United States Senate

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  Insurers embrace bill to tailor proposed Fed capital rules

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  May 24, 2013

  The legislation would offer relief from the Fed's proposed capital standards for insurers and other nonbanks.

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  SIFMA names former Sen. Gregg as CEO

  By Melanie Waddell  |  May 20, 2013

  SIFMA announced Monday that former Sen. Judd Gregg has been appointed CEO and that Ken Bentsen, acting president and CEO, is now president.

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  Mary Jo White confirmed by Senate as SEC chairwoman

  By James J. Green  |  April 8, 2013

  The former prosecutor was confirmed as SEC chief via unanimous consent.

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  Head of Senate banking to retire

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  March 26, 2013

  Johnson's decision establishes former Gov. Mike Rounds, a Republican and an insurance agent, as the likely front-runner to succeed him.

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  Senate Dems vote to repeal part of PPACA

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  March 22, 2013

  The vote came Thursday night to repeal a 2.3 percent sales tax on medical devices.

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  Top 20 countries for retirement security

  By John Sullivan  |  March 12, 2013

  We're losing out to Slovakia. How often do we hear that?

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  The road ahead for estate planning

  By John McManus  |  February 22, 2013

  Now that there's some certainty regarding the estate tax, your clients might want to explore these planning strategies.

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  Proposed Basel III cap rules worry Congress

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  February 14, 2013

  Johnson and Crapo want to be sure they are not just heard, but "proactively addressed."

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  Will concerns hamper guaranteed annuity use in retirement plans?

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  January 31, 2013

  A DOL advisory group was urged to drop liability for plan sponsors that furnish guaranteed products materials to plan participants.

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  Sen. Harkin, chairman of HELP Committee, to retire

  By Melanie Waddell  |  January 28, 2013

  Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, announced Saturday that he will not seek re-election for his term expiring in 2014.