FINRA CEO Richard Ketchum recently stated that structured products are “areas of concern” for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), according to a Bloomberg article by Jesse Hamilton and Alexis Leondis entitled “Finra’s Ketchum Says Structured Products Are ‘Areas of Concern.'” If FINRA is concerned, it better act fast. “Sales of structured products rose 46 percent last year to a record $49.5 billion,” according to the article, citing data compiled by Bloomberg.