Its extremely hurtful that FINRA regulators are taking away my ability and freedom to invest in complex funds . Most of the middle class whose daily struggle is to save money and take informed help is being taken away by this step
These products are useful to a informed trader. Removing these would be like dictating what people can invest in. What's next, all stocks under 5 dollars or 1 dollar. It is our right to make these choices. Don't take my rights away.
The Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) section 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.
WASHINGTON— FINRA announced today that after nine years in the Department of Enforcement, Christopher Kelly plans to leave FINRA on Nov. 1 to pursue other opportunities. In his most recent role of Senior Vice President and Deputy Head of Enforcement, Kelly oversaw the work of FINRA’s Enforcement attorneys throughout the country as well as Enforcement’s Litigation Group.
“Chris’s contributions to
I 100% support broader and more detailed reporting on short sales. This information would lead to a fairer market through transparency and allow all parties to better understand the marketplace.
The proposed amendment to FINRA 4560 is a laughable attempt at improving naked short selling internal control measures, actual regulatory action, or really any kind of further obligation on the part of the involved broker-dealers. There have been hundreds if not thousands of regulatory "actions" taken by FINRA related to short sale, and misreporting/misclassification of shorts. This
The Neutral Corner—Volume 1, 2020
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Office of Dispute Resolution and FINRA News
COVID-19 Notice to Parties and Arbitrators
Case Filings and Trends
2019 Arbitrator and Mediator Diversity Statistics
Removal of the Award Information Sheet from FINRA's Website
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Portal How-to Videos
Rule Approval
Amendments to FINRA Rule 12000 Series to Expand
Summary
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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