Public GovernorRetiredGovernor Since 2022Committees: Compensation & Human Capital Committee (Chair), Executive Committee, Finance, Operations & Technology Committee, Regulatory Policy CommitteeProfessional ExperienceMAK Management Consulting (2016 – 2022)Morgan StanleyCo-CIO and Managing Director, Global Technology (2013 – 2016)Managing Director and CIO – Wealth and Investment
Please do not move to over regulate my financial investment options. Limiting the investing tools available to every day investors further creates a divide between those with capital and those without it. Dont make it worse!
As a retail investor, I believe all of the proposed changes should be enacted. Transparency is a requirement for our markets to remain fair and free. Gamestop had a short interest of 140% of the float at one point in December 2020/January 2021 which lead to the WallStreetBets short squeeze and subsequent trading restrictions because of systemic risk. If the short interest had been reported on a
Year 2000 Program Addresses Challenges Faced By Automated Systems
Members Be Advised: The year 2000 will be upon us in less than two and a half years, and, to be ready, all National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) member firms must take action now to ensure that their automated systems will continue to operate successfully. The NASD has instituted a Year 2000 (Y2K) Program to
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Limiting investment options, such as leveraged and inverse funds, to those that meet special income or asset tests is clearly discriminatory. These types of restrictions allow for the wealthy to financially gain from certain economic opportunities, while investors who are economically challenged would not be allowed to take advantage. The government would be restricting people who freely desire
I am opposed to new restrictions on who can invest in complex assets such as leveraged or inverse funds, among others. If FINRA is concerned about protecting retail investors, they should just require full and clear disclosure on all financial products and punish anyone who misrepresents them or coerces anyone into using them against their own best interest.
We are all adults here and can make
Dear Financial Regulators,
Please put these products behind reasonable knowledge or acknowledgment-of-risk walls rather than wealth walls where only potentially unknowledgeable wealthy & only already-wealthy investors can capitalize on the opportunities unlocked by these products.
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to FINRA Rules to Support the Industry Initiative to Shorten the Settlement Cycle for Securities in the U.S. Secondary Market From T+3 to T+2
Dear FINRA Regulators,
I was upset to learn today that FINRA was looking to restrict retail investor's access to 'complex products' including leveraged products. As a young investor, I rely heavily on leveraged etfs as part of my long term investing strategy. Given my current investable assets are low and will hopefully continue to grow as I work and grow older, I use
