books and records

Having completed my Enforcement hearing conducted by Zoom – more about that in an upcoming post – I can finally turn my attention back to some matters that arose while I was busy.

One that stood out for the sheer (and frightening) universality of its lesson is an SEC settlement entered into by Jonestrading Institutional

I read today about a lawsuit that two registered persons, one of whom is a Chief Compliance Officer, filed against FINRA in federal court a couple of weeks ago. Mind you, lawsuits against FINRA are not particularly common, given the fact that FINRA has “absolute immunity” against monetary claims arising out of its regulatory activities.