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FINRA recently withdrew a proposal that would have required firms to provide a link to the BrokerCheck database on all online communications, but the regulator has not given up on it yet. The Financia… Read More

A bill that would require the Securities and Exchange Commission to coordinate with the Labor Department on a fiduciary rule is expected to have little impact and is likely to die in the Senate, accor… Read More

The AICPA governing Council on Monday voted to adopt a resolution that will make members of certain qualified accounting bodies outside the U.S. eligible to earn AICPA specialized credentials, includi… Read More

A 2012 law that was to shift many Louisiana state workers to a modified 401(k) starting in July is on hold for a year as lawmakers seek to clear up legal and other concerns. The law would have put new… Read More

Spiraling defense expenditures and a 24,000-audit, $574 billion backlog are facing the Defense Contract Auditing Agency. The agency has fallen short in ensuring that overpayments to Pentagon contracto… Read More

It would be more efficient for Congress to focus on limiting unjustified tax breaks, because comprehensive tax reform seems unlikely, says Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. He says tax breaks that don't produc… Read More

Emerging market securities are becoming an important source of diversification for portfolios, according to two Fidelity Investments fund managers. Emerging markets are becoming more diversified and a… Read More

The Securities and Exchange Commission should quickly adopt a uniform fiduciary rule for financial advisers and brokers, said Richard Ketchum, CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. If th… Read More