FINRA Reaffirms Its Guidance in NTM 00-02 on Soliciting Business in Foreign Jurisdictions and Withdraws NTM 98-91
Soliciting Business Internationally
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Notice Type Guidance |
Referenced Rules & Notices NTM 98-91 NTM 00-02 |
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Suggested Routing Advertising Compliance Internal Audit Legal Senior Management Training |
Key Topics Advertising Foreign Regulators Soliciting Business Telemarketing |
Executive Summary
FINRA is reaffirming its guidance in Notice to Members (NTM) 00-02 concerning the solicitation of business in foreign jurisdictions.1 FINRA also is withdrawing NTM 98-91 in light of changes to the legal and regulatory framework in the United Kingdom (U.K.).
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Background & Discussion
In NTM 00-02, FINRA alerted member firms and persons associated with firms to their obligations concerning the solicitation of business in foreign jurisdictions. FINRA reminded firms and associated persons of their obligations to comply with applicable U.S. and foreign laws when soliciting business in any foreign jurisdiction. FINRA is publishing this Notice to reaffirm its guidance and remind firms that solicit business or are proposing to solicit business in foreign jurisdictions to carefully review and comply with all applicable U.S. and foreign laws.
At the same time, FINRA is withdrawing NTM 98-91. In that Notice, FINRA alerted firms and associated persons to their obligations concerning cold calling and advertising to persons in the U.K. by briefly summarizing the legal and regulatory framework in the U.K. regarding these activities. In view of changes to the legal and regulatory framework in the U.K., FINRA believes that it is prudent to formally withdraw NTM 98-91.
1 This Notice does not address whether soliciting business in a foreign jurisdiction in violation of that jurisdiction's laws may constitute a violation of FINRA rules.