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The Financial Regulatory Authority released its 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program which identifies the year’s areas of examination focus for FINRA Member Firms. The Report addresses several key topics from financial crimes to financial management.

On Feb. 9, 2022, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released its 2022 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (Report), in which it identifies its areas of examination focus for FINRA Member Firms (Firms) in 2022.

2022 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program identifies areas of examination focus for FINRA Member Firms in 2022. The Report addresses key topics from four categories: Firm Operations, Communications and Sales, Market Integrity, and Financial Management.

For Investment Advisers On December 18, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) adopted Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 (“PTE 2020-02”), subjecting 401(k) rollover subject to ERISA’s fiduciary rules (sometimes). The exemption, called Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees, expands the definition of fiduciary advice under ERISA to recommendations about rollovers and IRA investments. So now, in addition to best interest, fiduciary and disclosure standards imposed by the ...

Thursday, February 18, 2021 On Feb. 1, 2021, the Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released its 2021 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (Report), in which it identifies its areas of examination focus for FINRA member firms (Firms) in 2021. The Report replaces the prior format for examination focus, the Risk Monitoring and Examination Program Priorities Letter. In the introduction to the Report, FINRA acknowledges the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, its regu...

The recently issued 2021 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the “Report”) replaces, and combines, two previously published FINRA reports – The Report on...

Friday, February 5, 2021 The recently issued 2021 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the “Report”) replaces, and combines, two previously published FINRA reports – The Report on Examination Findings and Observations as well as the Risk Monitoring and Examination Program Priorities Letter. The Report addresses key regulatory topics in four categories: (1) Firm Operations; (2) Communications and Sales Practices; (3) Market Integrity; and (4) Financial M...