Each member shall develop and implement a written anti-money laundering program reasonably designed to achieve and monitor the member's compliance with the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. 5311, et seq.), and the implementing regulations promulgated thereunder by the Department of the Treasury. Each member's anti-money laundering program must be approved, in writing, by a
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Corporate Finance
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Operations
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*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
As of July 22, 1988, the following 30 issues joined the NASDAQ National Market System
By Greg Ruppert, Executive Vice President, Member Supervision and Jonathan Sokobin, Executive Vice President, Chief Economist and Head of the Office of Regulatory Economics and Market AnalysisFINRA proposed in 2023 to create a voluntary, three-year Remote Inspections Pilot Program to evaluate the impact and efficacy of the remote inspection of branches and offices by member firms. The idea for
Before you leave the military, take advantage of the many benefits the service provides, and make decisions about replacing those you may lose.
January 1999
Contingency Planning
Although most businesses are working diligently to ensure that their Year 2000-related issues will be resolved in time, everyone must anticipate that some things will be overlooked, ignored, or not completed on or before December 31, 1999. In addition, businesses must realize that there are things beyond their control that could impact various entities in 2000
Summary
In February 2019, FINRA published Regulatory Notice 19-06, launching a retrospective review of Rule 4370 (Business Continuity Plans and Emergency Contact Information) to assess its effectiveness and efficiency (the BCP Rule Review). The COVID-19 pandemic, beginning in early 2020, caused unprecedented regulatory and operational impacts on member firms and other market participants, as
Staff in FINRA’s Regulatory Review and Disclosure unit must review and approve all proposed names for firms applying for FINRA membership, a Broker Dealer or Funding Portal designation; and for current FINRA member firms seeking a name change. A firm may reserve a name by submitting a complete Firm Name Reservation Request Form. If the requested name(s) include the words “Adviser” or “Advisor,”
Breakpoint discounts are volume discounts to the front-end sales load charged to investors who purchase Class A mutual fund shares. The extent of the discount depends on the amount invested in a particular family of funds. For example, a mutual fund might charge a front-end load of 5.75 percent for share purchases of less than $50,000, but reduce the load to 4.50 percent for investments between $
Bonds can be issued by corporations, local municipalities, government agencies and the federal government. Performing due diligence can help you assess the many characteristics that are associated with these fixed-income securities and evaluate overall suitability with your investing needs.
Recently, FINRA's Market Regulation and Transparency Services (MRTS) team realigned its structure around specific functions, rather than around specific rules or products. On this episode, we hear from three of the group's senior leaders to learn how the change allows MRTS to be more nimble in addressing and anticipating risks, to better leverage its data and more.
