Restricting retail investors' access to complex financial products reproduces an elite class of investors who can play by different rules than the average Joe. The proposed regulations seek to means-test and require convoluted checks which inherently restrict access to and mitigate the accessibility of smaller investors like myself to financial products that are an integral part of my
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Member firms should be aware of an alleged large-scale data breach possibly affecting Oracle Cloud services at firms and third-party providers. FINRA recommends that firms review this information to assess any potential impact to their operations, as well as with third-party providers who provide services to the firm. FINRA previously delivered an email to firms whose domain names appeared in the threat actor post, as well as any firms that previously informed FINRA of their use of Oracle products and services.
SummaryArtificial intelligence (AI), including large language models (LLMs) and other generative AI (Gen AI) tools, present promising opportunities for member firms to enhance their products and services for investors and achieve operational and compliance efficiencies. As member firms incorporate the use of Gen AI or similar tools into their businesses, they should be mindful of the potential
FINRA Announces Results of SFAB, NAC and District Committee Elections and Appointments
FINRA Requests Comment on Amendments to Schedule A of the FINRA By-Laws to Implement an Accounting Support Fee to Fund the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
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I am a retail investor with a working knowledge of markets and the economy. I take it upon myself to be educated and enjoy the freedom that provides me to handle my own financial affairs. While I do understand the need for basic regulation of the market and its professional participants, I summarily reject the premise of restricting my ability to succeed, or fail, based upon my own
SEC Announces Approval of Amendment to FINRA's MRVP to Include Violations of Options Position and Exercise Limits and Contrary Exercise Advice Procedures
In addition to the Helpline, FINRA has consistently focused on addressing concerns relating to senior investors. Our efforts have included rulemaking to provide firms with tools to address financial exploitation of seniors, guidance in FINRA publications, reviews of senior investor protection programs in our examinations, enforcement actions and collaboration with other regulators, as well as
FINRA and the SEC Issue Joint Guidance on Effective Policies and Procedures for Broker-Dealer Branch Inspections
