FINRA has recently issued a notice to members regarding to the enhancement of confirmation disclosures. Here is a link to that notice.
The Tale of the Recidivist Broker
The CEO of FINRA recently announced that FINRA plans to provide firms with additional resources to deal with recidivist brokers. So what does this mean?
For years, FINRA’s exam priorities have focused on, among other things, brokers who are repeat violators of FINRA rules. FINRA has made this a priority as a way to weed
Rulemaking Through Enforcement; What’s Next?
FINRA has rulemaking authority. Nevertheless, the trend would appear to be that FINRA is making its rules through the enforcement process. Read this blog for insightful thoughts on this issue.
What Are You Doing About Outside Business Disclosures?
FINRA is currently reviewing its rules regarding outside business activities and private securities transactions. From time to time, FINRA reviews its rules and application of those rules to see if anything needs to be tweaked. Is there any significance to FINRA looking at these particular rules?
From my experience, some bad brokers have used the
So You Want To Change Firms
One certainty in the brokerage world is that registered representatives often switch from one member firm to another. There is nothing wrong with the switch, but there is a word of caution to be shared.
Before you leave, make sure you only have in your possession, if anything, only those things that the firm
You Better Watch Your Suitability Determinations
The SEC recently announced that it charged a former broker with knowingly or recklessly trading unsuitable investment products for five customers and taking $170,000 for one of those customers. These charges follow a prior SEC Investor Alert warning about excessive trading and churning as well as another one focused on the risks associated with exchange-traded
FINRA Is Sanctioning What
In Notice to Members 17-13, FINRA announced changes to its sanction guidelines. In other words, FINRA has listed its new top hits that it is pursuing. Two items bear particular attention.
First, FINRA has introduced a “new principal consideration that examines whether a respondent has exercised undue influence over a customer.” This guideline reinforces
So I Guess It Is All About The Seniors
Contrary to what the title may suggest, I am not referring to students who are about to graduate from high school or college. Instead, this post is about that group of our society who all too often (based upon my years of defending broker-dealers) are claimants in FINRA arbitrations; senior investors.
As part of its
What Should You Take Away From The SEC’s Investor Bulletin
The SEC recently published its latest investor bulletin. The SEC publishes these from time to time to bring awareness to the investing public on certain issues.
The current bulletin notes that the investor.gov web page provides a number of resources for the investing public, which include:
- The ability to check on an investment professional.
- Self-education
SEC Proposes to Increase Municipal Securities Disclosures
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed Rule Amendments to Improve Municipal Securities Disclosures. According to the SEC, these rule amendments are intended to “improve investor protection and enhance transparency in the municipal securities market”. 
Rule 15c2-12 would be amended to add two new event notices:
– Incurrence of a financial obligation of