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Feb 13, 2013
U.S. Financial Examiners’ Guidelines Underline Increasing Role of Social Networks
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) is the latest to address social media with guidelines proposed in January 2013. While the thirty-one page document can be interpreted as somewhat vague, Denyette DePierro, senior counsel...
Feb 12, 2013
Facebook for Advisors: Is It Worth the Effort?
Is now a good time to hop on Facebook to promote your business? All signs point to yes with the percentage of baby boomers using social media rapidly increasing as well as the ability to use the social media tool to gather insight into clients. Read...
Feb 11, 2013
Social Media Compliance Guidance Finally (Almost) Arrives
Federal banking regulators are addressing social media risks with their proposed consumer compliance risk guidance issued on January 22, 2013. The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) is asking for comments on the proposed...
Feb 11, 2013
The Emerging Wave of Enterprise Social Networks
Enterprise social networks have been booming lately, attributed to increased employee productivity and greater collaboration and transparency department-wide at companies. How exactly, though, can enterprise social networks benefit enterprises? Read...
Feb 11, 2013
Enterprise Social Gets Embedded
Robert Mitchell, a national correspondent for Computerworld, looks at the embedding of enterprise social solutions within CRM applications. He quotes a statistic from Gartner that states that by 2016 half of all large business will have an internal...
Feb 10, 2013
County to Consider Rules on Texting by Commissioners
Text messages are considered public records under Florida law and a recent criminal investigation into a case in Orange County has Alachua County evaluating its texting policy. County officials are discussing a blanket no-texting policy, in which...
Feb 08, 2013
E-Discovery Tools and Processes Lacking in the Face of Cloud, BYOD
Bring your own device (commonly shortened to BYOD) are now becoming commonplace in organizations for their effectiveness at decreasing IT costs and improving employee satisfaction, Associate Editor Ben Cole believes that e-discovery tools and...
Feb 07, 2013
Michigan’s New Social Media Privacy Law Bucks the Trend (and Starts a New Trend?) by Allowing Broker-Dealers to Comply with FINRA Rules
Beth A. Black and Brett M. Doran examine Michigan's new social media privary law. On December 28, 2012, Michigan became the fourth state (following Maryland, Illinois and California) to enact laws when the Internet Privacy Protection Act was signed...
Feb 07, 2013
FINRA Calls Cease-fire on RIA Oversight
FINRA chief executive Richard Ketchum said that while FINRA has not ended the battle to extend its reach to include investment advisers, they are holding firm. According to Mr. Ketchum, they have not changed their view that they are best positioned...
Feb 06, 2013
Five Things to Know About Social-Media Compliance
Amy McIlwain provides social media rookies with five quick things to consider right off the bat. From the difference between static and interactive content, to the scoop on social media recommendations, read the article on InvestmentNews for the...
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