CT Governor Signs Bill Banning Digital Assets in State Holdings
H.B. 7082, signed Monday by Ned Lamont, will bar investments in cryptocurrencies and related investments.
Regulation
GOP Senators Scale Back Endowment Tax Further
Recent amendments sheltered colleges with fewer than 3,000 tuition-paying students from facing a levy and removed the exclusion of international students from the calculation.
Senate Includes Litigation Funding Levy in Tax Bill
The proposal would create a 41% levy on litigation finance profits, likely reducing the attractiveness of the investment vehicle.
Trump, Republicans Agree to Cut Controversial ‘Revenge Tax’
Referred to as Section 899, the provision would have raised taxes on foreign investments in the U.S., which investors said would hurt capital markets.
The Reason the Senate’s Tax Bill Seems Cheaper Than House Version
Acceding to a Republican request to base the cost estimate for the Senate bill on ‘current policy baseline,’ the Joint Committee on Taxation found the upper chamber's bill much less costly than the House bill.
Senate GOP Tax Plan Pulls Back on Endowment Tax, Section 899
The bill proposes slight changes to the House version and nixed some provisions, such as the private foundation tax.
SEC Withdraws 14 Biden-Era Rulemaking Proposals
Commission says it does not intend to issue final rules on best execution, ESG, cybersecurity and other proposals.
SEC Announces Director of Investment Management Will Step Down
Natasha Vij Greiner leaves the agency after 23 years, having served in her final role since March 2024.
Private Foundation Tax Could Change Charitable Giving
Affected institutions could look to offset the tax by chasing higher yields or to avoid the tax completely by using donor-advised funds.
2nd Circuit Vacates PBGC’s Denial of SFA Funds for NYC Pension
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation had argued that the pension was not entitled to funds because it had already been terminated.
The Private Universities Affected by Proposed Tiered Endowment Tax
At least 41 colleges and universities would be subject to an expanded federal endowment tax, with several subjected to new, higher rates.
House GOP Tax Plan Targets Private University Endowments, Private Foundations
The bill proposes increasing tax rates for private institutions with large endowments and private foundations with substantial assets.
Lawmakers Ask SEC to Delist Chinese Stocks From US Exchanges
In a letter to the SEC, senators and representatives wrote that a ban would remove an ‘unacceptable risk’ and protect American markets, investors and security.
Alabama Senator Reintroduces Bill Reversing DOL Retirement Plan Crypto Warning
Tuberville’s Financial Freedom Act would reverse the 2022 guidance against including cryptocurrency investments in 401(k) accounts.
How Australia’s Superannuation Funds Value Unlisted Assets Amid Regulatory Calls to Change
Technological advances may enable a push to standardize valuations.