{"id":2481,"date":"2017-06-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silverlaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/finra-adopts-elder-fraud-rule-4512\/"},"modified":"2018-10-08T12:37:05","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T16:37:05","slug":"finra-adopts-elder-fraud-rule-4512","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/finra-adopts-elder-fraud-rule-4512\/","title":{"rendered":"FINRA Adopts Amendment to Rule That Would Provide Trusted Contact for Seniors with Diminished Capacities"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Is-FINRA%E2%80%99s-Senior-Helpline-Working-to-Combat-Elder-Financial-Fraud.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Is-FINRA\u2019s-Senior-Helpline-Working-to-Combat-Elder-Financial-Fraud-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Is FINRA\u2019s Senior Helpline Working to Combat Elder Financial Fraud? on silverlaw.com\" width=\"403\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Is-FINRA\u2019s-Senior-Helpline-Working-to-Combat-Elder-Financial-Fraud-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Is-FINRA\u2019s-Senior-Helpline-Working-to-Combat-Elder-Financial-Fraud-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Is-FINRA\u2019s-Senior-Helpline-Working-to-Combat-Elder-Financial-Fraud.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a>FINRA recently amended a rule that would require brokerage firms to establish a contact for at-risk seniors.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2017, FINRA amended <a href=\"http:\/\/finra.complinet.com\/en\/display\/display.html?rbid=2403&amp;element_id=9958\" target=\"_blank\">FINRA Rule 4512<\/a> to require member firms to make reasonable efforts to obtain the name and contact information for a trusted contact person upon the opening of a customer\u2019s account.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal to amend the rule was initially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/rules\/sro\/finra\/2016\/34-79215.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">pitched in late October 2016<\/a> and has gone through the comment phase up until FINRA adopted and the SEC approved it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/finra-adopts-elder-fraud-rule-4512\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading FINRA Adopts Amendment to Rule That Would Provide Trusted Contact for Seniors with Diminished Capacities\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FINRA recently amended a rule that would require brokerage firms to establish a contact for at-risk seniors. In March 2017, FINRA amended FINRA Rule 4512 to require member firms to make reasonable efforts to obtain the name and contact information for a trusted contact person upon the opening of a customer\u2019s account. 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