Executive SummaryFINRA recently held annual elections to fill vacancies on the Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC), the Regional Committees and the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC). Additionally, at its December meeting, the FINRA Board of Governors (FINRA Board) appointed several individuals to fill other vacancies on the SFAC and the NAC, and candidates for vacant Regional Committee seats
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer transactions.
FINRA has updated the TRACE SPDS Data Feed Specification. The value of “U”, for Issuing Agency “UMBS” is now listed in the RDID identification table.Contact FINRA Product Management or call (866) 899-2107 with questions regarding this notice.
As part of its Transparency Services improvement initiative, beginning on February 26, 2024, FINRA will re-platform the TRACE for Treasuries (TS) product to a new Linux-based operating system. FINRA encourages testing participation in this effort to validate that all processes work within clients’ TRACE reporting framework.FINRA will sponsor a production User Acceptance Test (UAT) on Saturday,
If you’re not careful, holiday expenses—including non-gift items and entertainment costs—can add up quickly. Follow these four steps to set a thorough holiday budget and keep spending under control.
StatusCode for StatusDescriptionAbandonedABANDONEDA manually set status that indicates that information for an individual has not been submitted to a state within the time period specified by the state. The individual cannot conduct business.Administrative TerminationADMTERMA status which has been set pursuant to a termination for administrative reasons (i.e. Mass Terminations)Approved Pending
FINRA’s Renewal Program supports the collection and disbursement of fees related to the renewal of broker-dealer (BD) and investment adviser (IA) registrations, exempt reporting and notice filings with participating self-regulatory organizations (SRO) and jurisdictions. During this program, FINRA announces renewal fees BD and IA firms owe via Preliminary Statements issued in November. FINRA publishes Final Statements in January to confirm or reconcile the actual renewal fees BD and IA firms owe after Jan. 1, 2024.
Various state statutes provide for speedy trials in civil actions involving seniors or seriously ill parties. FINRA recognized a need for expedited hearings in arbitrations involving such parties in its dispute resolution forum.
12 p.m. ET:The FINRA Test Facility (NTF) is now available for testing. TRAQS users will be able to view all history data except for any transactions that were sent in this morning between 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. ET for TRACE CA and SP. All other products will display the full transaction history. Please contact FINRA Product Management or call (866)
The Neutral Corner – Volume 4—2023
