For what feels like the hundredth time, the Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives is holding a hearing today over environmental, social and governance (ESG) spending in the private sector, seeking to review whether “current antitrust laws are ...
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently tripled down on its attempt to resurrect its “fiduciary rule” that deals with how investors receive and pay for advice from financial advisors. The regulation would severely hamper the ability of millions of ...
Read MoreToday, HLF filed a letter with the Federal Reserve about regulations it is proposing about “assessing whether a debit card interchange fee received by a debit card issuer for an electronic debit transaction is reasonable and proportional to the costs ...
Read MoreOnce again, several of the largest financial asset managers in the world—BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard—have become the focus of a Congressional Committee looking at the impact of so-called ESG investing. These three firms have been subpoenaed by the U.S. ...
Read MoreThe North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), a body that in part represents state securities regulators in the United States, is proposing revisions to its model rule on “Dishonest or Unethical Business Practices of Broker-Dealers and Agents.” State regulatory agencies ...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Hispanic Leadership Fund (HLF), a public policy advocacy organization that promotes liberty, opportunity, and prosperity, launched a bilingual streaming radio advertising campaign in multiple states encouraging constituents to contact U.S. Senators in support of the ...
Read MoreThe Department of Labor has decided to push forward yet again on a federal regulation that would severely hamper the ability of millions of Americans to save for their retirement. Earlier this month the Department submitted a Notice of Proposed ...
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