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Action must be taken to make Finra more accountable

Added on September 2017 in Form an RIA
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Summary: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.'s mission is to protect investors from fraud and bad practices. It does this by writing and enforcing rules and regulations governing the nation's 3,700 broker-dealers and the 631,000 brokers who are affiliated with them.

Graystone Consulting Cofounder Starts His Own RIA

Added on September 2017 in Form an RIA
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Summary: A cofounder of Graystone Consulting, Morgan Stanley’s wealth management business that caters to institutions and wealthy individuals, has left the group to start his own independent advisory firm.

State-registered advisers face fee model inconsistencies

Added on September 2017 in Form an RIA
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Summary: New financial advisers are finding strange discrepancies between states in terms of the way regulators are allowing them to charge their clients fees for services.

Mapping the explosive growth of RIAs

Added on August 2017 in Form an RIA
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Summary: New RIA registrations each year have more than doubled since the start of the millennium, according to an exclusive Financial Planning review of state notice filings. The same period has also seen explosive growth in RIAs’ state registrations, a sign that RIAs are expanding their national footprint.

SEC Risk Alert: Cybersecurity

Added on August 2017 in Form an RIA
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Summary: On August 7, 2017, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) released their observations of cybersecurity preparedness from the examinations of 75 SEC registered firms, including registered investment advisors (“RIAs”).

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