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Securities Enforcement and Regulatory Update

FINRA Issues 2022 Report on Its Examination and Risk Monitoring Program

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On February 9, 2022, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published its 2022 Report on its Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the Report).1 The 60-page Report includes five new topic areas for 2022, flagged as such in the Report’s table of contents: (1) firm short positions and fails-to-receive in municipal securities, (2) trusted contact persons, (3) funding portals and crowdfunding offerings, (4) disclosure of order routing information, and (5) portfolio margining and intraday trading.  

FINRA highlights seven topic areas that received industry and public attention and were addressed through FINRA’s exam and risk monitoring program: (1) Reg BI and Form CRS, (2) the Consolidated Audit Trail, (3) order handling, best execution, and conflicts of interest, (4) mobile apps, (5) special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), (6) cybersecurity, and (7) complex products.  

The Report also includes the perennial topic areas of past reports including anti-money-laundering, outside business activities, net capital, and books and records. The appendix includes specific examples of how firms have used prior FINRA reports and guidance to enhance their own compliance programs.

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