'The Pace Has Been Blistering.' Finra's Top Lawyer Gives a Progress Report on Rules Revamp

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Friday Q and A: Last April, as the Trump administration’s wave of deregulation began picking up speed, Finra vowed to “modernize” its rulebook and reduce compliance burdens for the brokerage firms it oversees. Given the timing, some in the industry saw the initiative as more of a political fig leaf than a serious attempt to change.

This week, we sat down…