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Social Media vs. Compliance — The Major Marketing Problem Stumping Financial Services

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These days, you'd be hard-pressed to find an business that isn't advertising on social media. But when it comes to financial service providers, social media marketing can become a double-edged sword, or worse a compliance...more

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FINRA and SEC Float Concerns Over Social Media Finfluencers

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Social media marketing is an important form of advertising in our digital world, particularly with a target audience of younger investors. This has caught the eye of FINRA and the SEC....more

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5 Huge Reasons Banks Need to Archive Their Websites & Social Media Accounts

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The digital revolution has transformed the banking industry. As financial services and associated communications move online, it is more important than ever for institutions to manage and control their online presence....more

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SEC’s Upcoming Investor Advisory Committee Meeting: Finfluencers and AI

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced an upcoming meeting of its Investor Advisory Committee, which will be held on June 6, 2024.  The agenda includes a number of interesting topics....more

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Website & Social Media Archiving to Comply with FINRA Books & Records Rules

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Investment firms and other financial institutions are subject to the strict recordkeeping and communication regulations laid out by both the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities and Exchange...more

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Regulators Hit Jackpot: Off-Channel Communications

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Several years before announcing the first “off-channel” communications enforcement action, the SEC and FINRA cautioned broker-dealers and investment advisers about problematic record-keeping practices involving the use of...more

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Social Media Influencers Take Center Stage

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Securities products and social media don’t always mix. Just ask any of the celebrities who in recent years have faced SEC charges for unlawfully touting crypto asset securities. In March, the SEC settled charges against six...more

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Explainer Things: Episode 4

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This season of Explainer Things is progressing nicely, don’t you think? We’ve introduced our recurring characters, like cryptocurrency, data privacy, and CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. We’ve established the tone – lighthearted...more

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SEC Publishes Sample Climate Change Comment Letter

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a sample comment letter on climate change disclosures; the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is conducting a review of brokerage firm...more

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The Bottom Line on Archiving Online Communications Under SEC Rules 17a-3 and 17a-4

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If you’re in the financial services industry, you’ve got a lot on your plate. You’re researching investments, advising customers, marketing your business, and maintaining strict compliance with a veritable alphabet soup of...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.19.2019 | Top Story: T-Mobile Chief John Legere to Leave Company in April

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T-Mobile chief and fan-of-magenta John Legere has announced that he’ll be stepping down in April at the end of his current contract. Legere will be succeeded by Mike Sievert, the carrier’s current president and COO....more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.11.2019 | Top Story: Twitter Screed Prompts Investigation of Apple Card Gender Discrimination

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Here’s about as 2019 as we can get in the financial world (with a healthy dose of 1950s-era gender discrimination for good measure): a series of tweets from tech entrepreneur David Heinemeier Hansson alleging gender...more

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The Pros and Cons of Using APIs for Web Archiving

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If you’re a regular reader of Hanzo, we’ve probably already convinced you that you need to be archiving any social media profiles that your organization maintains, along with your website. Chances are you’ve heard us talk...more

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WARC and WORM Digital Storage: Web Archiving Essentials

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WARCs? WORMs? Is this a lost installment of the Lord of the Rings? Unfortunately, no. Rather, WARC and WORM are abbreviations that you should be familiar with if you’re maintaining digital archives for regulatory compliance,...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The DC Circuit Court of Appeals dealt the DOJ a blow yesterday with a ruling that “rejected the government’s claim that a lower court had applied antitrust laws incorrectly in allowing the merger” between AT&T and Time Warner...more

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Web Archiving for FINRA Compliance

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Do your web archives have inTegrity? There’s a trend today toward more interactive and personalized web content, but that makes online archiving technically challenging. In the financial services industry, FINRA and SEC...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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More on the rather shocking departure of John Flannery from GE, the Board that didn’t want to give him any more leash for his turnaround plans, and the future of the embattled corporate giant under Larry Culp....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Walmart’s broader foray into the grocery biz—letting customers order online and pick up in person and expanding home delivery—is paying dividends for the retailer and helping push its revenue up 3.8% from this period a year...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Facebook may have had a difficult day on the Hill. But a 79% rise in Q3 profit—driven, ironically enough, by online ads—should help soften the blow....more

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