Recordkeeping

What is Chain of Thought prompting – and what are the benefits?

As the pace of AI adoption continues to increase, firms operating in regulated industries are embracing the opportunities that technologies like Large Language Models present for compliance and monitoring, and the increased transparency around model decision making it can provide.

Has compliance outgrown traditional archiving?

Compliance teams are contending with more data, more regulatory pressure, and more advanced technology. To keep up, you need an archive that does more than just passively store data.

$1.1 million FINRA fine for AML compliance failings

Do recent enforcement actions from FINRA, including a $1.1 million fine for AML compliance program failings and a member ban for unapproved channel use, indicate the regulator’s direction of travel for 2026?

$10,000 fine continues FINRA’s off-channel communications crackdown

FINRA has fined and suspended an ex-B. Riley broker for sending business-related communications via an unapproved personal email account, continuing its enforcement streak against recordkeeping violations.

FINRA 2026 Oversight Report flags GenAI, recordkeeping, and cybersecurity risks

The regulator’s annual Oversight Report has highlighted GenAI, recordkeeping, cybersecurity, and third parties as areas where firms should focus efforts to strengthen compliance programs.

How can healthcare and life sciences organizations control GenAI recordkeeping risks?

With the use of generative AI tools like ChatGPT increasing within healthcare and life sciences organizations, how can businesses balance compliance and modernization while tapping into the benefit AI can offer?

Regulatory Wrap episode 75: SEC 2026 Examination Priorities  

In Regulatory Wrap for the week to November 21, Kathryn Fallah reviews the focus areas highlighted in the SEC’s 2026 Examination Priorities.

Has the SEC shifted focus in its 2026 Examination Priorities?

The SEC’s Examination Priorities for 2026 include focus areas that align with emerging risks, as well as an emphasis on ensuring compliance programs are effective – though, notably, it make no mention of digital assets.

An essential guide to capturing social media communications for FinServ

An essential guide into the most effective way to implement social media capture and monitoring solutions that comply with the rules and regulations set out.

A complete guide to ChatGPT recordkeeping

ChatGPT use in financial services has dramatically increased over the past year – especially in North America – raising questions about whether firms are addressing generative AI compliance gaps and aligning with evolving regulatory guidelines.

$65,000 FINRA fine for firm’s multiple recordkeeping rules breaches

A California-based firm has been hit with a sizable FINRA fine for multiple recordkeeping and Regulation Best Interest rules failures, including off-channel communications.