Washington, D.C., is at the center of numerous laws and regulations that affect FPA members and their practices, whether these are changes to the federal tax code, pension or securities laws, or the insurance industry. Find policy papers, comment letters and a testimony, and white papers and research that will keep you up to date on industry trends and regulations.

Comment Letters & Testimony

October 8, 2008  

Summary of Major Provisions for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (PDF | 70KB) 

October 6, 2008  

Comment Letter to Department of Labor re: Fiduciary Adviser Rule (PDF | 166KB) 

September 22, 2008   

Coalition Letter to SEC on Money Market Fund Transparency (PDF | 104KB) 

September 16, 2008  

Comment letter to SEC re: Temporary Rule Regarding Principal Trades with Certain Advisory Clients (PDF | 96KB) 

September 10, 2008

Comment letter to SEC re: Indexed Annuities and Certain Other Insurance Contracts (PDF | 171KB)

June 13, 2008

Comment letter to FINRA re: Regulatory Notice 08-24 (PDF | 131KB) 

May 16, 2008 

FPA comments on overhaul to Form ADV, Part 2 and adviser disclosures (PDF | 140KB)

May 12, 2008

FPA comments on Regulations S-P, client privacy and account transfers (PDF | 133KB)

February 20, 2008

FPA Comment Letter to EBSA on 408(b)(2) Fee Disclosure (PDF | 125KB)

February 12, 2008

FPA Comment Letter to SEC Regarding Special Compensation for Brokerage Services and
Recent Interpretative Guidance by the Agency (PDF | 340KB)

November 30, 2007

FPA Comment Letter to SEC on Principal Trading Relief Rule (PDF | 89KB)

November 16, 2007

FPA Comment Letter to Treasury on Regulatory Reform (PDF | 44KB)

November 2, 2007

FPA Comments to SEC on Proposed Amendments to Advisers Act Rule 202(a)(11)-1 (PDF | 73KB)

July 27, 2007

FPA Letter to the SEC Regarding Possible Action on Principal Trading Relief (PDF | 52KB)

May 30, 2007

FPA Comment Letter to the SEC Addressing an Interagency Proposal for a Model Privacy Form (PDF | 63KB)

April 25, 2007

FPA Comment Letter to CFP Board Relating to Second Exposure Draft of Proposed Revisions to CFP Board's Standards of Professional Conduct (PDF | 105KB)

April 12, 2007

FPA Comment Letter to the Department of Treasury Addressing the Financial Literacy and Education Commission Request for Comments (PDF | 61KB)

Please Note: For comment letters and testimony dating back more than two years, please e-mail Jennifer.Rudolph@FPAnet.org

White Papers & Research

• FPA White Paper on Tax Reform Panel Proposals
• Latest GAO Report on Social Security Reform
• FPA White Paper on Financial Literacy and the Life Cycle (submitted to 2005 White House Conference on Aging)
• Regulation of Financial Planners

Policy Papers

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