INVESTMENTS related term(s) Securities

Addresses

Financial Accounting Standards Board's Treatment of Employee Stock Options and Purchase Plans: Walter Schuetze, S5038 [3MY]

Analyses

Federal Regulation of Banking Derivative Activities (H.R. 3748), H76-H78 [26JA]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4950, Jobs Through Trade Expansion Act, S13962 [3OC], H10732 [4OC]

Articles and editorials

Capital Gains Tax Cuts Lead to Prosperity, E852 [4MY]

Employee Fund at Arco Posts Derivatives Loss, S9177 [18JY]

For P.&G., A Bet That Backfired, S9175 [18JY]

Frivolous Lawsuits Hurt Shareholders, E826 [3MY]

Litigation Crisis Imperils Accounting Profession, E1510 [20JY]

Medical & Biological Technology, S2762 [10MR]

Mortgage Derivatives Claim Victims Big and Small, S9176 [18JY]

Mystery of Hillary's Trades, S4371 [14AP]

National Dividend Plan—It's Time, E1498 [19JY]

One Million and Five Hundred Bonds Received From Germany as Reparation Payments To Be Sold to General Public by Japanese Government, S14741 [7OC]

Raid on America's Pension Funds, E2248 [8OC]

Rule That Stunts Growth, S5042 [3MY]

Taiwanese Families Forced by Japanese Colonial Police To Purchase Reichbanknotes From Japanese Government, S14741 [7OC]

Very Risky Business, S14946-S14948 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: authorize the use of commodities to promote market development (see H.R. 5234), H11200 [6OC]

Bankruptcy: eligibility of small business investment companies to file bankruptcy (see H.R. 4140), H1995 [24MR]

CFTC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4492), H4090 [25MY]

Credit: enhance availability of investment capital in low- to moderate-income housing (see H.R. 5125, 5149), H10007 [28SE], H10445 [30SE]

Depository institutions: include in financial reports information on derivative financial instruments (see H.R. 4170), H2217 [12AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the Office of Personal Savings Promotion (see H.R. 3908), H865 [24FE]

District of Columbia: authority to issue revenue bonds for construction of convention center and sports arena (see H.R. 4888), H6698 [2AU]

Economy: loan guarantees and programs for businesses with potential for growth and economic development (see H.R. 3853), H500 [10FE]

ERISA: fiduciary duties relative to external benefits, social investing, and economically targeted investments (see H.R. 5135), H10372 [29SE]

Executive Office of the President: convene a White House Conference on Savings (see H. Con. Res. 211), H865 [24FE]

Financial institutions: encourage competitive and innovative services for consumers, business, and governments (see H.R. 4956), H8052 [12AU]

———Federal regulation of derivatives activities (see S. 2123, 2291; H.R. 3748, 4503), S5828 [17MY], S9170 [18JY], H83 [26JA], H4164 [26MY]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 3897), H864 [24FE]

Indian Trust Funds: management reform (see H.R. 4833), H6252 [26JY]

NASA: establish technology investment policy (see S. 1881), S2168 [1MR]

National Savings Month: designate (see H. Res. 371, 403), H865 [24FE], H2218 [12AP]

OPIC: extend authority (see S. 2438; H.R. 4950), S12963 [19SE], H8052 [12AU]

Pollution: issuance of tax-exempt bonds for air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 4880), H6549 [1AU]

Postal Service: claims on certain Postal Savings System certificates of deposit (see S. 1914), S2638 [9MR]

Public works: devote public funds and encourage private investment in the development of infrastructure (see H.R. 5120), H10006 [28SE]

SEC: continuation of certain fee collections (see H.R. 5060), H9350 [20SE]

———procedures for adopting accounting principles used in the preparation of financial statements (see S. 2525), S14478 [6OC]

———supervision and regulation of financial institution derivative product activities (see H.R. 4745), H5655 [13JY]

Securities: litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (see S. 1976), S3684 [24MR]

———permit refunding of certain bonds (see H.R. 4397), H3278 [11MY]

