Financial Reporting Relief
Regulatory Notice
Notice Type
Guidance
Referenced Rules & Notices
SEC Rule 15c3-3
Suggested Routing
Capital and Accounting Staff
Compliance
Chief Financial Officer
Executive Representative
Legal
Senior Management
Key Topic(s)
Customer Reserve Formula Computation
FOCUS Filing
PAIB
INFORMATIONAL
Confidential Customer Information
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
Consumer Information
SEC Regulation S-P
Executive Summary
In light of recently enacted federal law, NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM)
FINRA Requirements for Subordinations; Availability of New Standard Forms
SUGGESTED ROUTING:*
Senior ManagementInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceOperationsSystems*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On November 24, 1992, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of amendments to its Net Capital Rule, Rule 15c3-1 (Rule). Except for the minimum increases scheduled to
What do a Kenyan brewer and a Pakistani cement manufacturer have in common? Both are publicly traded on stock exchanges in frontier markets.
The 2024 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report provides member firms with insight into findings from FINRA’s Member Supervision, Market Regulation and Enforcement programs.
Summary
FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements) prescribes requirements governing the extension of credit by members. The FINRA Rule 4210 interpretations provide further guidance regarding application of the rule. This Notice announces, effective immediately, clarifications of interpretations of (1) FINRA Rule 4210(e)(8), which specifies margin requirements for control and restricted securities,
The Best Execution, Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions, Private Placements, and Reg BI and Form CRS sections of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (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.
NASD has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rules 3130, 3131 and the Rule 9410 Series to expand NASD’s authority to take expedited action against all member firms with capital deficiencies, to permit NASD to suspend a member that operates for any period of time with inadequate net capital and to make non-substantive clarifications to these provisions.
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