Broker-dealer services

Practical support for complex financial and regulatory matters.

Maven helps broker-dealers navigate the financial side of operating in a highly regulated industry—from formation through growth and change.

How we help

Support across the broker-dealer lifecycle

Our work frequently begins with FINOP services, but the relationship often expands as we learn the broader organization and its priorities.

  • FINRA new membership applications
  • Continuing membership applications
  • Net capital interpretations and modeling
  • Expense sharing and intercompany arrangements
  • Regulatory reporting and notifications
  • Underwriting and proprietary trading considerations
  • Audit and examination preparation
  • Financial policies and supervisory procedures
Broker-dealer financial operations

Support across reporting, capital, audits and regulatory change

Maven helps broker-dealers connect their accounting records, business activity and financial responsibility requirements.

Regulatory filings

Preparation and review of FOCUS reports, SSOI, Form Custody, SIPC filings and other required financial submissions.

Net capital

Monitoring and analysis under SEC Rule 15c3-1, including capital charges, haircuts, aggregate indebtedness and contemplated transactions.

Audits and examinations

Annual audit coordination, financial statement support and preparation for FINRA and SEC examinations and information requests.

Practical regulatory support

Financial guidance throughout the broker-dealer lifecycle

Our work is tailored to each firm’s business lines, clearing arrangements, ownership, counterparties and regulatory requirements.

  • Books-and-records and financial-control oversight
  • FOCUS and supplemental regulatory reporting
  • Net capital and liquidity monitoring
  • FINRA new and continuing membership applications
  • Capital contributions, distributions and subordinated loans
  • Reserve and possession-or-control considerations
  • Annual audits and regulatory examinations
  • Coordination with management, compliance, auditors and counsel
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