———promote capital formation for small businesses through exempted offerings (see H.R. 4858), H6482 [29JY]

———unlisted trading privileges for corporate securities (see S. 2192; H.R. 4535), S6938 [15JN], H4165 [26MY]

Small business: financial assistance and capital gains exclusion for businesses operating in urban empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 4175), H2217 [12AP]

———prepayment of debentures issued by State and local development companies (see S. 2061; H.R. 4298), S5049 [3MY], H2699 [25AP]

Social Security: reduce taxes and provide for individual retirement accounts funded by Social Security payroll deductions (see H.R. 3803), H287 [3FE]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax treatment of certain partnership investment expenses (see S. 2415), S12380 [23AU]

———capital gains (see H.R. 4099, 4269, 5259), H1780 [21MR], H2582 [20AP], H11427 [7OC]

———capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 3739), H82 [26JA]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 3970), H1087 [8MR]

———deductibility of interest and deferred compensation (see S. 1877), S2023 [28FE]

———disregard certain capital expenditures for qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 4881), H6549 [1AU]

———incentives to encourage small investors (see H.R. 4792), H5870 [19JY]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 5006), H8770 [20AU]

———market discount rules for municipal bonds (see H.R. 4714), H5462 [30JN]

———penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement plans for repair or replacement of disaster-damaged property (see H.R. 4027), H1323 [11MR]

———penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans by military reservists equal to income lost due to active duty (see H.R. 3758), H156 [1FE]

———restore regular investment tax credit (see H.R. 4879), H6549 [1AU]

———small business investment (see S. 1829), S951 [4FE]

———transition rule for publicly traded partnerships (see S. 2179), S6857 [14JN]

———treatment of capital gains on conversion of long-term property through eminent domain (see S. 2408), S12217 [19AU]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see S. 1787; H.R. 3722), S54 [25JA], H42 [25JA]

———treatment of certain foreign pension plans' U.S. investments (see S. 2523), S14478 [6OC]

———treatment of certain separation payments by employers (see H.R. 3903), H865 [24FE]

———treatment of certain small business stock held for more than 10 years (see H.R. 4876), H6549 [1AU]

———treatment of controlled foreign corporation distributions relative to investment of the distributions in the U.S. (see H.R. 3933), H912 [1MR]

———treatment of earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5193), H11000 [5OC]

———treatment of estates and trusts using similar rates applicable to married individuals filing seperate returns (see H.R. 5169), H10727 [4OC]

———treatment of gifts of publicly traded stock to certain private foundations (see S. 1898), S2475 [8MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 2301, 2476), S9446 [21JY], S13707 [29SE]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 5089), H9600 [23SE]

———treatment of interest and dividends relative to deductions allowed corporations (see H.R. 5124), H10007 [28SE]

———treatment of low-income housing (see S. 1986), S3954 [25MR]

———treatment of retirement savings deductions and individual retirement account deductions for nonemployed spouses (see H.R. 4215), H2366 [14AP]

———use of individual retirement accounts as security for certain business loans (see H.R. 3761), H203 [2FE]

Factsheets

NASA Technology Investment Policy (S. 1881), S2172 [1MR]

Letters

Fair trade in financial services: Lloyd Bentsen, Sec. of the Treasury and Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, S3046 [16MR], S3118 [17MR]

Federal regulation of banking derivatives: Representative Gonzalez, Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, H10437, H10438 [30SE]

Financial Accounting Standards Board's protection of accounting principles: Robert M. McGlotten, AFL-CIO, S5041 [3MY]

———Warren E. Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., S5039 [3MY]

Investment Adviser Oversight Act: Arthur Levitt, Jr., SEC, H10954 [5OC]

Japan's redemption of Reichbanknotes held by citizens of Taiwan: Senator Helms, Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S14385 [6OC]

Jobs Through Trade Expansion Act: Representative Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H11273-H11275 [7OC]

———Representative Gibbons, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H11272 [7OC]

———Representative Hamilton, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H11272 [7OC]

———Ronald H. Brown, Sec. of Commerce, H11275 [7OC]

