News & Analysis as of

Broker-Dealer › Regulatory Oversight › Investors

Woodruff Sawyer

Looking Into the SEC Future for Financial Services Companies

Woodruff Sawyer on

As new Chair Paul Atkins begins to make his mark on the Securities and Exchange Commission, the news cycle has been heavily focused on crypto regulation. The SEC, however, is more than just a crypto regulator....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FINRA’s Focus on Account Recommendations and Rollovers

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on

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

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Regulatory Roundup for June 2024

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³) on

Private Fund Rules Cancelled, Survey Says Marketing Rule is a Lot of Work and the Intersection of Regulation BI and Investment Adviser’s Fiduciary Duty - Welcome to our June Regulatory Roundup, where we provide you with a...more

Goodwin

FINRA Adds Continuing Membership Application Requirement to Address Brokers With a History of Misconduct

Goodwin on

FINRA recently amended its rules in order to strengthen its tools to respond to brokers with a significant history of misconduct and the firms that employ them. The amended rules include FINRA’s Disciplinary Proceedings...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Proposed Expansion of “Accredited Investor” Definition Would Benefit Issuers and Investors

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on

The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to expand the definition of “accredited investor” to include additional entities that could bear the economic risks of investment and certain financially sophisticated...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

[Webinar] FINRA 2019: A Look Back, and Thoughts About What Lies Ahead - December 4th, 2:00 pm ET

UB Greensfelder LLP on

Michael Gross and Alan Wolper will discuss outside business activities, the 2019 report of exam findings and observations, and internal changes at FINRA. ...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

FINRA’s Proposal On High-Risk Firms Is A Must-Read, But Hardly A Must-Enjoy

UB Greensfelder LLP on

I apologize for all the posts this week, but I am traveling and am in a different time zone, so I am awake at hours when, ordinarily, I would be asleep, giving me time to muse. Anyway, given that, I will not test your...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

FINRA Is Going After “High-Risk” Firms, But First Has To Invent The Definition Of High-Risk

UB Greensfelder LLP on

I told you two weeks ago in my blog post that this would happen. I told you that when Robert Cook announced the topics to be taken up at the February/March FINRA Board meeting in Boca Raton, he slipped and used the new phrase...more

Hanzo

FINRA Regulatory Requirements for Archiving, Recordkeeping, and Supervision in 2019

Hanzo on

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) constantly updated record of disciplinary actions contains a mixed bag of run-of-the-mill infractions, unethical behavior, and large-scale corporate misconduct and...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

FINRA Coins A Scary New Term: “High-Risk Firms”

UB Greensfelder LLP on

On February 26, 2019, FINRA sent a seemingly innocuous memo to member firms giving a brief outline of the subjects that its Board will take up at its meeting this week in sunny Boca Raton, Florida. (Wait, the Board isn’t...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Tightens Alternative Trading Platform Oversight

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on

On July 18, 2018, the SEC ramped up its oversight of alternative trading systems (“ATSs”) by adopting a series of rule amendments imposing public disclosure requirements on ATSs that trade NMS (“National Market System”)...more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide