Firms must comply with the Bank Secrecy Act and its implementing regulations ("AML rules"). The purpose of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules is to help detect and report suspicious activity including the predicate offenses to money laundering and terrorist financing, such as securities fraud and market manipulation. FINRA reviews a firm’s compliance with AML rules under FINRA Rule 3310, which sets forth minimum standards for a firm’s written AML compliance program.
