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FINRA on BrokerCheck and Broker Compensation
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has sent its proposed rule change regarding BrokerCheck links to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Per the new measure, a broker-dealer would have to make sure that a BrokerCheck link is made accessible on its home page. The firm would also have to make sure links to the FINRA database are visible on the profile pages of its brokers.
The Commission will have to approve the rule, which was modified after concerns were raised about the original version, which called for BrokerCheck links to also be included in posts on social media websites, including Twitter. A broker would also have had to provide direct links to his/her individual BrokerCheck profile pages.
The revised version doesn’t require providing the links on social media, and any links to BrokerCheck only must take people to the home page of the firm’s site and not an individual rep’s profile.