The Knowledge Congress Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on FINRA Guidance on Social Networking Sites

New York, NY, February 14, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, announced today that it has scheduled a live webcast on “FINRA Guidance on Social Networking Sites Blurs the Line Between Personal and Business Related Activity Live Webcast”. This two-hour event is scheduled on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET.

FINRA has published Regulatory Notice 10-06, providing guidance on how FINRA's rules governing communications with the public apply to social media Web sites, such as blogs and social networking sites, that are sponsored by members or their registered representatives. The guidance, based on input from FINRA's Social Networking Task Force composed of FINRA staff and industry representatives, is intended (i) to guide firms on applying the communications rules to social media sites; (ii) to ensure that investors are protected from false or misleading claims and representations; and (iii) to ensure that firms are able to effectively and appropriately supervise their associated persons' participation in these sites. In this Knowledge Group webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals will help you understand the most critical issues which will include:

- An Overview of FINRA communications rules;
- An Analysis of Regulatory Notice 10-06;
- The Implications for Supervision and Compliance;
- Can IT surveil social sites?
- Privacy issues; and
- Recommended Policies and Procedures.

This live webcast will provide compliance and legal professionals with a comprehensive overview of FINRA's guidance on social networking and suggestions for policies and procedures. Attending this course will give you the tools you need to understand how to effectively supervise brokers who use social networking sites.

Speakers/Faculty Panel

Robert Boresta, Of Counsel, Winston & Strawn LLP

Brian Heidelberger, Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP

Anthony (AJ) Bosco, Senior Vice President, Compliance, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Roderick (Rod) Heck, Vice President, Financial Industry Solutions, Paragon Solutions

Sonali Bhavsar, Principal Consultant, Financial Services, Paragon Solutions

Melanie Taylor, Vice President, Service Delivery, Technology, Marketing and Communications Compliance, Ameriprise Financial Inc.

For more details on the event, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2010_Finra.html

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcast that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.” To contact or to register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.

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