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FINRA Rule 2090 (KYC)

Requires broker-dealers to use reasonable diligence to know and keep current the essential facts about every customer when opening and maintaining accounts.

Rule Overview

Jurisdiction: United States

Regulator: FINRA

Topic: AML

FINRA Rule 2090
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In the context of advising customers, facts that are essential to knowing the customer are those required to:

  • Perform their necessary account functions.
  • Follow specific account management instructions.
  • Understand the authority of a proxy assigned by the account holder.
  • Comply with relevant laws and regulations.

In the context of anti-money laundering, the KYC rule concerns the collection and use of information about a customer beyond obtaining basic verification of identity. The amount of additional information necessary depends on:

  • The type of customer.
  • The level of money laundering or terrorist financing risk that the firm (following an initial risk assessment) believes the customer poses.

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