1,814 results found

On October 27, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee approved out of committee proposed legislation titled the "Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009" (the Proposed Legislation); this is the fifth bill introduced this year to regulate private funds.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) reviews foreign investments in U.S. businesses for the impact of these investments on national security.

On October 7, 2024, in a coordinated attack, Chrysler owner Stellantis filed a string of lawsuits across multiple jurisdictions against the United Auto Workers Union ("UAW")...

In December 2008, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Revenue Procedure 2008-68, providing temporary guidance regarding certain stock distributions by publicly traded real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).

President Obama’s fiscal year 2010 budget proposal, which was submitted to Congress on February 26, 2009, calls for legislation to tax “carried interests” as ordinary income beginning in 2011.

Most people prefer certain tax-advantaged accounts such as IRAs, 401(k)s or 403(b)s for their retirement or long-term goals. While some types of assets are well suited to these accounts...

Businesses are clamouring to expand and it's easy to get caught up in the frenzy. But are they asking the right questions to map out a successful expansion plan?

Canadian M&A activity remained strong in 2017, as low financing costs, an expanding U.S. economy and sustained domestic growth fueled a positive M&A environment.

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread from Asia to the rest of the world at the beginning of 2020, global venture capital (VC) funding dropped dramatically...

The SEC voted unanimously today to propose changes to Form ADV Part II.

The campaign against Bank of America is the most recent in the group's wider "Consumer First" initiative, which focuses on companies' ESG policies.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently issued new guidance for broker-dealers about their obligations regarding their due-diligence investigation of issuers and the securities they recommend in offerings made under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 – also known as private placements.

IOSCO defended its 2018 Liquidity Risk Management ("LRM") recommendations for investment funds against recent criticism, reasserting

On October 1, 2009, Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, released draft legislation nearly identical to proposed legislation released by the Obama administration in July, with one major exception: Rep. Kanjorski’s bill, which can be found here, would exempt any adviser to a “venture capital fund” from the registration requirements of the bill.

There are times when the maxim, "When it rains it pours," is just too apt to avoid. On Tuesday, August 8, 2006, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two long-awaited rules and reports which will have significant impact on outpatient surgery ventures in which physicians invest and use.

Last week, the White House released an infrastructure "fact sheet" (the "Fact Sheet") that accompanied its proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget.

Why are 'real estate' and 'debt' interlocked in the minds of so many investors?

On Jan. 28, 2010, the U.S. Senate voted to pass the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 (S. 2799), a bill that would significantly increase U.S. sanctions against Iran and seriously impact U.S. and foreign manufacturers, as well as financial institutions.