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Hugh Kennedy

Hugh has 35 years of expertise in the financial services industry, with publishing and legal research experience spanning the public company, investment adviser, broker-dealer, credit union and banking industries. As a senior-level manager, award-winning writer and conference speaker, he has covered key issues stemming from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Department of Labor, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, NCUA, banking agencies, Capitol Hill, NASAA and other regulators. He has developed and created a number of new publications, online databases and value-added portals serving the needs of financial industry professionals.
The SEC finally approved on Oct. 8 an amended FINRA rule 2210 that requires broker-dealers’ websites to include a “readily apparent” reference and hyperlink to ...
A failure to enforce information barriers between IA and B-D affiliates has resulted in SEC charges for the affiliates for neglecting to maintain and enforce ...
A failure to properly disclose accelerated monitoring fees has landed three private equity fund advisers within the $330 billion Blackstone Group a $39 million settlement. ...
Broker-dealers are being encouraged to voluntarily adopt and implement model fee disclosure and accessibility standards advanced Sept. 28 by a working group of regulators and ...
Broker-dealers failing to comply with their obligation to provide the SEC with reliable blue sheet data will continue to be held accountable. That’s the word ...
The SEC Sept. 21 charged a New York-based investment adviser and its affiliated distributor with improperly using $25 million in mutual fund assets to pay ...
Expect to soon be asked for your comments on a new rule proposal from FINRA focused on protecting seniors and adults with mental or physical ...
FINRA fines meted out to broker-dealers and associated persons during the first half of this year have significantly decreased compared with 2014, which was a ...
The SEC’s “Phase Two” of cybersecurity examinations has long been promised and a new OCIE risk alert released Sept. 15 signals that the time is ...
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