(a) Assignment of Responsibility for General Ledger Accounts
Each capital acquisition broker must designate an associated person who is responsible for each general ledger bookkeeping account and account of like function used by the broker and such associated person must control and oversee entries into each such account and must determine that the account is current and accurate as
Michael Garawski is Senior Vice President and Director, Appellate Group, in FINRA’s Office of General Counsel (OGC). Mr. Garawski manages the program that advises FINRA’s National Adjudicatory Council and that represents FINRA in appeals that challenge FINRA’s regulatory actions before the SEC. Previously, Mr. Garawski served as Associate General Counsel, Regulatory Practice &
Some investors use foreign securities to diversify portfolios. Since overseas assets often don’t track their U.S. counterparts closely, a globally diversified portfolio might help reduce volatility. But currency risk could be present both in foreign investments and also other parts of your portfolio.
You’ve made the decision to work with an investment professional. You might notice that some candidates have a string of letters after their name. Chances are that this alphabet soup refers to one or more professional designations. Here are three things to know as you sort through the various credentials.
Entities which are found to be breaking the law need to be punished for doing so. Failing to respond to the actions of malicious actors leads to instability in the system, an imbalance of power when there should not be one, and a loss of trust in the viability of the system itself. The punishments must be sufficient to discourage future attempts and breaking the law. If breaking the law and
While short sales can be an important market mechanic to send signals to protect investors from corrupt or inept corporate leadership, hidden short sales and hidden synthetic short sales work against a free and fair marketplace. If institutional and "big money" investors detect reasons to believe that the future success of a company is unlikely, hiding their short positions at best
I believe after reviewing the current rules, and revision suggestions made, that it is INCREDIBLY important that FINRA immediately implement the changes as suggested AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. It is apparent that the system of reporting is severely outdated and antiquated relative to the available technology and communication speeds of today. It has become quite clear that the nature of this antiquated
We publish The Neutral Corner to provide arbitrators and mediators with current updates on important rules and procedures within securities dispute resolution. FINRA believes this newsletter provides its dedicated neutrals with a valuable learning tool that enables them to better serve parties and other participants in the FINRA forum.
The Neutral Corner Volume 1 - 2017
The way the stock market is set up for the larger entities to easily outweigh performance of the average retail trader is completely absurd. With stocks that are being massively shorted, much like Tesla (TSLA) was back a few years ago, and other stocks now like Gamestop (GME), AMC Theater (AMC) , Nokia (NOK) and many more, it allows such a distrust in the system for who can make money FAIRLY. If
The FINRA Board announced two newly appointed Industry Governors, received an update on FINRA’s Enforcement Digital Transformation and continued discussions around FINRA’s long-term financial planning.
