The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) recently issued a Regulatory Notice (the “Notice”) requesting comment on a Proposed Rule Set for “Limited Corporate Financing Brokers” (“LCFBs”). (The comment period expires on April 28, 2014.)

This Alert provides an overview of the Rule Set and its merits. The Rule Set would provide a somewhat lighter regulatory regime for LCFBs, defined as a broker that solely engages in one or more of the following activities (collectively, “LCFB Activities”)...