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NASD is issuing this Notice to inform
The Crypto Asset Developments 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.
SummaryOver the past 18 months, U.S. securities markets have experienced dramatic volatility. At the same time, individual investors entered the markets in unprecedented numbers—often through self-directed accounts at online brokers—drawn in part by reduced barriers to entry, such as low- and no-commission trading and the ability to purchase fractional shares. Increased retail market
1) When I first joined my firm, I emphasized a BCP that answered the question, “What happens if we lose use of our primary office for an extended period of time?” With that in mind, I encouraged our office staff—particularly our IT function—to think in terms of carrying on a regular workday from an alternative location. IT spent several years gradually building up our remote working capability.
As described in a December 2019 TRACE Technical Notice, beginning June 1, 2020, members were required to begin to report transactions in U.S. Treasury Securities executed to hedge a List or Fixed Offering Price Transaction or a Takedown Transaction (as defined in FINRA Rule 6710) with an appropriate identifier.
Due to current market conditions, and to allow members to adequately plan
New Investment Advisers' Qualification Exams Now In Use
Two qualification examinations for investment advisers have recently been updated. New versions of the Series 65 (Uniform Investment Adviser Law Exam) and Series 66 (Uniform Combined State Law Exam) exams became effective on January 1, 2000. The revised Series 65 covers economics, investment vehicles, and investment strategies, as well
<p>A partnership registering as a broker/dealer, which will be trading only for its own account, has no customers for purposes of Rule 2330(f).</p>
Under Rule 2710, a broker/dealer may pay finder's fees to a joint venture for the referral of issuers that are potential corporate finance clients. If the joint venture is not required to be registered as a broker/dealer, such payments would not violate Rule 2420.
SEC Approves Amendments to Rule 1120 to Eliminate Exemptions from the Continuing Education Regulatory Element Requirements; Effective Date: Anticipated April 2005; Specific Date to be Announced in Future Notice to Members
In 2022, FINRA developed an enterprise-wide strategy to ensure preparation for an evolving crypto asset regulatory landscape with the creation of the Crypto Hub, the Blockchain Lab and the Crypto Asset Investigations Team. On this episode, which originally aired in August 2023, we learn more about the strategy and the role of the Hub.
