Finra needs to get serious about its pledge to protect investors

Summary: The bylaws of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. state that it must always have more public representatives than industry representatives on its board of governors. That makes sense for a regulatory body that is supposed to be dedicated to investor protection and market integrity. But a new report raises, yet again, the question of whether Finra is serious about its pledge to protect investors, or is simply paying lip service to that mission.