FINRA previously announced it will be modifying the Statistics data on the OTC Transparency Data website to enhance the amount of information that is available to its users.
These enhancements will now occur beginning on Monday, November 21, 2022.
If you have any questions, please contact FINRA Business Services.
Summary
FINRA alerts member firms to a rising trend in the fraudulent transfer of customer accounts through the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS), an automated system administered by the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), that facilitates the transfer of customer account assets from one firm to another.
This Notice provides an overview of how bad actors effect
During its May 17 and 18 meeting, the FINRA Board of Governors appointed new public governor Lisa Fairfax, approved FINRA’s 2022 Annual Financial Report and appointed new members to FINRA Advisory Committees.
A diversified portfolio tends to be harder to achieve than simply following the mantra to avoid putting all of your investment eggs in one basket. This basic strategy can help, but it is often not enough to avoid concentration risk—the risk of amplified losses that may occur from having a large portion of your holdings in a particular investment, asset class or market segment relative to your overall portfolio. Learn more about concentration risk and read tips on how to manage it.
Comments: I do believe having transparency is important. Regulators have done great things in the past to clarify concepts that a layman does not interact with regularly. Thanks to regulators, banks have to disclose APR's with clients, ensuring that the risks are fully understood. However, I feel that this level of scrutiny is unwarranted, biased, exclusionary, and has an unfair impact
Your brokerage firm issues a trade confirmation every time you buy or sell a security. When a single tap or keystroke can make the difference between 100 and 1,000 shares, it’s important to review this information carefully as soon as you receive a confirmation.
A retail investor such as myself require access to these types of investments to hedge against risk. During the 2022 downturn they have protected me to successfully hedge my accounts. To test knowledge or require accredited investor status reduces liquidity and advances the disparity between economic classes.
The Neutral Corner - Volume 1—2023
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior Management
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On September 15, 1989, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Release No. 34-27249 containing proposed
Held between November 2021 and August 2024, the Disclosure Reporting Webinar Series provided basic information about different types of reportable events. These sessions were designed for compliance professionals at FINRA-member broker-dealers who submit filings and documents to FINRA regarding disclosure events that are reportable for registered representatives and firms.The content of the