Things I Worry About (10): FINRA Enforcement and Senior Investors (2)
Key Takeaways FINRA’s 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report 2025-annual-regulatory-oversight-report.pdf included a focus on issues related to retirees and senior investors. The Report provides guidance to broker-dealers about the priorities of FINRA in its regulation, supervision and enforcement programs for broker-dealers. In other words, it is one of FINRA’s ways of telling the regulated community that […]
Things I Worry About (9): FINRA Enforcement and Senior Investors (1)
Key Takeaways FINRA’s 2024 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report 2024 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report | FINRA.org included a focus on issues related to retirees and senior investors. The Report provides guidance to broker-dealers about the priorities of FINRA in its regulation, supervision and enforcement programs for broker-dealers. In other words, it is one of FINRA’s […]
The New Fiduciary Rule (8): Special Issues—Robo Advice and Investment Education
The U.S. Department of Labor has released its package of proposed changes to the regulation defining fiduciary advice and to the exemptions for conflicts and compensation for investment advice to plans, participants (including rollovers), and IRAs (including transfers). Key Takeaways The Department of Labor’s proposed regulation defining fiduciary investment and insurance advice to private sector […]
The New Fiduciary Rule (6): The Fiduciary Definition of Fiduciary
The US Department of Labor has released its package of proposed changes to the regulation defining fiduciary advice and to the exemptions for conflicts and compensation for investment advice to plans, participants (including rollovers), and IRAs (including transfers of IRAs). Key Takeaways The Department of Labor’s proposed regulation defining fiduciary investment and insurance/annuity advice to […]