Member firms should be aware of an ongoing phishing campaign involving fraudulent emails targeting executives and purporting to be from FINRA employees, with the goal of harvesting credentials. As indicated by the full, expanded email address hidden under a masked email display name, these emails are not from FINRA, and firms should delete them and consider blocking the fraudulent domains.
Background
In March 2017, FINRA's Board of Governors established a new standing committee, the Regulatory Operations Oversight Committee (ROOC), to advise and assist the Board in providing oversight on FINRA's regulatory operations, and supplementing FINRA's broader self-evaluation through FINRA360. This includes providing guidance on the full breadth of FINRA's regulatory
(a) Notices Under Rule 4111
(1) Notice of Requirements or Restrictions
FINRA's Department of Member Regulation ("Department") shall issue a notice of its determination under Rule 4111 that a firm is a Restricted Firm and the requirements, conditions or restrictions to which the Restricted Firm is subject (hereinafter, collectively referred to as the "Rule
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Arbitration
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Discovery Guide
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Summary
The protection of senior investors is a top priority for FINRA. In August 2019, FINRA launched a retrospective review to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of its rules and administrative processes that help protect senior investors from financial exploitation. The review indicated that FINRA’s steps to protect seniors have provided helpful and effective tools in the fight against
INFORMATIONAL
Predispute Arbitration Agreements
Effective Date: June 11, 2001
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Executive Summary
On April 6, 2001, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) approved an amendment to National Association of
INFORMATIONALUniform Submission AgreementsSUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal & ComplianceSenior ManagementArbitrationSanctionsUniform Submission AgreementsExecutive SummaryNASD's Code of Arbitration Procedure (Code) requires respondents in NASD arbitrations to serve an answer and an executed Uniform Submission Agreement (USA) at the time the answer to the Statement of Claim is due.
Summary
The purpose of this Notice is to notify member firms of the upcoming nomination and election process to fill vacancies on FINRA’s Regional Committees. The Regional Committees play an important part of informing FINRA’s regulatory programs by, among other things, alerting FINRA to industry trends that could present regulatory concerns and consulting with FINRA on proposed policies and
August 28, 2002This article is being issued to remind firms of specific reporting obligations under the OATS Rules and the OATS Reporting Technical Specifications. Please take some time to review your code and operations to ensure the following obligations are being met.
Use the Rejected ROE Resubmit Flag when Repairing Rejects
Firms must set the Rejected ROE Resubmit Flag to "Y
What the world saw in the final week of January 2021 was the cartelization of speculators who specialize in selling short stocks and options in the American capital markets. Whether or not this association's formation was premeditated or ad hoc is irrelevant to the events that unfolded and are continuing to unfold in relation to the impending implosion, real or perceived, of the system that
