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Broker-Dealer Fees Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FINRA’s Focus on Account Recommendations and Rollovers

FINRA’s continued focus on account recommendations and rollovers is evident in its 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report), Based on the Report, broker-dealers and their registered representatives...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Broker Dealer Regulatory Digest - September 2023

Editor's Note - The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency,...more

Bracewell LLP

FINRA Facts and Trends - November 2022

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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

Conn Kavanaugh

Failure to Register With FINRA as a Broker-Dealer Can Cost Mergers and Acquisitions Brokers Dearly

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Conn Kavanaugh attorneys Andrew R. Dennington and Julie M. Muller recently secured a significant win for their client before the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals. The First Circuit affirmed that summary judgment properly...more

Burr & Forman

Targeted FINRA Exam: Zero Commissions Pressuring Best-Ex?

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FINRA issued a targeted-exam letter on February 20, 2020 seeking information on the effect of zero-commission trading upon compliance with related obligations of Best Execution, payment for order flow, and non-commission...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Investment Management Update

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The Securities and Exchange Commission Adopts Amendments to Form ADV and Investment Adviser Act Rules - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Form ADV and Investment Advisers Act of 1940...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule Introduces a Brave New World

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Final rule reflects some concessions, but its broad scope and compliance costs will cause financial services advisers to re-evaluate their business models. On April 6, 2016, the US Department of Labor (the DOL) released...more

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation

Mean What You Say and Say What You Mean: FINRA Raises Concerns About Advertising “Free” and “No-Fee” Services

FINRA is once again focusing on member firms’ communications with the public. Regulatory Notice 13-23 provides members with guidance regarding disclosure of fees in communications about retail brokerage accounts and...more

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