Surveillance Under Scrutiny: What FINRA’s 2026 Oversight Report Means for Broker-Dealer Compliance Programs
FINRA’s 2026 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report landed in December with an unusually specific set of expectations for broker-dealers deploying AI in supervisory and compliance workflows. Examiners are already asking firms about agentic AI governance before formal guidance arrives. This issue maps what the report actually requires, where most surveillance programs fall short, and what a defensible compliance posture looks like under FINRA Rule 3110.
