On April 12, 2023, the SEC approved FINRA’s proposed expungement overhaul, a process that started in earnest in December 2017. See Release No. 34-97294; File No. SR-FINRA-2022-024. The latest rule changes, which FINRA...more
On May 9, 2023, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 23-08 (the “Notice”) to remind members of their obligations when selling private placements (i.e., unregistered securities sold pursuant to safe harbors of the Securities Act of...more
On December 15, 2022, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 22-31 (the “Notice”) to emphasize the importance of obtaining trusted contact information, including a list of “effective practices” firms can use to obtain trusted contact...more
In response to its proposed overhaul of the customer complaint expungement process from July 2022, FINRA received 45 comment letters from a variety of sources. According to FINRA, 12 commenters (including investor advocate...more
On July 29, 2022, FINRA sent a new set of proposed rule changes designed to overhaul the expungement process to the SEC for approval. These proposed rules come as a follow-up to FINRA’s original proposal submitted to the SEC...more
On September 22, 2020, FINRA sent proposed rule changes designed to overhaul the expungement process to the SEC for approval. On Friday May 28, 2021 – the same day the SEC was slated to adopt or reject the proposal – FINRA...more
Originally published in American Bar Association - March 15, 2021. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has made significant changes to the arbitration process in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 25,...more