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4/29/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Influencers ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Regulation BI ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media ,
Wire Fraud
Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. This month,...more
Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. We dedicate...more
1/26/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Books & Records ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Consolidated Audit Trail ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Over The Counter Drugs (OTC) ,
Regulation BI ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. This month,...more
12/7/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Institutional Investors ,
Investment ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Regulation BI ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. This month,...more
11/1/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Expungement ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Fraud ,
Proposed Rules ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
WhatsApp
Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. This month,...more
9/29/2023
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Arbitration ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Expungement ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Proprietary Trading ,
Regulation BI ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. This month,...more
7/28/2023
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Appeals ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Emoji ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment ,
Lucia v SEC ,
New Regulations ,
Regulation BI ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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5/18/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement ,
Expungement ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SIFMA ,
Social Media
Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. This...more
Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. This...more
11/1/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Arbitration ,
Borrowers ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Disqualification ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
REIT ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Unregistered Securities
Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. This...more
10/3/2022
/ Analytics ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Arbitration ,
Authentication ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Churning ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Signature Standards ,
Expungement ,
Failure to Report ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Securities Transactions ,
Transfers
Two Years Later, Regulation BI Remains a “Tremendous Priority” for FINRA -
June 30th marked two years since the implementation of Regulation Best Interest (“Reg BI”) and the client relationship summary or Form CRS. Firm...more
Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. FINRA’s...more
Understand What’s Happening in the Financial Industry Regulatory World With Commentary and Updates From Bracewell’s Experienced FINRA Team -
We are pleased to introduce the inaugural issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and...more
In a recent interview with CNBC, FINRA Chair Eileen Murray forcefully made the case for increased government regulation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures by public companies. Citing concerns with the...more
As we reported in a previous alert, Regulation Best Interest (“Regulation BI”) was recently challenged in the Second Circuit by seven states and the District of Columbia, as well as two groups of investment advisors. On...more
As we reported in a previous alert, the SEC and FINRA recently confirmed that Regulation Best Interest (“Regulation BI”) will go into effect on the scheduled compliance date of June 30, 2020, despite the impact of the...more
Although the SEC has been granting regulatory relief in a number of areas as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, its Office of Compliance, Inspections and Exams (OCIE) confirmed in a recent Risk Alert that Regulation Best...more
In just a short period of time, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a revolution in how we live our lives and do our jobs. These changes have extended to the regulation of the financial industry. While FINRA emphasizes that...more
3/25/2020
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Late Fees ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Remote Working ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Signatures