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Third-party risk a key addition to FINRA’s 2025 Regulatory Oversight Report

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Annual report includes new section on third-party supplier risk landscape, including emerging regulatory concern about AI use within firms and by third-parties.

FINRA has published its 2025 Regulatory Oversight Report, a compendium of compliance deficiencies the self-regulatory body observed in its investigations over the year, plus recommendations for improvement.

The report covers familiar compliance topics, such as public communications, anti-money-laundering efforts, cybersecurity, and Regulation Best Interest. And for the first time, the report