On February 14, 2014, WealthManagement.com ran Patrick Mahoney’s editorial, Both Costly and Ineffective?, as part of his periodic column, The Legal Rep. A link to the article is available HERE. This week FINRA’s Board of Directors authorized FINRA to seek comment on a proposed rule that would require firms to “include a readily apparent reference and link […]
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On December 11, 2013, WealthManagement.com ran Patrick Mahoney’s latest editorial, FINRA’S Proposed Changes to the Broker Expungement Process, as part of his periodic column, The Legal Rep. A link to the article is available HERE. The article’s content is available below: In April 2012, FINRA released Regulatory Notice 12-18, which features FINRA’s proposed overhaul of […]
On November 22, 2013, WealthManagement.com ran Patrick Mahoney’s editorial Petty Crimes on Broker Records – Can they be Expunged?. A link to the article is available HERE. The article’s content is available below: FINRA rules require brokers to make extensive and often intrusive disclosures (vis-à-vis a broker’s Central Registration Depository (“CRD”) record) concerning their work and disciplinary […]
Ben Bernanke’s recent statements that the end of the $85 billion per month spigot of cash that the Fed is contributing to the bond market is near, has sent bond and equity markets to some of their most volatile levels since the Credit Crisis. Indeed, long term interest rates endured a 100 basis point increase […]
In response to the SEC’s approval of FINRA’s request to share more information about brokers’ disciplinary records, Patrick Mahoney was featured in the Investment News article entitled: FINRA gets OK to share more info about reps’ disciplinary records. In short, the article highlights the fact that FINRA will now be making available even more detailed information […]
