Heartland Newspapers - Insurance and Finance

Some In Congress Want US to Follow France Down Transaction Tax Path

Jeffrey V. McKinley
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August 01, 2012
France in August imposed a 0.2 percent transaction tax on certain stock purchases. Leaders in Germany, Italy and Spain are also pushing for a similar tax.

More Hedge Funds Buying Key Man Life Insurance

SKCG Group, Inc.
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July 17, 2012
Talk about key man.

Dodd-Frank Not Likely to End Bailouts as Promised

Thomas Jacobs
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July 16, 2012
July 21 marks the two-year anniversary of the passage of the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory act.

Questioning the Messianic Conception of Smart Growth

Wendell Cox
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July 16, 2012
A new analysis from the United Kingdom concludes that smart growth (compact city) policies are not inherently preferable to other urban land use policy regimes, despite the proponents' claims.

Supporters of Inflation Ignore Long-Term Harm, Income Redistribution

Tyler Watts
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July 13, 2012
Two wrongs may not make a right, but a second dose of poison might just cure the first dose.

Flood Insurance Program Extended With Important Reforms

Steve Stanek
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July 12, 2012
President Barack Obama has signed into law a five-year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program that includes a number of important reforms that program critics believe could improve its f

Community Bank, Others Challenge Constitutionality of Dodd-Frank Law

Christine Hall
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July 12, 2012
The State National Bank of Big Spring, Texas, has filed a lawsuit asking the U.S.

Second Scandal Rocks Futures Industry

Steve Stanek
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July 10, 2012
Nine months after the collapse of MF Global rocked the commodities futures market comes news of a similar scandal involving Peregrine Financial Group, Inc.

Bank for International Settlements Sees Risks from Central Bank Stimulus

Peter Nielsen
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July 02, 2012
The benefits from additional monetary stimulus by central banks in advanced economies are shrinking while the risks are likely growing, said Jaime Caruana, general manager of the Bank for Internati

Gasoline Retailers Say Credit Card ‘Swipe Fees’ Fuel Higher Prices

Dana Amihere
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June 28, 2012
A growing practice among gasoline retailers is to offer cash and higher credit card prices to combat increasing numbers of card users, rising gas prices and high “swipe fees,” transaction fees set
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