People tend to hate change especially when things are good. The problem with a change in the retirement plan business that I find is when a plan provider you’re working with, gets purchased.
On January 19, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights focused on its COVID-19 Prioritized Assessments.
An order was published on December 23, 2020, amending the order of September 5, 2007, relating to the nonfinancial activities that French investment firms may conduct.
Merger control is one of the key pillars in Singapore’s antitrust framework. Its main objective is to preserve the competitive landscape of markets despite mergers, takeovers or the formation of long-lasting joint ventures....
In Washington: House Democrats are altering the House calendar to speed up passing a COVID-19 relief through a reconciliation package by mid-March. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the House will not have any floor votes the week of Feb. 8-Feb 15.
Forecasting the enforcement priorities of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under a new administration is difficult at best. However, the Biden administration is widely expected to be tougher on corporate crime than its predecessor, consistent with the approach of prior Democratic administrations.
The government has published its sixth Treasury Direction governing the operation of the coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS). This follows the extension of the CJRS to 30 April 2021 and sheds light on some of the practical issues that arise....
House Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) recently introduced legislation that seeks to rescue multiemployer pension plans (MEPs) facing insolvency. Entitled the Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act (EPPRA), the bill would fund this rescue directly from the U.S. Treasury....
In December 2019, the Government of Canada committed to using 100% clean electricity to satisfy the power requirements for all federal buildings in jurisdictions where available by 2022, and by 2025, in other locations where renewable power is less accessible....
President Joe Biden signed on Jan. 25, 2021, executive order (EO) "Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers," that directs a process for updating domestic preferences.
