Pre-publication review for financial marketing

Find likely FINRA issues before a campaign is approved.

finra finder is a proposed web app for compliance teams at financial firms. It helps surface likely issues in marketing materials, cite supporting rules, and give reviewers a clearer first pass.

A first-pass aid for accountable review, not a substitute for legal or compliance judgment.

Review signalMarketing material

Likely issue surfaced

A clearer next question for the reviewer.

Review the flagged language, open the cited rule, and decide what needs to change before the material moves forward.

Evidence

Cited rule for follow-up

Next step

Send for compliance review

The review flow

Turn a manual first pass into a traceable next step.

The proposed workflow is built to support the people already accountable for a financial firm's marketing review.

01

Bring the material into review

Start with the marketing material your team needs to assess before a campaign is approved.

02

Surface likely issues

finra finder is designed to flag likely FINRA issues and point reviewers toward cited rules for follow-up.

03

Keep the decision with people

Investigate, revise, and send the material through compliance review. Automated flags are not final conclusions.

Evidence first

Evidence first. Judgment always.

A useful review starts with a clear signal and a way to investigate it. finra finder is intended to help teams identify likely FINRA issues, find the supporting rule, and make the next human review step easier to trace.

01 / Flag

Likely issue

Surface language that merits a closer look before approval.

02 / Cite

Supporting rule

Give the reviewer a clear basis for investigation and revision.

03 / Review

Human decision

Keep the final compliance conclusion with the people responsible for it.

For compliance teams at financial firms

Make the next review easier to investigate.

Start with the workflow, then decide whether a cited, first-pass review aid fits your team's process before campaign approval.