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A peer shares the firm's policies and procedures for maintaining records
FAQ tackles how new realities play with rules pertaining to gifts and entertainment
New order updates filing threshold for first time in nearly 30 years
This is an example of a trade ticket submitted by a peer
Whatever your document destruction approach is, be consistent
Certain records may be exempt from your destruction policy
Commission proposing tweaking record-keeping rule in light of advertising proposal
For nearly three years, Merrill Lynch failed to produce reliable audit trail data requested by Enforcement
Imagine seeking a position with a multinational financial services company and not having to undergo a formal application process, having no defined qualifications requirements or ...
EMS also committed additional violations by failing to make and keep true and accurate order memoranda and copies of all written communications sent by such ...
Cybersecurity-related deficiencies are “a top concern” of securities examiners across the North American Securities Administrators Association’s jurisdictions. That alarm bell sounded in NASAA’s Investment Adviser ...
In a bid to provide greater flexibility to broker-dealers withdrawing their registration, the SEC has approved amendments to FINRA rule 4570 affording firms the option ...
The 59-year-old books and records rule may be showing its age but that’s not stopping advisers from plugging into modern means of communications for work ...
Gooder can clearly do better. Grenville Gooder, Jr., a 55-year securities industry veteran, and his SEC-registered advisory firm Ascension Asset Management ($152M in AUM), were ...
Individual B never agreed to serve as Ascension’s CCO and was unaware that Ascension and Gooder had named him as the firm’s CCO until after ...
The SEC was crystal clear in its 2018 priorities letter and the pronouncement will likely appear yet again in next year’s iteration: “the proper disclosure ...
The SEC has upped its game with respect to investment adviser examinations given the ever-increasing number of registered IAs and one of its commissioners is ...
Bill Sowell of Sowell Financial Services in North Little Rock, Ark., gives us permission to share with you his firm's document destruction P&P.
Registration and Compliance Requirements for Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) is proposing amendments to its regulations to permit commodity pool operators (CPOs) that only solicit and/or accept ...
Citi eliminated 15 valuations and related financial control positions in North America, as part of a global “efficiency” initiative that saw 50 such positions eliminated ...
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