FINRA provided guidance for broker-dealers on (i) compliance with its private placement filing rules (see here) and (ii) the public offering process (see here).

FINRA's firm guidance on private placement filings addresses:

  • types of Regulation D offerings and other types of unregistered offerings;

  • rules and filing requirements;

  • the steps of the filing process; and

  • the document review process.

FINRA's guidance on the public offering review process explains:

  • the public offering filing system;

  • how to handle conflicts of interest in connection with a public offering; and

  • document review programs.

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