Ernie Badway, the Chair of Fox Rothschild’s Securities Industry Group, will be speaking at the National Conference of the National Society of Compliance Professionals. Registration information may be found at:
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CCOs Acting Like Ostriches Will Earn You an SEC Bar
A chief compliance officer (“CCO”) for a registered investment adviser (“RIA”) found himself barred from any compliance or supervisory role in the future because he willfully refused to fix a
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FINRA’s Further Guidance On Seniors
Nearly a year ago, FINRA adopted Rule 2165 (Financial Exploitation of Specified Adults) and amended Rule 4512 (Customer Account Information). This new rule and amended rule were ways to address
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Takeaways From The SEC Investor Bulletin On Wrap Fee
The SEC recently put out an Investor Bulletin on wrap fees. Although this guidance is steered toward consumers, there are lessons to be learned by firms who offer such programs.
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What FINRA Found in its Examinations
FINRA recently issued a report regarding its examination findings. FINRA issued this report so that firms can gain insight from the work of FINRA’s examination of other firms.
Among the
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What’s The Deal With Branch Office Inspections?
In Notice to Members 17-38, FINRA has put out for comment a change to Rule 3110 that would allow the remote inspection of certain “qualifying offices” as that term is
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So Who Wants To Lie On Their U-4
The SEC recently upheld a statutory disqualification that FINRA imposed where the representative filed a false U-4 and falsely answered compliance questionnaires. It appears as though the registered representative
So You Think You Have No Cybersecurity Issues
Recent exams have shown that cybersecurity weaknesses are a real issue for the industry. This article from the Investment News provides the detail.
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Cyber-Security and the SEC Alert
For a nice discussion on the SEC’s cyber-security alert, please see this link.
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Cybersecurity Insights from the SEC
Over the last several months, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) has been conducting a “sweep examination” of over 70 broker-dealers and investment advisers to assess
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