Edward Jones' Compliance Symposium Highlights the Importance of Core Values and Client Protection to Make Effective Decisions

Insights from firm leaders and guest speakers help colleagues make informed decisions to improve experience for clients, colleagues and communities.

ST. LOUIS, MO (May 7, 2025) – Financial services firm Edward Jones is holding its semiannual Compliance Symposium today. Since 1999, the symposium has been a forum for Edward Jones associates to hear from compliance and legal experts and front office leaders on topics impacting client protection, the changing regulatory environment and the behaviors needed to lead effectively in the securities industry.

The symposium will feature Edward Jones Managing Partner Penny Pennington, firm leaders and financial advisors in addition to:

• Erica Salmon Byrne, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Chair at Ethisphere, and
• Gisele Marcus, Professor of Practice – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Washington University in St. Louis

The event's theme, "Make Effective Decisions," explores the practices that enable an ethical culture and examples of how Edward Jones branch teams instill a strong culture of compliance among team members throughout North America. The conversations and panel discussions will also highlight how effective decision-making requires us to keep clients' best interests at the forefront, to fully understand the root causes of problems we are working to solve, and to work cross-functionally in our pursuit of delivering the best solutions for our clients and protecting their interests.

"Our firm's purpose calls us to serve more clients, more completely through customized, ethical financial advice. Our world is becoming increasingly complex, and it's crucial for our teams to have a deep understanding of the outcomes we're hoping to achieve and the frameworks we have in place to enable effective decision-making on behalf of our clients and the communities we serve," said Jen Grego, Chief Compliance Officer at Edward Jones.  "At the core is our integrity and how our everyday choices impact our clients, colleagues and communities.”

This event is an important component of the firm's compliance and ethics program, reinforcing our commitment to protecting our clients and creating value for our colleagues, communities and those we serve.

About Edward Jones

Edward Jones is a leading North American financial services firm in the U.S. and through its affiliate in Canada.  The firm’s more than 20,000 financial advisors throughout North America serve more than 9 million clients with a total of $2.2 trillion in client assets under care as of December 31, 2024. Edward Jones' purpose is to partner for positive impact to improve the lives of its clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. Through the dedication of the firm's approximately 55,000 associates and our branch presence in 68% of U.S. counties and most Canadian provinces and territories, the firm is committed to helping more people achieve financially what is most important to them. The Edward Jones website is at www.edwardjones.com, and its recruiting website is www.careers.edwardjones.com. Member SIPC.