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FINRA Annual 2026: Exam and enforcement enhancements offer guidance to member firms

Image of FINRA Annual Conference panel featuring (from left) Kayte Toczylowski; Stephanie Dumont; Greg Ruppert; Robert Colby; Bill St. Louis; and Nathaniel Stankard.
From left: Kayte Toczylowski; Stephanie Dumont; Greg Ruppert; Robert Colby; Bill St. Louis; and Nathaniel Stankard. Photo: GRIP

Speakers discussed the enhancements FINRA is making to both divisions and how firms can navigate their way through these processes with better practices.

Customer identification programs, beneficial ownership requirements, risk-based due diligence, suspicious activity detection, monitoring and reporting, independent testing, and training were among the topics covered at FINRA’s Annual conference event.

FINRA officials also described how their departments charged with overseeing member firms’ progress in these areas, namely, Examinations and Enforcement, were