Financial Regulatory Forum

By Jason Wallace, Compliance Complete

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) – Financial planners use social media in their personal lives but shy away from it professionally out of concern over compliance issues and an uncertain regulatory environment, a recent survey reveals.

The survey of 3,500 certified financial planners was conducted by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards and released at the end of January It was accompanied by a social media guide for CFP professionals that can be broadly useful to any investment adviser representative, credentialed or not.  (more…)

By Bora Yagiz, Compliance Complete

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) - The guidelines on social media proposed by bank regulators comprising the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) in January are intended as a basic tool to help financial institutions identify potential trouble areas and address them as part of an overall risk management program.

The council identified potential risks for financial institutions in the areas including deposit insurance, debt collection practices, use of payments systems, equal access for credit, and bank-secrecy anti-money laundering processes.  (more…)

By Jason Wallace

NEW YORK, Oct. 3 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) – Federal and state privacy legislation aiming to protect against employer access to private social media websites may put the investment industry in a bind — unable to fully supervise social-media and electronic communications used by their representatives.

Broker-dealers and investment advisory firms have been carefully embracing social media over the last few years. Firms have shaped policies and procedures with a balance between the needs and wants of their representatives while still making it possible to supervise and ensure compliance with regulatory regulations and guidance.

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