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On January 28, 2025, FINRA issued its 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report, providing a detailed look into FINRA’s current regulatory oversight of member firms and their registered personnel....more
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA’s) 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report provides member firms with key insights and observations from its regulatory operations programs. The report covers fixtures such...more
Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. We dedicate...more
On February 5, 2025, Robert Cook, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Industry Regulatory Industry, Inc. (“FINRA”), announced that FINRA will not set an effective date for its recent amendments (the...more
Among other things, FINRA is focusing on services and recommendations by broker-dealers and their registered representatives to retirees, senior investors and investors with diminished capacity. The Report has one part...more
Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more
Every year, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issues an Annual Regulatory Report in an effort to provide FINRA Member Firms with insight into findings from FINRA’s regulatory operations programs. The Annual...more
The SEC currently has several notable rule proposals that have received public comment but have not yet been finalized. The potential direction of these proposals is likely to be influenced by the leadership of the new SEC...more
On January 13, FINRA accepted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC) from a financial services member firm to address allegations of supervisory failures related to recommendations of alternative investments. ...more
On February 5, FINRA announced while amendments to the TRACE reporting rules were approved in September 2024, an effective date for these amendments has not been established. These amendments, known as the “one-minute”...more
Pre-IPO investing involves buying a stake in a company before the company makes its initial public offering of securities. Many stock promoters invite potential investors to invest in a pre-IPO offering by providing an...more
On January 28, 2025, FINRA published its 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the “Report”) as “an up-to-date, evolving resource or library of information for firms” that highlights specific industry trends, new...more
The Investment Company Institute (ICI) has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a comment letter to delay enforcement of its new short sale disclosure rules (the “Short Sale Final Rules”) until additional...more
Is FINRA constitutional? According to the D.C. Circuit’s November 2024 opinion in Alpine Securities Corp. v. FINRA, FINRA proceedings may be unconstitutional in one narrow set of circumstances. ...more
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that it lacked jurisdiction over a petition to vacate an arbitration award....more
On January 27, FINRA accepted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (AWC) addressing alleged violations committed by the respondent, retail market maker offering execution services to broker-dealers and member firm...more
The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (Department) has recently targeted registered investment advisers who utilize leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds (ETFs). Advisers should be aware of the...more
Many employees feel trapped by non-compete agreements, but there are legal ways to handle these restrictive employment agreements. Before risking legal action by breaking your agreement, consider these alternatives....more
On January 28, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published the 2025 update to its annual Regulatory Oversight Report.1 The report collects recent observations and findings from FINRA's oversight programs –...more
January 28, 2025 - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released two reports looking at national rental payment data from September 2021 to November 2024. January 28, 2025 - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
On January 2, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the FINRA Rule 6500 Series (the SLATE Rules), which establishes the Securities Lending and Transparency Engine (SLATE), a new facility for the...more
On January 2, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) published an order approving a proposed rule change filed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) to adopt the new FINRA Rule 6500...more
Recent case developments in Alpine Sec. Corp. v. FINRA before the D.C. Circuit cast further uncertainty on the future of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)’s enforcement arm....more
The SEC has approved FINRA's 6500 rule series, which governs the Securities Lending and Transparency Engine (SLATE). The rules require some financial institutions to report securities loans to FINRA. They also require the...more
Last November, Nasdaq proposed a rule change that would lengthen the notification period for companies conducting reverse stock splits from five business days to 10 calendar days. The rule change became effective immediately...more