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Social Media for RIAs in Massachusetts: The Fourth Castle
Now we have both the SEC and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts issuing guidance for Registered Investment Advisors. We have seen securities regulators, insurance regulators, and now RIA regulators all say the same things: Yes, social media is an exciting new form of communication. Yes, we will apply existing rules to this new technology.
FINRA Opens Door for Social Media with New Rules
FINRA has modified its approach to social media messages by financial advisors, proposing to narrow the categories of messages that require post-use filing. This should help both advisors and their firms embrace social media with less worry about compliance burdens.
SEC Clarifies Stance on Social Media, Takes Action to Punish Social Network-Based Fraud
The SEC made news this week with two moves on the social media front. First, it issued three alerts aimed at helping investors and financial services firms understand the risks associated with social media use. Second, it brought charges against a financial advisor in Illinois whom the SEC alleges committed fraud through postings on LinkedIn.
Proposed FINRA Rule Changes Delayed
While firms aren’t delaying their move to social in anticipation of these rule changes, it appears we will have to wait to get the official SEC stamp of approval.
Content is king (but not why you might think)
We’ve talked a lot about the issues surrounding social network adoption in financial services. We’ve dedicated entire whitepapers to understanding Notice 10-06, or the latest moves by the SEC or state regulators.
FINRA Notice 11-39 Highlights
This past Thursday FINRA took another step towards helping firms adopt social with the release of Notice 11-39. Just like Notice 10-06, this release is aimed at addressing specific questions being raised by the industry.
FINRA Proposes New Content Rules
A few days ago FINRA submitted to the SEC proposed rule changes regarding communications to the public. The goal of the changes is to simplify and consolidate many of the existing rules.
10.5 Reasons to get social now
The last few months has brought a lot of attention to the topic of social media in financial services. While demand has never been greater to deliver social business solutions for this industry, there are still plenty of companies standing on the sidelines.
The Wild West meets Wall Street
Today is a huge landmark in the world of social networking and in business. LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, and one of our partners, has gone public. They are now one of the first billion-dollar web 2.0 exits since YouTube.
SEC Swept Up by Social Media (PART 2)
For Part 2 of our discussion on the SEC social media sweeps letter I’d like to address the following questions that I suspect many of you are asking:
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