Nomination of Stephen G. Breyer to the Supreme Court: A.D. Loehnis, S10081 [29JY]

———Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr., S10082 [29JY]

———John P. Frank, S10084 [29JY]

———Monroe H. Freedman, S10085-S10087 [29JY]

———Sheila H. Marshall, S10081 [29JY]

———Stephen Gillers, S10087 [29JY]

———Thomas W. Brunner and Susan D. Sawtelle, S10083 [29JY]

OPIC Authority: Representative Gibbons, E1928 [23SE]

———Representative Hamilton, E1928 [23SE]

Physical currency movements and capital flows: Representative Gonzalez, H2929 [2MY]

President and Hillary Rodham Clinton's investments in health care industry transactions of ValuePartners I hedge fund: several Representatives, E772 [26AP]

SEC fee collections: Arthur Levitt, Jr., SEC, S14130 [5OC]

———Representative Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H9843 [27SE]

Lists

Academic community members endorsing stock option accounting reform, S5040 [3MY]

Messages

CCC Report: President Clinton, S6600 [8JN], H4172 [8JN]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment Treaty With Estonia: President Clinton, S13434 [27SE]

Motions

SEC: increase the number of examiners who oversee investment advisers and financial planners (S. 423), H10955 [5OC]

Papers

Judge Breyer and Lloyd's—Background and Facts, S10081 [29JY]

Physical Currency Movements and Capital Flows: John F. Wilson, IMF, H2927-H2929 [2MY]

Questions and answers

Tax treatment of individual retirement accounts: Senator Chafee, S13712 [29SE]

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: eligibility of small business investment companies to file bankruptcy (H.R. 4140), E558 [24MR]

Bucheit International, Inc.: investigation, E2143 [6OC]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: payment of back taxes, H2179 [12AP]

Credit: enhance availability of investment capital in low- to moderate-income housing (H.R. 5125), E1979 [29SE]

Depository institutions: include in financial reports information on derivative financial instruments (H.R. 4170), H2202-H2208 [12AP], H2923-H2926 [2MY]

District of Columbia: authority to issue revenue bonds for construction of convention center and sports arena (H.R. 4888), E1623 [2AU]

ERISA: fiduciary duties relative to external benefits, social investing, and economically targeted investments (H.R. 5135), E2248 [8OC]

Financial institutions: anniversary of Federal Credit Union Act, E1381 [30JN]

———encourage competitive and innovative services for consumers, business, and governments (H.R. 4956), H8042 [12AU]

———Federal regulation of derivatives activities, H10437 [30SE]

———Federal regulation of derivatives activities (H.R. 3748), H73-H76 [26JA]

Health: private investment relative to biomedical research, E1393 [30JN]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (H.R. 3897), E299 [2MR]

Indian Trust Funds: management reform (H.R. 4833), H10483-H10488 [3OC]

National Dividend Plan: establish (H.R. 430), E1498 [19JY]

OPIC: extend authority (H.R. 4950), H9180-H9190 [19SE], E1723 [12AU], E1925, E1928 [23SE]

———extend authority (H.R. 4950), conference report, H10731, H10732 [4OC], H11272-H11277 [7OC]

Pensions: potential risks of investing pension funds in People's Republic of China, H2405 [19AP]

Public works: devote public funds and encourage private investment in the development of infrastructure (H.R. 5120), H9906, H9989 [28SE]

SEC: continuation of certain fee collections (H.R. 5060), H9842-H9845 [27SE]

———increase the number of examiners who oversee investment advisers and financial planners (S. 423), H10951-H10957 [5OC], E2144 [6OC]

———supervision and regulation of financial institution derivative product activities (H.R. 4745), E1469-E1471 [15JY]

Securities: litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (S. 1976), E1510 [20JY]

———reform private enforcement of Federal securities laws (H.R. 417), E826 [3MY], E1510 [20JY]

———unlisted trading privileges for corporate securities (H.R. 4535), H6507-H6509 [1AU], E1702 [10AU]

Taxation: capital gains, E851 [4MY]

