Regulatory Notice 17-30
SEC Approves Consolidated FINRA Registration Rules, Restructured Representative-Level Qualification Examinations and Changes to Continuing Education Requirements
Effective Date: October 1, 2018
Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a proposed rule change to: (1) adopt consolidated FINRA registration rules; (2) restructure the representative-level qualification examinations by creating a general knowledge examination called the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) and transforming the representative-level examinations into specialized knowledge examinations; and (3) amend the Continuing Education (CE) requirements.
These changes become effective October 1, 2018.
The text of the new and amended rules is available at www.finra.org/notices/17-30.
Questions regarding this Notice should be directed to:
- Afshin Atabaki, Associate General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, at (202) 728-8902;
- Joe McDonald, Senior Director, Testing and Continuing Education Department, at (240) 386-5065; or
- Alexandra Toton, Associate Director, Testing and Continuing Education Department, at (240) 386-4677.
Related Documents:
Date | Title | Format - Size |
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10/4/2017 | New and Amended Rule Text | PDF - 162.21 KB |