December 2013
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) recently published a Report on Conflicts of Interest (hereinafter, the “Report”)1 wherein FINRA reviewed the conflicts management practices of several large firms in order to better understand how the industry is identifying and managing conflicts of interest in their practice. A conflict of interest can arise when, in any relationship, there exists a duty of care or trust between two or more parties.
Conflicts occur frequently in the financial services industry, but it is the way in which a conflict is identified and then managed that is of importance.
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