Many consumers have shifted their banking and investment transactions to the time-saving apps on their phones. But along with convenience, a reliance on mobile devices has attracted scammers looking to steal information and assets. A growing type of fraud exploiting mobile phone usage is known as SIM swapping.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The SEC recently approved an amendment to Section 2 of Schedule G of the NASD By-Laws (SEC Release Number 34-23780). The amendment, which is effective immediately, requires NASD members to report transactions in listed securities executed in the over-the-counter market in the United States between 4:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Proposed Rule Change to Adopt the FINRA Rule 6800 Series (Consolidated Audit Trail Compliance Rule)
FINRA is migrating the Alternative Display Facility (ADF) to a new technology platform, and has published new FIX protocol specifications for interfacing with the system.
Effective May 12, 2014, FINRA Rule 4552 requires each Alternative Trading System (ATS) that has filed a Form ATS with the SEC to report to FINRA its aggregate weekly volume information and number of trades, by security, per ATS in both equity securities and debt securities subject to FINRA trade reporting requirements.
The NASD, through its wholly owned subsidiary, NASD Regulation, Inc., has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rules 6951, 6954 and 9610 and to add a new Rule 6958. The proposed rule change would: (1) provide that the time of order origination and receipt for an electronic order is the time the order is captured by a member's electronic order-routing or execution system,
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Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved an exception to SEC Rule 10b-6 (Rule 10b-6) and a new companion rule, Rule 10b-6A, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to permit "passive market making" in certain distributions of
FINRA firms must have and enforce policies and procedures governing the withdrawal or transmittal of funds or other
assets from customer accounts.
FINRA reminds firms that the new FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility (the FINRA/Nasdaq TRF Chicago) will commence operation on Monday, September 10, 2018. The FINRA/Nasdaq TRF Chicago provides FINRA members with another mechanism for reporting over-the-counter trades in NMS stocks and complying with FINRA’s requirements with respect to back-up trade reporting arrangements, as set
NASD Regulation, Inc., has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to Rule 2710 of the Conduct Rules of the NASD (the "Corporate Financing Rule" or "Rule") to require that members submit information on public offerings of securities to the Corporate Financing Department of the NASD Regulation ("Department") through an electronic filing system.
