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FINRA Continues to Scrutinize Customer Facing Communications on Crypto Offerings

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On July 16, TradeStation Securities, Inc., a member firm of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (AWC) to FINRA’s Department of Enforcement. This AWC...more

Morgan Lewis

Securities Enforcement Roundup – May 2025

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In this issue of our monthly Securities Enforcement Roundup, we highlight top securities enforcement developments and cases from May 2025. In May 2025: More ongoing developments in the crypto enforcement area at the US...more

Carlton Fields

Broker Obtains Preliminary Injunction Enjoining FINRA Arbitration Initiated by Non-Signatories to Arbitration Agreement

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Interactive Brokers LLC filed an action in the Southern District of New York seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions against an arbitration proceeding initiated by a group of non-signatories to an agreement between...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

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Regulatory Update and Recent SEC Actions - October 2022

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REGULATORY UPDATES - SEC Announces Leadership Changes - Anthony (“Tony”) C. Thompson was appointed to a second term as a board member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”), which will run until...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

FINRA Continues To Turn Its Back On Its Members By Failing To Pass A Popular Rule

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There are certain topics that broker-dealers have been encountering for decades, yet continue unnecessarily to wrestle with due to the absence of clear guidance from the regulators. I have written about one such topic...more

Hogan Lovells

Preparing for the Regulatory Response to ‘Meme’ Stock Investing

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The GameStop saga continues to play out nearly six months later, with the SEC and other regulators looking at possible enforcement actions. Hogan Lovells partner Aaron Cutler and Chase Kroll, director of strategic...more

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For FINRA, Unlike The SEC, Blaming The BD Always Seems To Be The Answer

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FINRA Enforcement has often been accused (again, admittedly, by me, and not too infrequently) of going after the “low-hanging fruit,” that is, taking the easy case when it presents itself. Putting aside the question whether...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Game On: FINRA Hints at Upcoming Gamification Sweep

During a May 19, 2021 webcast at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (“FINRA”) annual conference, Amy Sochard, FINRA’s Vice President of Advertising Regulation, indicated that the organization will seek public...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds Loss Causation May Be Predicated on Information Potentially Available Under Freedom of Information Act

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Ninth Circuit Holds Loss Causation May Be Predicated on Information Potentially Available Under Freedom of Information Act; D.C. Circuit Upholds FINRA’s Permanent Ban of Broker Accused of Misconduct After Finding SCOTUS...more

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Summer Enforcement Action Review; Raising Money in a Pandemic - Investment Management Roundtable Discussion

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In this podcast, Greg Nowak, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Investment Management and Compliance and Hedge Funds Practice Groups, is joined by Evan Katz, Managing Director of Crawford Ventures, Inc., for a candid review of...more

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

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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

Kilpatrick

Investment Management Regulation: Year in Review

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As we prepare for a new year of regulatory initiates and actions, we believe it is important to take inventory of the most significant regulatory events from the past year. True to its word, the SEC focused on reducing...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Increased SEC Enforcement Action and Litigation In the Cryptocurrency Space

As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated previously, it is continuing to scrutinize and commence enforcement actions against companies, advisors and investors involved in the offering of cryptocurrencies...more

Vedder Price

Investment Services Regulatory Update - August 2018

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New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS – OCIE Publishes Risk Alert on Compliance Issues Relating to Best Execution – On July 11, 2018, the Office of Compliance Inspections and...more

BakerHostetler

New Investments and Capital Markets Products, New Crimes and Enforcement Actions

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Capital Markets Firsts for Blockchain Include Bonds, Security Tokens, Exchange Traded Notes - According to an Aug. 10, 2018, press release, the World Bank and an Australian multinational bank are partnering to issue what is...more

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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Updates Cybersecurity Disclosure Guidance - Agency Continues to Prioritize Cybersecurity...

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• The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released, on Feb. 21, 2018, updated guidance regarding public company cybersecurity disclosures. The guidance updates the Commission's 2011 non-binding guidance and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Investment Management Update - October 2015

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Below is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry. Schwab...more

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