———church pension benefit plans (H.R. 3970), E374 [8MR]

———computation of the deduction for depreciation (H.R. 539), H6460 [29JY]

———incentives to encourage small investors (H.R. 4792), E1501 [19JY]

———individual retirement accounts (H.R. 5006), H8943 [21AU]

———market discount rules for municipal bonds (H.R. 4714), E1401 [30JN]

———reduce capital gains rates and provide for indexing of certain assets (H.R. 3739), E35 [26JA]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts (H.R. 3722), E3 [25JA], E1690 [9AU]

———treatment of certain separation payments by employers (H.R. 3903), E251 [24FE]

———treatment of earned income tax credit (H.R. 5193), E2109 [6OC]

———treatment of interest and dividends-paid deductions allowed corporations (H.R. 5124), E1982 [29SE]

Remarks in Senate

Bankruptcy: exclusion of production payments of oil and gas leases, S4648 [21AP]

Business and industry: Financial Accounting Standards Board proposals on amortization of stock options and earnings statement deductions, S2772 [10MR]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: payment of back taxes, S4331 [14AP]

FDIC: protection from having bank loans or other assets diluted by secret side agreements (S. 1725), S10874 [5AU]

Financial Accounting Standards Board: maintain current accounting treatment of employee stock options and purchase plans, S5030-S5039 [3MY]

———protection of accounting principles, S5039-S5046 [3MY]

Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (S. 1715), S7656 [24JN], S9473 [21JY], S12643 [25AU]

———fair trade in financial services, S3045, S3046 [16MR], S3118, S3120, S3121, S3122 [17MR]

———Federal regulation of derivatives activities, S14946 [7OC]

———Federal regulation of derivatives activities (S. 2123), S5836 [17MY]

———Federal regulation of derivatives activities (S. 2291), S9171 [18JY]

———Federal regulation of insurance sales, S758 [3FE]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S5327 [6MY]

Indian Trust Funds: management reform (H.R. 4833), S14677 [7OC]

Japan: redemption of Reichbanknotes held by residents of Taiwan, S14384 [6OC], S14741, S14742 [7OC]

NASA: establish technology investment policy (S. 1881), S2169-S2172 [1MR], S14417, S14418, S14585 [6OC]

New Jersey: repeal of South African divestment law, S4355 [14AP]

New York, NY: tribute to Community Preservation Corp., S12480 [24AU]

OPIC: extend authority (H.R. 4950), S13841 [30SE]

———extend authority (H.R. 4950), conference report, S14397-S14399 [6OC]

———extend authority (S. 2438), S13841 [30SE]

———extend authority (S. 2438), indefinitely postponed, S13842 [30SE]

Postal Service: claims on certain Postal Savings System certificates of deposit (S. 1914), S2639 [9MR]

Real property: secondary market for commercial mortgages, S3172-S3176 [17MR]

Rural areas: modify definition of investment area relative to population decrease, S3169 [17MR]

SEC: continuation of certain fee collections (H.R. 5060), S13822 [30SE], S14130 [5OC], S14711, S14936 [7OC], S15030 [8OC], S15391 [1DE]

———procedures for adopting accounting principles used in the preparation of financial statements (S. 2525), S14507-S14510 [6OC]

Securities: effect of financial derivatives on markets, S5247 [5MY]

———litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (S. 1976), S3695-S3707 [24MR], S14733 [7OC]

———unlisted trading privileges for corporate securities (H.R. 4535), S14409 [6OC]

———unlisted trading privileges for corporate securities (S. 2192), S6939 [15JN]

Small business: prepayment of debentures issued by State and local development companies (S. 2061), S5068-S5070 [3MY], S5741 [13MY]

Small Business Capital Enhancement Program: funding, S3062 [16MR]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax treatment of certain partnership investment expenses (S. 2415), S12384 [23AU]

———deductibility of interest and deferred compensation (S. 1877), S2023 [28FE], S2307 [2MR]

———small business investment (S. 1829), S953-S956 [4FE]

