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Payments of Transaction-Based Compensation by FINRA Members – An Update for Selling Groups and Individual Service Corporations and New Interpretive Guidance on the Horizon?

Back in December 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) rule governing transaction-based payments to unregistered persons. The FINRA rule—Rule 2040—became effective on August 24, 2015. I understand that FINRA is currently considering providing members and the industry with written guidance so that their registered representatives can receiveContinue reading “Payments of Transaction-Based Compensation by FINRA Members – An Update for Selling Groups and Individual Service Corporations and New Interpretive Guidance on the Horizon?”