Company by It's complex to start a new financial services firm or any company for that matter. The potential rewards are appealing - especially in financial services - but the obstacles make success tough to achieve. Along the road, we've had our fair share of frustrations, some of which we'd like to share here: · Ignoring the Changing Regulatory Landscape According to Damian Maggio , wherever there are profits, there is regulation and government oversight. Financial services companies operate in a complex and highly regulated environment that is changing. We discovered a decent rule of thumb: if a corporation receives payment, handles personally identifiable financial data, or tries to move money, there is a matching regulation in place. We also discovered that hiring competent legal counsel is the best approach to manage the regulatory minefield. There is no doubting that rules are necessary to safeguard customers...
Damian Maggio has more than 25 years of experience as a financial services professional and has held high-level management positions including, fund manager, branch manager, supervisory and broker relations at several financial firms over the past 18 years. Damian Maggio has formed FINRA member broker dealers and worked at various sized financial firms where he gained experience in all facets of the financial services industry, from compliance to human resources, to managing customer accounts.