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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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

“Or Worse, Expelled.”

Hermione Granger (yes, from Harry Potter) is famously attributed with the following quote: “I’m going to bed before either of you come up with another clever idea to get us killed. Or worse, expelled.” Unfortunately,...more

Oberheiden P.C.

When Is a Trade Considered “Unauthorized”?

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Allegations of unauthorized trading claims present significant risks for investment brokers and brokerage firms. In addition to investor arbitration with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), brokers and...more

Goodwin

BD and IA Conflicts of Interest: SEC Staff Says Don’t Set It (Them) and Forget It (Them)

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​​​​​​​SEC staff recently served up a juicy staff bulletin covering the standards of conduct for broker-dealer and investment adviser conflicts of interest. The staff bulletin includes 13 Q&As categorized into five different...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – The annuity regulatory landscape

In this Bottom Line videocast, Dodie Kent and Clifford Kirsch discuss: The continued emergence of registered index linked annuity products. The NAIC’s amended Suitability Rule. The SEC’s variable product summary prospectus...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

Reg BI Continues To Tantalize And Confuse Both The Industry And The Regulators

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My young boys will sometimes chase me around the house, catch me, and yell “gotcha” as they drag me off to their pretend jail. No matter how much I plead that I’ve done nothing wrong, I always end up in jail, despite having...more

Vedder Price

The New Standards for Investor Protection: An Analysis of Regulation Best Interest, Form CRS and Two Interpretations of the US...

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On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) voted three to one to approve a package of rulemakings and interpretations designed to enhance the quality and transparency of investors’ relationships with...more

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The Countdown Is On! Building a Reg BI Compliance Program as Deadlines Loom

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On June 5, 2019, the SEC adopted a package of rulemakings and interpretations designed to enhance the quality and transparency of investors’ relationships with broker-dealers and investment advisers. The focal point of this...more

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