FINRA Seeks to Ease Worries on New Home Office Rules

What You Need To Know

• Some BDs are incorrectly saying their workers will be required to return to the office full time, FINRA says.
• The regulator issued a statement emphasizing that the new rules were intended to create more flexibility while ensuring home offices were subject to inspection.
• Comments by compliance officers about operational challenges created by the rules might have spurred the statement, a compliance pro says.