Is The End Of FINRA Drawing Nigh?

AThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, aka FINRA, is a non-profit Delaware corporation. It was formed in 2007 by the combination of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and the regulatory arm of the New York Stock Exchange,...

BrokerCheck - FINRA's Dread Permanent Record

Many a school child has received the awful warning to be careful lest some offense be entered on his or her "permanent record". As required by statute (15 U.S.C. § 78o-3(i)), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (aka FINRA) has...

Ninth Circuit Accords Chevron Deference To The SEC, What Would Judge Gorsuch Say?

Last week, I noted that Judge Gorsuch has expressed a certain skepticism of Chevron deference. The next day, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Securities and Exchange Commission's interpretation of Section 19(d)(2) of the Securities...

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