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H.R. 1, the "For the People Act of 2019"; Title IV, Subtitle F repealing the prohibition on the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgating regulations to require a shareholder vote for a corporation to engage in spending that supports the best interests of the company on public issues directly and through trade associations and other entities.  SEC proposed Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21574, May 9, 2018).  Office of Financial Research assessment of systemic risk.  General education concerning the need to simplify anti-money laundering / Bank Secrecy Act reporting mandates and raising reporting thresholds. Section 5 of President Trump's April 10, 2019 Executive Order 13868, "Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth," regarding the voting of proxies held by ERISA funds. Department of Labor final fiduciary rule (81 Fed. Reg. 20945, Apr. 8, 2016) and the status of various Prohibited Transaction Exemptions following the 5th Circuit injunction of the final fiduciary rule. State efforts to impose a patchwork of fiduciary obligations on retirement plans regulated under ERISA and the issues this poses for the uniformity Congress intended when it enacted ERISA with its preemption provision. Standards governing fiduciaries under section 402, section 403, section 404, and section 405 of ERISA.
FIN - Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities RET - Retirement
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