The Futures Industry Association (FIA) recently published a whitepaper the organization noted examines the role of clearing firms in futures markets as a resource. The FIA indicated the work explor...
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A group of U.S. senators is seeking information from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about the unprocessed tax return backlog. “We write to express our concern about the unprocessed tax ret...
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The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) launched the NYSE Institute, an organization that will serve as a champion for the U.S. capital markets and NYSE-listed companies. The NYSE Institute will be base...
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Blockchain infrastructure company has outlined its acquisition of data and digital asset security company Sepior. Sepior, based in Aarhus, Denmark, operates remote offices in California, with offic...
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Senate Banking Republicans have forwarded correspondence to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra Thompson regarding race-based housing subsidies concerns. The Equitable Housing...
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The U.S. House of Representatives recently advanced the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) appropriations bill for fiscal year 2023. The bill provides $90.9 billion in funding, ...
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday joined U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) in introducing legislation to federally de...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) is sponsoring legislation that would eliminate the eliminates the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and the government pension offset (GPO) of the Social Security Act....
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The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) is encouraging qualifying Social Equity Applicants to proceed in the application review process for Cultivators in a Disproportionately Impacted...
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U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN), Mark Warner (D-VA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Chris Coons (D-DE) have reintroduced the ISA Student Protection Act, which supports a financing tool for students pursuing pos...
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Republican members on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee expressed concerns to their senate colleagues over a proposal to expand the net investment income tax (NIIT). The NIIT is a 3.8 percent tax i...
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The U.S. Department of Treasury has added nine state plans approved under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) to promote small business growth. The Treasury Department has approved o...
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is extending the public comment period on a recent request for information it issued on climate-related financial risk. The deadline to submit public...
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The Federal Reserve Board is seeking public comment on a proposal that provides default rules for certain contracts that use the LIBOR reference rate, which will be discontinued next year. LIBOR, ...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said $5 million has been earmarked for SUNY and CUNY community colleges to create credential programs or courses aiding pathways to cannabis industry employment. "New Yo...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fined Bank of America $100 million for mishandling the disbursement of state unemployment benefits during the height of the pandemic. The bank autom...
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Findings from a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation study maintains adults generally fared better in 2021 than in the decade leading up to the pandemic. ...
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission was granted a motion for entry of default judgment in a fraud case connected with binary options and retail foreign currency (forex) transactions. Specifica...
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed an Executive Order that ensures no Coloradan is subject to penalization for possession, cultivation, or use of marijuana in light of state legalization. Polis c...
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Legacy farmer and entrepreneur Justin Calvino is spearheading an effort by California cannabis farmers to establish a crypto-exclusive digital cannabis community named Emerald Road. "Emerald Road i...
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