The mission of Regulatory Economics and Market Analysis (REMA) is to elevate FINRA’s ability to make sound regulatory and policy decisions and foster innovation in regulation through best-in-class research and analysis.
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On May 18, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter that permits broker/dealers to use optical storage technology(OST) to comply with the records retention requirements of SEC Rules 17a-3 and 17a-4. The letter, which was issued by the SEC
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To bring attention to a rising trend in the fraudulent transfer of customer accounts through the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS), FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 22-21, which alerted member firms about how bad actors effect fraudulent transfers of customer assets using ACATS (referred to as ACATS fraud). That Notice listed several existing regulatory obligations that
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On December 14, 1992, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a series of changes to the NASD® rules governing transaction reporting in Nasdaq National Market,® Nasdaq Small-Cap,SM and exchange-listed securities. These changes eliminate certain inconsistencies among parallel rules covering
SummaryFINRA conducts annual elections to fill positions on the Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC), Regional Committees, National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) and FINRA Board of Governors (Board). This Notice provides:a description of responsibilities for the various groups;an overview of each elected vacancy to be filled in 2024; anda summary of how eligible individuals can become candidates for
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FINRA’s CAB rules provide a simplified rulebook for broker-dealers that engage only in limited capital advisory, corporate restructuring and private placement activities. FINRA is requesting comment on proposed amendments to the CAB rules to make them more useful to CABs without reducing investor protection.
The proposed rule text is available in Attachment A.
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FINRA has established a new Supplemental Liquidity Schedule (SLS).1 The new SLS, which members subject to the requirement will need to file as a supplement to the FOCUS Report, is designed to improve FINRA’s ability to monitor for events that signal an adverse change in the liquidity risk of the members with the largest customer and counterparty exposures. FINRA is issuing this
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The purpose of this Election Notice is to notify members of an upcoming election to fill two large firm seats and one small firm seat on the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC), and to announce the FINRA Nominating & Governance Committee (Nominating Committee) nominees for these vacancies. Eligible individuals not nominated by the Nominating Committee who obtain the requisite
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On February 5, 1997, in Release No. 34-38245 (Release), the Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) amended its broker/dealer record retention rule to allow broker/dealers to employ, under certain
In addition to the Helpline, FINRA has consistently focused on addressing concerns relating to senior investors. Our efforts have included rulemaking to provide firms with tools to address financial exploitation of seniors, guidance in FINRA publications, reviews of senior investor protection programs in our examinations, enforcement actions and collaboration with other regulators, as well as
