FINRA 21-19 is a much needed change. It has become clear that the integrity of the United States market has been detrimentally impacted, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective
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FINRA has adopted amendments to Rule 8312 (FINRA BrokerCheck Disclosure) to release information on BrokerCheck as to whether a particular current or former member firm is currently designated as a Restricted Firm pursuant to FINRA Rules 4111 (Restricted Firm Obligations) and 9561 (Procedures for Regulating Activities Under Rule 4111).1
The new rule amendments become effective on June 1
When investing in your 401(k) or other retirement savings account, target-date funds, also known as life-cycle funds, are one popular option. You pick a fund that is dated around when you plan to retire, and that fund promises to rebalance as you approach that date.
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The purpose of this Election Notice is to notify FINRA large and small member firms of contested elections for a large firm seat and a small firm seat on the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) and the distribution of ballots.
FINRA Issues Guidance Regarding the Use of Stop Orders During Volatile Market Conditions
Hedge funds use techniques such as naked shorting, dark pools, and other questionable techniques to transfer money from retail investors to such funds. It is of the utmost importance that there is a level playing field thus that any type of short is logged, incuding which type of short it is, who is doing this etc. And to do this on a regular basis (daily?) so there is a more level playing field
FINRA member firms that use Microsoft SharePoint should be aware of a critical vulnerability that affects certain versions of the web-based platform. This Cybersecurity Alert includes a link to a Microsoft Advisory describing the vulnerability as well as a recommendation to protect your firm. In addition, FINRA recommends that firms review this information with appropriate information technology and information security personnel to alert them to an ongoing threat.
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FINRA has amended, with immediate effectiveness, the provisions of FINRA Rule 2251 regarding rates of reimbursement for expenses incurred in processing and forwarding proxy and other issuer-related materials.1 As specified in more detail below, the amendments apply the notice and access fees set forth under the rule to the distribution of investment company shareholder reports
The market has officially become a criminal enterprise; One that you've left completely unchecked, and penalized with fines that are relative pocket-change to MMs, BDs, etc., which are pure window dressing. If you actually care to fix this, you can start by honoring the spirit of the free market with real transparency: - Short positions reported in real time. If 3rd party services are
