The Annual Report provides transparency on FINRA’s recent examination findings and focus for the coming year. On October 16, 2019, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published its annual Report on...more
All firms should take note of the FCA’s latest feedback on SMCR implementation. In its latest piece of feedback on firms’ implementation of the SMCR, the FCA indicated that firms must improve their implementation of the...more
On November 6, 2015, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued Bulletin 2015-42 to provide guidance on initial examinations of OCC-supervised institutions with the new Truth-in-Lending and Real Estate...more
The CFPB sent industry trade groups a letter on October 1, 2015 to address the approach of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) member agencies during the initial months following the implementation...more
The CFPB sent industry trade groups a letter on October 1, 2015 to address the approach of the FFIEC member agencies during the initial months following the implementation of the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule...more
We’re a bit behind on this, but better (a little bit) late than never. Last month the SEC’s Office of Compliance, Inspections and Examinations released the first results of its Cybersecurity Examination Initiative, announced...more
The story of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” applies with full force to the securities industry and the FCPA. ...more