February 20, 2019FINRA Chief Executive Officer Robert Cook was joined by Senior Vice President of Member Relations and Education Chip Jones and Executive Vice President of Enforcement Susan Schroeder to discuss FINRA's 529 plan share class initiative.Speakers:Robert Cook, FINRA President and Chief Executive OfficerChip Jones, Senior Vice President of Member Relations and EducationSusan
Neutral Corner - Volume 1—2019
Mission Statement
Discovery Abuses Can Be Costly (By David Carey, Associate Director, FINRA Case Administration)
Parties May Request Additional Information from Arbitrators Participating in Mock Arbitrations
Office of Dispute Resolution and FINRA News
Case Filings and Trends
DR Portal Enhancement
Arbitrator and Mediator
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to make permanent FINRA Rules 6190 (Compliance with Regulation NMS Plan to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility) and 6121.01 (Resumption of Trading in Securities Subject to the Regulation NMS Plan to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility
Effective December 1, 2014, FINRA Rule 3170, Tape Recording of Registered Persons by Certain Firms, commonly referred to as the "Taping Rule," was adopted into the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook, replacing NASD Rule 3010(b)(2). The Taping Rule provisions first became effective August 17, 1998, when the Securities and Exchange Commission approved an amendment to NASD Rule 3010 to require members to establish, enforce and maintain special written supervisory procedures, including the tape recording of conversations, when they have hired more than a specified percentage of registered persons from certain firms that have been expelled or that have had their broker/dealer registrations revoked for violations of sales practice rules ("disciplined firms").
The Liquidity section of the 2018 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
The DBAs and Communications with the Public section of the 2018 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
Series 54 - Municipal Advisor Principal Exam
FINRA experienced an issue this morning with the processing of Weekly OTC Transparency Data, thereby causing a publication delay for the week of January 7, 2019 (Tier 1) and the week of December 24, 2018 (Tier 2). The issue has now been resolved and all files and data have been published.
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The Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC) is an advisory committee established by the NASD Board of Governors in 1998. The SFAC ensures that issues of particular interest and concern to small firms are effectively communicated to and considered by the FINRA Board of Governors. The SFAC reviews and comments on all new and amended FINRA rule proposals, and provides guidance to FINRA staff regarding the potential impact of proposed regulatory initiatives on FINRA's small firms.
