The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has hit Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith with fines and penalties for charging advisory clients more than $4 million in undisclosed foreign exchange f...
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U.S. Reps. Carol Miller (R-WV) and Ron Estes (R-KS) have introduced legislation they noted incentivizes employers to hire Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and provide job skil...
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U.S. Reps. Ron Estes (R-KS) and Dan Kildee (D-MI) have introduced a resolution that condemns foreign digital services taxes (DSTs). These taxes, imposed by foreign countries like France, Canada, a...
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U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) authored a bill that would make permanent a provision in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) to allow businesses to fully expense new investments in the year of purch...
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A group of lawmakers recently reintroduced a bill they said seeks to provide financial compensation to whistleblowers who report Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) offenses. U.S. Sen. C...
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A group of lawmakers recently introduced legislation they noted enables federal regulators to recoup all or part of bank executive compensation received in the event of a bank failure. U.S. Sens. E...
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A group of lawmakers recently forwarded correspondence to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) outlining concerns regarding large Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) executive stock trades before the ba...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule last week that is designed to increase transparency in small business lending, promote economic development, and combat unlawful discri...
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A bipartisan group of senators, led by U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), introduced legislation that would strengthen Federal Reserve accountability and ensure that financial ...
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The outlook of small business owners on the U.S. economy weakened slightly in the first quarter, according to the MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index. The index dropped slight...
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