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BD and IA Conflicts of Interest: SEC Staff Says Don't Set It (Them) and Forget It (Them)

Our recent client alert discusses a recent SEC staff bulletin covering the standards of conduct for broker-dealer and investment adviser conflicts of interest. The staff bulletin includes 13 Q&As categorized into five different flavors relating to identifying, eliminating, mitigating, and disclosing conflicts of interest, as well as related to product…

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FINRA Proposes Remote Inspection Pilot Program

FINRA recently proposed amendments to FINRA Rule 3110 (Supervision) to adopt a voluntary, three-year pilot program (Pilot Program) to allow member firms to conduct remote branch office inspections.  In a nod to where things have headed since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic (WFH and such), providing firms with the…

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