Executive Summary
On July 2, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) amended SEC Rule 17a-5 to require broker/dealers to complete reports regarding their readiness and activities to prepare their businesses to address Year 2000 challenges and risks. The Rule amendment was published in the Federal Register—63 FR 37667 on July 13, 1998. Complete Rule information is also
Conflicts of interest represent a recurring challenge that contributes to compliance and supervisory breakdowns. These breakdowns can compromise the quality of service that firms and representatives provide to their clients. We issued the Report on Conflicts of Interest in October 2013, and FINRA continues to monitor the efforts employed by firms to identify, mitigate
Effective Monday, August 29, 2022, the FINRA TRACE, ADF and ORF Web API reference data downloads will no longer be accessible using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.1 protocol. FINRA will disable TLS 1.1, and firms using that protocol will not be able to establish connectivity to FINRA’s secure web servers to download the files. To gain access to the FINRA API reference data downloads, firms
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The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) and the exchanges recently submitted a decimalization plan to the Securities and
NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to amend the NASD Rule 7000 Series (Charges for Services and Equipment) to delete references to systems and services that will no longer be provided by NASD upon the operation of NASD's Alternative Display Facility (the "ADF") for non-Nasdaq exchange-listed
The Third-Party Risk Landscape topic of the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
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A key element in any firm’s cybersecurity program is a robust authentication process, i.e., the method that confirms that an authorized user seeking access to a firm’s information technology systems is who they say they are.1 This process typically relies on one or more “factors,” such as a password or personal identification number (PIN) code, to provide the authentication. The
Effective Monday, August 29, 2022, the FINRA TRACE, ADF and ORF Web API reference data downloads will no longer be accessible using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.1 protocol. FINRA will disable TLS 1.1, and firms using that protocol will not be able to establish connectivity to FINRA’s secure web servers to download the files. To gain access to the FINRA API reference data downloads, firms
December 1998
SEC 1999 BD-Y2K Independent Public Accountant's Report
As discussed in earlier issues of Notices to Members, and in other National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) publications, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted an amendment to its Rule 17a-5 requiring that broker/dealers file Year 2000 readiness reports (BD-Y2K); the first report was due
Deferred variable annuities are hybrid investments containing securities and insurance features. Their sales are regulated both by FINRA and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These annuities offer investors choices among a number of complex contract features and options.
Due to the complexity and confusion surrounding them, which can lead to questionable sales practices, variable
