Investors and financial services professionals alike are increasingly using social media for a variety of business purposes. Social Media may be a new medium, but FINRA's rules on communicating with the public are still applicable. The rules protect investors from false, misleading claims, exaggerated statements, and material omissions. Below we identify key areas and concepts when using
Each year, FINRA publishes its Annual Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter to highlight issues of importance to FINRA's regulatory programs.
This webcast focuses on what firms should expect from the Anti-Money Laundering reviews conducted as part of FINRA's routine examinations. We will review how FINRA examiners will check to make sure you have appropriate AML procedures in place, and you will learn what we expect of you and what you should expect from us during the AML part of an exam.
Comments: A custodian of private individual accounts should provide a disclaimer when L&I funds are purchased. It should detail the risks and advise that it is not a long-term holding. No one should be restricted from purchasing these products. An informed individual should scale his or her risk tolerance before purchase.
I am a private investor who has used leveraged and inverse funds for over 8 years to augment a portion of my investment portfolio. There are higher risks investing in these funds that I am fully aware of and capable of managing. Individual investors should have the right to invest in whatever instrument their risk tolerance is matched to, with strategies that they develop to minimize those risks
I understand the financial risks I am taking and it's not a private organizations place to limit my ability to make investments.
WASHINGTON — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) marked 2012 with significant accomplishments in detecting fraudulent activity, implementing cross-market surveillance, increased transparency of securities markets and fulfilling its regulatory mandate to protect investors, assessing $68 million in fines, ordering a record $34 million in restitution to harmed customers and taking measures to ensure market integrity.
I am writing to protest the planned FINRA regulatory notice #22-08 that would restrict my right to invest in leveraged and/or inverse ETF products. These types of investment products are not for everyone but they do serve an important role in hedging and investment strategies for experienced investors who understand and can managed the inherent risks. Furthermore, banning these investment
Ive already accepted the risk if using leveraged ETFs, please dont take away these options for how I invest my private money