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May 26, 2013

Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule Regarding Investor Education and Protection Disclosures

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority filed a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 2267 to require a member firm to include a description of and link to FINRA BrokerCheck on its website, social media page and any comparable Internet presence. The BrokerCheck description and link would also need to be included on the website, social media page and any comparable Internet presence maintained by or on behalf of any person associated with a member that relate to the firm’s investment banking or securities business. FINRA would provide members with the text description and web address format for the link to BrokerCheck. FINRA will publish a Regulatory Notice announcing the effective date of the proposed rule change no later than 60 days following approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the proposed rule. FINRA will provide guidance regarding the prominence and placement of the BrokerCheck description and link in such Regulatory Notice.

The FINRA Rule Filing is available here

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James D. Van De Graaff focuses his practice on financial services with an emphasis on the regulation of broker-dealers. Mr. Van De Graaff joined the firm after having served as General Counsel of a full service, regional securities broker/dealer and New York Stock Exchange member firm headquartered in Chicago.

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Tanja Samardzija concentrates her practice in financial services. Ms. Samardzija began her legal career as a litigator before embarking on a career in market regulation at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). Ms. Samardzija’s work at the CBOE has familiarized her with a wide variety of regulatory matters including exchange and SEC investigations; compliance issues related to registrations, market making and options order handling; and risk management controls and supervisory procedures for brokers or dealers with market access. In addition to being thoroughly involved in...

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