———treatment of capital gains on conversion of long-term property through eminent domain (S. 2408), S12217 [19AU]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts, S923 [4FE]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts (S. 1787), S55 [25JA]

———treatment of certain foreign pension plans' U.S. investments (S. 2523), S14505 [6OC]

———treatment of gifts of publicly traded stock to certain private foundations (S. 1898), S2475 [8MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (S. 2301), S9446-S9453 [21JY], S9574 [22JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (S. 2476), S13712 [29SE]

———treatment of low-income housing (S. 1986), S3955 [25MR]

Urban areas: encourage community-development initiatives by businesses and financial institutions, S10597 [4AU]

Reports by conference committees

Jobs Through Trade Expansion Act (H.R. 4950), H10707-H10710 [4OC]

Reports filed

Continuation of Certain SEC Fee Collections: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 103-739), H9568 [22SE]

Establish Technology Investment Policy: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1881) (S. Rept. 103-362), S12743 [12SE]

Fair Trade in Financial Services Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1527) (S. Rept. 103-235), S2962 [15MR]

Indian Trust Funds Management Reform: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4833) (H. Rept. 103-778), H10536 [3OC]

Jobs Through Trade Expansion Act: committee of conference (H.R. 4950) (H. Rept. 103-834), H10726 [4OC]

———Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 4950) (H. Rept. 103-726), H9223 [19SE]

OPIC Authority: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2438), S13281 [22SE]

Unlisted Trading Privileges for Corporate Securities: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4535) (H. Rept. 103-626), H6453 [28JY]

Statements

Indian Trust Funds Management Reform (H.R. 4833): Representative Craig Thomas, H10487 [3OC]

Summaries

Derivatives Safety and Soundness Act (H.R. 4170), H2207 [12AP]

Derivatives Supervision Act (S. 2291), S9177 [18JY]

Extend Authority of OPIC (H.R. 4950), E1723 [12AU]

Financial Services Competitiveness Act (H.R. 4956), H8042-H8044 [12AU]

Investigation of Bucheit International, Inc.: J.P. Morgan Suisse (business), E2143 [6OC]

Measurement of International Capital Flows: IMF, H2926 [2MY]

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (S. 1976), S3704-S3706 [24MR]

Small Investors Tax Relief Act (S. 1829), S958 [4FE]

Tables

Banks participating in derivative trading, H75 [26JA]

Federal Accounting Standards Board flawed field test, S14510 [6OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4170, Derivatives Safety and Soundness Act, H2205-H2207 [12AP]

H.R. 4535, Unlisted Trading Privileges Act, H6507 [1AU]

H.R. 4833, management reform of Indian Trust Funds, H10483-H10486 [3OC]

H.R. 4950, Jobs Through Trade Expansion Act, H9180-H9187 [19SE]

H.R. 5060, continuation of SEC fee collections, H9842 [27SE]

S. 423, Investment Adviser Oversight Act, H10954 [5OC]

S. 1829, Small Investors Tax Relief Act, S956-S958 [4FE]

S. 1877, deductibility of interest and deferred compensation, S2307 [2MR]

S. 1881, NASA technology investment policy, S2170-S2172 [1MR], S14818-S14820 [7OC]

S. 1898, tax treatment of gifts of publicly traded stock to certain private foundations, S2475 [8MR]

S. 1914, claims on certain Postal Savings System certificates of deposit, S2639 [9MR]

S. 1976, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, S3696-S3704 [24MR]

S. 2061, prepayment of debentures issued by State and local development companies, S5069 [3MY]

S. 2123, Derivatives Limitations Act, S5837 [17MY]

S. 2291, Derivatives Supervision Act, S9172-S9175 [18JY]

S. 2301, Savings and Investment Incentive Act, S9447-S9450 [21JY]

S. 2408, treatment of capital gains on conversion of long-term property through eminent domain, S12218 [19AU]

S. 2523, tax treatment of certain foreign pension plans' U.S. investments, S14506 [6OC]

S. 2525, Accounting Standards Reform Act, S14510 [6OC]