Mitch Avnet had the honor of moderating this year's RCA panel on recent FINRA and SEC exam trends. This is RegEd's 3rd year of hosting the spectacular event, that brings over 100 compliance professionals, industry experts, regulators and industry consultants together under one roof.

In light of the critical role information technology (IT) plays in the securities industry, the increasing threat to firms' IT systems from a variety of sources, and the potential harm to investors, firms, and the financial system as a whole that these threats pose FINRA is now conducting an assessment of firms' approaches to managing cyber-security threats.The four broad goals that you need to know about FINRA's Cyber Security assessment...