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An Illinois broker facing a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration sued the regulator Tuesday for alleged breach of contract, claiming that its decision to conduct the hearing via Zoom is “unworkable” due to the need for a translator in the proceeding and the complexity of the issues.
Read MoreSo, you got a letter. From FINRA. It’s about an examination. It’s a Rule 8210 letter. Now what? When you get a Rule 8210 letter from FINRA, it’s serious. This letter is telling you FINRA is launching an investigation, which you, as a registered person of FINRA, are – in some way, shape, or form…
Read MoreOn June 22, 2020, a ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court placed new limits on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) practice around disgorgement – which forces defendants to surrender profits obtained through fraud as part of its enforcement of investor-protection laws in federal courts. According to the ruling, while the SEC can continue to…
Read MoreThe Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has proposed to amend Form 13F to update the reporting threshold for institutional investment managers and make other targeted changes. The threshold has not been adjusted since the Commission adopted Form 13F over 40 years ago.
Read MoreDespite the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the country and the economy, on June 30, 2020, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) chose to move forward and implement Regulation Best Interest (“Reg BI”), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Shortly, thereafter, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) issued its own…
Read MoreThe rules around expungement for financial services professionals are changing this month. While this might sound like a bureaucratic change to legal procedure, its implications for personal securities industry reports should grab the attention of any financial services professional. This is because the effects of these changes will make it more difficult to remove information…
Read MoreThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority wants to eliminate a loophole that slashes the fees firms and brokers pay when seeking to expunge customer complaints from brokers’ regulatory records. In a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, Finra proposed amending its arbitration codes so that brokers or their firms will pay at least…
Read MoreNotice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change to Amend the FINRA Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes and the FINRA Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes to Apply Minimum Fees to Requests for Expungement of Customer Dispute Information Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) 1 and…
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