Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to extend the implementation date of certain amendments to FINRA Rule 4210 approved pursuant to SR-FINRA-2015-036.
This notification is to warn member firms of an ongoing phishing campaign that involves fraudulent emails purporting to be from FINRA and using either the domain name “@finra.eu” and “@finrarec.com”. Samples of both emails are provided in Appendices 1 and 2.
The domains of “finra.eu” and “finrarec.com” are not connected to FINRA, and member firms or their customers may receive similar phishing
An investment adviser is an individual or company who is paid for providing advice about securities to their clients. The term investment adviser refers to an individual or company that is registered as such with either the Securities and Exchange Commission or a state securities regulator.
An insurance agent is a salesperson who can help individuals and companies obtain life, health or property insurance policies and other insurance products including different types of annuities. Every state, along with the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, has an insurance commission that licenses insurance agents.
If you’re putting together a team of people to help you with your financial needs, you might want to consider adding an attorney to the mix. Not only can lawyers help investors resolve problems with their brokers, but they also can help with estate planning and other investment-related issues.
