Gifts Rule
FINRA Rule 3220 (Influencing or Rewarding Employees of Others) (the Gifts Rule) prohibits any member or person associated with a member, directly or indirectly, from giving anything of value in excess of $100 per year to any person where such payment is in relation to the business of the recipient’s employer. The rule also requires members to keep separate records regarding gifts and
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During its March 6 and 7 meeting, the FINRA Board of Governors approved a rule proposal to lower the age at which parties qualify for accelerated arbitration processing and approved the allocation of prior-year fine monies.
Member firms should be aware of an alleged large-scale data breach possibly affecting Oracle Cloud services at firms and third-party providers. FINRA recommends that firms review this information to assess any potential impact to their operations, as well as with third-party providers who provide services to the firm. FINRA previously delivered an email to firms whose domain names appeared in the threat actor post, as well as any firms that previously informed FINRA of their use of Oracle products and services.
Board Appoints Lisa Fairfax as New Public Governor, Approves 2022 Annual Financial Report and Adds New Members to Advisory Committees
WASHINGTON—FINRA's Board of Governors met on May 17-18 for the second time in 2023. During the meeting, the Board appointed a new public governor, approved FINRA’s 2022 Annual Financial Report and added new members to Advisory Committees.
The Board appointed
FINRA's Dispute Resolution Services (DRS) helps investors and firms resolve securities-related disputes through arbitration and mediation. We provide a fair, efficient and effective forum for resolving disputes involving brokerage firms and their brokers.8,000+well-qualified arbitrators drawn from a variety of professions and backgrounds.84%of customer arbitration cases closed
We are conducting a comprehensive self-evaluation and organizational improvement initiative called FINRA360. The objective of this effort, which CEO Robert Cook launched in early 2017, is to ensure that FINRA is operating as the most effective self-regulatory organization (SRO) it can be, working to protect investors and promote market integrity in a manner that supports strong and vibrant
October 29, 2024FINRA released a Cyber Advisory alerting firms of increased cybersecurity risks at third-party service providers. This webinar reviews the details of the Cyber Advisory including an overview of the regulatory and threat landscapes and effective practices.Speakers:Brita Bayatmakou, Vice President, Strategic and Threat IntelligenceRob Francis, Senior Director, Cyber and Analytics
Sec. 4.8 If a Director position becomes vacant, whether because of death, disability, disqualification, removal, or resignation, the Nominating Committee shall nominate, and the FINRA Board shall, by majority vote, cause the election of a person satisfying the qualifications for the directorship as provided in Section 4.3 to fill such vacancy, except that if the remaining term of
