Oyster Consulting invites you to listen to our weekly podcast “Oyster Stew: A Broth of Financial Commentary and Insight.” Each week we will be posting a 15 – 20 minute discussion about what is happening in the industry based on what we see as we work with clients, regulators and other service providers. We… READ MORE
Oyster Consulting announced today that Mark O’Connor joins the firm as a Relationship Manager, expanding Oyster’s ability to provide consistent, high-quality compliance, outsourcing and software services to financial services industry clients. Mark O’Connor has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, with an extensive track record of managing all aspects of… READ MORE
Constantly changing market factors, evolving regulations, and advancements in technology have resulted in competitive challenges that are causing forward-thinking firms to determine the appropriate process, technology, financial and strategic investments to stay ahead or even just keep up. In a rapidly changing environment, the analysis to decide if it’s best to invest in your current platform or consider a different path should not be ignored or pushed too far into the future. One of… READ MORE
FINRA’s 2019 Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities Letter was released last week. While the letter’s second paragraph lists areas of focus which are detailed throughout the report, the third paragraph includes a brief statement about how FINRA will focus on risk related to associated persons with a “problematic regulatory history”. Where there was not a… READ MORE
In April 2018, the SEC presented its long awaited rule proposal Regulation Best Interest (“Reg BI”) as a three-part regulatory package aimed at reforming the way that investment professionals serve retail investors. If enacted as proposed, Reg BI would impose upon broker-dealers an obligation to act in a retail customer’s “best interest” when recommending securities… READ MORE
Oyster Consulting Associate Director Bill Reilly will be attending the Florida Securities Dealers Association Outreach Program in Tampa, FL on September 18th. Bill leverages his examination expertise and relationships with state and federal regulators and self-regulatory organizations to guide broker-dealers and investment advisers through both proactive and reactive regulatory processes and compliance issues. Among others… READ MORE
Cryptocurrency and the distributed ledger technology behind many of these “coins” or “tokens” have the potential to completely change the way securities are created, distributed, and traded. They also hold the potential to change how purchases are made and assets are tracked. As with any significant leap that our industry takes, opportunities must be balanced… READ MORE
