On December 7, FINRA published its Report on 2018 Examination Findings1 (the "Report"). This is the second year that FINRA issued a summary of its observations from recent examinations. This Report, read in conjunction with...more
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On February 7, the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) published its examination priorities for 2018 (the "2018 Priorities Report"). Given that OCIE's...more
On August 25, 2015, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the US Department of the Treasury, released proposed rules that would extend anti-money laundering (AML) requirements to investment advisers...more