Thursday, July 28, 2011

SEC Report on Examination of Certain Structured Securities Products Sold to Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission staff has issued a report summarizing the results of a sweep examination of the retail structured securities products business of 11 broker-dealers, covering a cross-section of the industry. The report identifies common weaknesses seen in sales of structured securities products and describes measures by broker-dealers to better protect retail investors from fraud and abusive sales practices.
The report can be viewed at http://www.sec.gov/news/studies/2011/ssp-study.pdf

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