The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have each published their annual examination priorities for 2021, signaling areas of scrutiny that broker-dealers should...more
4/9/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Phishing Scams ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
On March 3, 2021, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (“Division” or “EXAMS”) published its annual Examination Priorities Report, which identified eight primary areas of focus for Fiscal Year 2021. While many of these...more
4/1/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Assets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
FinTech ,
Fraud ,
Information Security ,
Investment Adviser ,
Libor ,
Market Infrastructure ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Retail Investors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On January 22, 2019, FINRA released its 2019 Annual Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities Letter (the “Priorities Letter”). Late last year, as part of FINRA360 – the organization’s ongoing improvement initiative – FINRA...more
2/22/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
BSA/AML ,
Examination Priorities ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
FinCEN ,
Fixed Income Investments ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Online Distribution ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Regulation D ,
Risk Management ,
Rule 506(c) ,
Token Sales