FINRA issued $85.5 million in fines in 2023 , and the Board determined that there were $97.8 million in fines-eligible expenditures in 2023 (i.e., capital initiatives, strategic expenditures and other activities eligible to be funded by fine monies based on the criteria set forth above). Because the total of fines-eligible expenditures exceeded the amount of fines issued in 2023, the balance of $12.3 million was funded from FINRA’s reserves and excess operating results.
Eric Pickersgill, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), oversees FINRA’s Cyber and Information Security program. Mr. Pickersgill is a technology leader and subject matter expert in information security, cloud computing, risk management and IT governance with immense experience supporting Fortune 500 companies and federal agencies.
Before joining FINRA in June 2020
As the financial industry continues to evolve, it's important to stay ahead of emerging risks and trends. On this episode of FINRA Unscripted, we sit down with the leaders of FINRA's new Strategic Intelligence and Analytics team to discuss how they are working to identify and analyze these industry developments.
SummaryTo assist members in their financial reporting obligations, FINRA is issuing this Notice to provide the due dates for Annual Report, Financial and Operational Combined Uniform Single (FOCUS), Form Custody, and supplemental FOCUS Report filings that are due in 2024 or the first quarter of 2025. FINRA reminds members that all such filings they submit to FINRA must be made electronically