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Tax reform is noble goal—but hands off like-kind exchanges June 16, 2017

Tax reform is noble goal—but hands off like-kind exchanges

Tax reform is noble goal—but hands off like-kind exchanges June 9, 2017 | by DAN WAGNER | Chicago Business Rarely do the interests of small businesses owners, multi-generational family farmers and a broad range of local entrepreneurs agree with almost a century of federal income tax policy—especially when it results in billions of dollars in…
DOL fiduciary rule: When advisers actively seek to use BICE June 16, 2017

DOL fiduciary rule: When advisers actively seek to use BICE

DOL fiduciary rule: When advisers actively seek to use BICE Many advisers are embracing an exemption they've frequently derided, even though a less-contentious one is available for annuity sales June 14, 2017 | by Greg Iacurci | InvestmentNews.com To opponents of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule, the best-interest contract exemption is something akin to the spawn…
Phoenix American Financial Services Announces Zane Doyle as New Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer For Business Development June 16, 2017

Phoenix American Financial Services Announces Zane Doyle as New Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer For Business Development

Phoenix American Financial Services Announces Zane Doyle as New Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer For Business Development June 12, 2017 | Phoenix American Financial Services SAN RAFAEL, CA –Phoenix American Financial Services (PAFS) announced today that the company has hired Zane Doyle as Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer for Business Development. Mr. Doyle will be…
DOL fiduciary: The battle is just beginning June 14, 2017

DOL fiduciary: The battle is just beginning

DOL fiduciary: The battle is just beginning InvestmentNews senior reporter Mark Schoeff Jr. gets the skinny on the next phase of the fiduciary rule's rollout. June 9, 2017 | InvestmentNews.com Joshua Aron Lichtenstein is an associate at Ropes & Gray LLP where he specializes in ERISA law. In addition, he represents some of the best-known…
House passes sweeping legislation to roll back banking rules June 14, 2017

House passes sweeping legislation to roll back banking rules

House passes sweeping legislation to roll back banking rules June 9, 2017 | by Renae Merle | The Washington Post The Republican-led House on Thursday voted to free Wall Street from many of the constraints put in place after the 2008 financial crisis, the opening salvo in what is likely to be a protracted battle over deregulation…
Urban Dwellers Outnumber Rural Residents Worldwide For The First Time In 10 Years June 14, 2017

Urban Dwellers Outnumber Rural Residents Worldwide For The First Time In 10 Years

Urban Dwellers Outnumber Rural Residents Worldwide For The First Time In 10 Years June 9, 2017 | by Erik Dolan-Del Vecchio | Bisnow Talk about turning tables. For the first time in 10 years more people live in urban cities than they do in rural areas throughout the world, according to a recent JLL Fringe Markets report. As of…
Economy Watch: Contrary to Expectations, Some Retailers Are Expanding June 14, 2017

Economy Watch: Contrary to Expectations, Some Retailers Are Expanding

Economy Watch: Contrary to Expectations, Some Retailers Are Expanding June 1, 2017 | by Dees Stribling | Commercial Property Executive  While retail bankruptcies are at an all-time high, there are certain retailers that are still expanding, mainly in the off-price or discount category, according to a recent CBRE retail report. This is a time of retail…
Wagner writes in favor of like-kind exchanges in Crain’s Chicago Business June 13, 2017

Wagner writes in favor of like-kind exchanges in Crain’s Chicago Business

Wagner writes in favor of like-kind exchanges in Crain’s Chicago Business June 9, 2017 | by Bill Kozar | Illinois Realtors By preserving 1031 like-kind exchanges in the midst of calls for tax reform, legislators will help small business owners and investors, writes Illinois REALTORS® Treasurer Dan Wagner in an opinion piece for Crain’s Chicago…

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