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New Proposed Rules for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Posted by William Byrnes on May 3, 2011


The SEC recently considered a proposal that would prohibit incentive-based compensation practices that may encourage inappropriate risk.

The proposal arises from Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires the SEC along with six other financial regulators to jointly adopt regulations or guidelines governing the incentive-based compensation arrangements of certain financial institutions. These institutions include broker-dealers and investment advisers with $1 billion or more of assets.

In particular, the Dodd-Frank Act calls upon the regulators to do two things:  Read the analysis at AdvisorFYI

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How The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act May Impact Your Business and Clients

Posted by William Byrnes on November 23, 2010


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During the first quarter of 2010, President Obama signed into law H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act. “The act provides incentives for job creation, but in order to pay for the incentives, the act also contains significant changes that will affect foreign financial institutions that choose to do business with U.S. persons.” [1] Half of the “U.S. Congressional Record that contains the act” is “dedicated to foreign account tax compliance.” [2]

Therefore, “although the act is commonly referred to as the HIRE Act for its focus on job creation, one of its main purposes is to target tax dodgers’ use of foreign accounts.” [3] The act is basically a model of the 2009 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) which was introduced by the Senate.   “The act incorporates substantially all of FATCA, with one important exception: FATCA would have imposed reporting requirements on material advisors, including attorneys, accountants, and other professionals, who advise on acquisitions or formations of foreign entities.” [4]

Read the entire article at AdvisorFYI.

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