Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Regulatory Notice 25-05. While I support efforts to streamline oversight, I oppose the proposed consolidation of Rules 3270 and 3280 in their current form.The definition of "investment-related activities" is overly broad and risks encompassing low-risk or personal activities that do not warrant regulatory scrutiny. This may overwhelm firms
FINRA Reminds Firms of Their Sales Practice Obligations Relating to Principal-Protected Notes
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Publication Date: February 23, 2023
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15c3-4 Internal risk management control systems for OTC derivatives dealers.
15c3-4(a) An OTC derivatives dealer shall establish, document, and maintain a system of internal risk management controls to assist it in managing the risks associated with its business
Following are "Frequently Asked Questions" regarding the Order Audit Trail System (OATS).
The Cybersecurity and Technology Management topic of the 2024 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 and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
I am Barry R. Goldsmith, Executive Vice President for Enforcement of NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASDR). NASDR and its parent, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), would like to thank the Subcommittee for this opportunity to testify at today’s hearing.
In conjunction with World Investor Week 2024, the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA), FINRA and other industry regulators are issuing this Investor Bulletin to provide investors with information about the ways in which emerging technologies like AI and crypto assets, and digital platforms like social media and mobile trading apps, are increasingly influencing how people invest.
Every day, millions of equity trades are made off the major stock exchanges in what’s known as over-the-counter (OTC) trading. It’s a massive part of the global financial market, with OTC trading in certain types of financial products accounting for billions of dollars in trades daily. Learn more about OTC trading in equities and the unique risks that may be involved.
