On January 28, 2025, FINRA published its Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report). The Report highlights emerging risk areas and recent developments, common compliance deficiencies, and best practices for member firms....more
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It has been nearly five years since the US Securities and Exchange Commission (‘SEC’ or ‘the Commission’) adopted Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) to enhance the standard of conduct applicable to broker-dealers when they...more
On January 9, 2024, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority published its 2024 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report. Previously titled Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program, the Report is released...more
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On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) released four sweeping rulemaking proposals that would change market structure as we currently know it and introduce a new federal standard...more
Firms must demonstrate a “good faith effort” to comply.
Last month, SEC Chairman Clayton issued a public statement communicating that firms should not expect a delay of the June 30, 2020 compliance date for Regulation Best...more
On April 2, SEC Chairman Clayton issued a public statement concerning the SEC’s implementation of Regulation Best Interest (“Reg BI”) and Form CRS, available here. The bottom line: firms should not expect a delay in the Reg...more