FINRA Provides Guidance to Firms Regarding Anti- Money Laundering Program Requirements Under FINRA Rule 3310 Following Adoption of FinCEN’s Final Rule to Enhance Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions
On this episode, we delve into the results of FINRA's targeted review of certain member firms and their communications to retail investors regarding crypto products and services.
February 2020
Trading & Financial Compliance Examinations (“TFCE”) of the Market Regulation Department (“Market Regulation”) at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is conducting a review of [FIRM] concerning the Firm’s decision not to charge commissions for customer transactions, the impact that not charging commissions has or will have on the Firm’s
As we observe National Consumer Protection Week amid a changing financial fraud landscape, the time is ripe to talk about the ways in which investors can protect themselves from scams. On this episode, a member of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation team joins us to talk about how we can all become more informed and vigilant in today's complex financial world.
<p>Proposed employee leasing arrangement does not violate Rule 2420.</p>
The Series 27 exam — the Financial and Operations Principal Qualification Exam (FN) — assesses the competency of an entry-level principal to perform their job as a financial and operations principal.
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