Number
Date
Title
2022-85
May 20, 2022
SEC Charges Wells Fargo Advisors with Anti-Money Laundering Related Violations
SEC Order
2022-83
May 16, 2022
SEC Obtains Emergency Relief to Halt Pre-IPO Stock Fraud Scheme by Unregistered Broker-Dealer
SEC Complaint
2022-1
January 5, 2022
SEC Charges Additional Defendant in Phony
In both 2017 and 2018, FINRA issued Reports on Examination Findings in response to firms’ requests that we make publicly available a summary of key findings from FINRA’s examinations of member firms. Firms use this information, as well as effective practices observed by FINRA at certain firms, to anticipate potential areas of concern and improve their procedures and controls. (We subsequently refer to the two prior years’ documents as the “2017 Report” and the “2018 Report.”)
INFORMATIONALDistrict ElectionsSUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal and ComplianceOperationsRegistrationSenior ManagementDistrict ElectionsExecutive SummaryThrough this Notice, NASD announces the election results for the District Committees and the District Nominating Committees. The newly elected District Committee members will serve until January 2007.1District 10 (New York) had an additional
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/06 Limitations on Principal Executives
Principal Executives may be part-time employees, subject to the prior approval of the member organization pursuant to Exchange Rule 346(e).
(f) PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
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In order to satisfy the rule's requirement that a member organization's principal place of
SR-FINRA-2019-009 has been approved by the SEC. Effective May 8, 2019, this rule will no longer be applicable. Please consult the appropriate FINRA rule.
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/01 Reserved.
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/03 Reserved.
/06 Limitations on Principal Executives
Principal Executives may be part-time employees, subject
Please do not bring regulations that stifle adoption and investment. This is all part of freedom being able to invest in an asset (precious metals, precious stones, stocks, bonds, currency or digital currency etc), claiming America being a free nation, and not allowing financial freedom such as investment as long it's within guidelines of law that protects the investor from scammers and
SummaryLow-priced securities1 tend to be volatile and trade in low volumes. It may be difficult to find accurate information about them. There is a long history of bad actors exploiting these features to engage in fraudulent manipulations of low-priced securities. Frequently, these actors take advantage of trends and major events—such as the growth in cannabis-related businesses or the ongoing
Summary
FINRA has amended the requirements relating to Covered Agency Transactions that FINRA originally adopted in 2016. Covered Agency Transactions include (1) To Be Announced transactions, inclusive of adjustable rate mortgage transactions, (2) Specified Pool Transactions and (3) transactions in Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, issued in conformity with a program of an agency or
SEC Approves Operations Professional Registration Category and Consolidated FINRA Continuing Education Rule
The Communications with the Public 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.
