in its battle against inflation. Powell is worried it hasn't gone far enough.
November 2 -
There's not much wiggle room for further reductions, especially in an uncertain economy.
October 28 -
An industry group contends that the commission is overestimating RIAs' control over outsourced services.
October 26 -
The mortgage market is reeling from the central bank's strategy of raising rates and reducing its holdings of mortgage-backed securities. Lenders face the worst headwinds in more than a decade.
October 24 -
JPMorgan Chase has hired a new head of digital assets regulatory policy, less than a month after CEO Jamie Dimon told lawmakers that cryptocurrencies are "decentralized Ponzi schemes."
October 19 -
The sustainable investing industry sees state policies as the biggest threat to investing that's meant to further environmental, social and governance goals.
October 18 -
The No. 2 GOP member said Democrats are mischaracterizing the party's proposals as cuts to benefits.
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