WASHINGTON— FINRA announced today that it has named Rainia L. Washington as Executive Vice President – Chief Human Resources Officer. In this role, she will lead FINRA’s People Solutions team, overseeing the organization’s talent recruitment, training and development, diversity and inclusion, compensation and benefits, and employee relations. She will report directly to FINRA President and CEO
AI-based applications offer several potential benefits to both investors and firms, many of which are highlighted in Section II. Potential benefits for investors include enhanced access to customized products and services, lower costs, access to a broader range of products, better customer service, and improved compliance efforts leading to safer markets. Potential benefits for firms include
COVID-19 has altered the world as we know it. While some have responded to it as an incident or singular event, in the world of countering criminal threats we are seeing the need to treat it as a sustained campaign. This panel will discuss the multitude of threats across the financial crimes’ spectrum perpetrated by an aggressive yet flexible adversary.
Washington—FINRA announced today that it has ordered Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. to pay more than $7.2 million in restitution and interest to customers who incurred unnecessary sales charges and paid excess fees in connection with mutual fund transactions. The firm did not have supervisory systems and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that these customers, who
The use of AI-based applications is proliferating in the securities industry and transforming various functions within broker-dealers. Some large firms have established centers of excellence to review, share, and build expertise and create synergies related to the use of AI across their organizations. In addition, firms are exploring and incorporating AI tools built by financial technology
Definition
The term artificial intelligence broadly refers to applications of technology to perform tasks that resemble human cognitive function and is generally defined as “[t]he capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior.”6 AI typically involves “[t]he theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is transforming the financial services industry across the globe. Financial institutions are allocating significant resources to exploring, developing, and deploying AI-based applications to offer innovative new products, increase revenues, cut costs, and improve customer service.1 First developed in the early 1940s, AI technology has gained significant
If you are of a certain generation, you probably remember watching the Schoolhouse Rock! videos and can still remember the words to “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here.” My favorite was “I’m Just a Bill,” because in just over three minutes, it explained the entire legislative process in easy to understand terms. Since becoming Head of FINRA Enforcement, it has become clear to me that,
FINRA is a not-for-profit, self-regulatory organization (SRO) dedicated to promoting investor protection and market integrity in a manner that facilitates vibrant capital markets. One of FINRA’s tools for achieving this objective is fair and effective enforcement of our member firms’ compliance with securities laws and regulations.
FINRA’s highest priority when it identifies misconduct is to
