The Firm Short Positions and Fails-to-Receive in Municipal Securities section of the 2022 Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) relevant regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) exam findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
I do not believe testing investors' knowledge of complex products as a prerequisite to their purchase is an effective way to protect those investors. Test answers could be obtained from the internet without the investor actually retaining the knowledge effectively. Additionally, a lack of understanding of a particular subset of complex products should not be reason to deny the purchase of a
May 2, 2003The 2nd Quarter 2003 OATS release currently scheduled for July 28, 2003, contains certain enhancements that will require coding changes on the part of member firms and OSOs. Therefore, NASD is providing advance notice to members and OSOs so that they may plan accordingly. NASD is expecting to publish the full Technical Specifications by mid-May. These enhancements are being implemented
The Private Placements section of the 2022 Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) relevant regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) exam findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
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Summary
FINRA alerts member firms to a rising trend in the fraudulent transfer of customer accounts through the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS), an automated system administered by the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), that facilitates the transfer of customer account assets from one firm to another.
This Notice provides an overview of how bad actors effect
I oppose restrictions on the public to make the investments that are right for me and my family. The right to do so should not be restricted to only the privileged few. No tests should be required, although companies may test or restrict based on tests as is commonly done today. Making sure people are educated about the risks they are taking is important, but should not be up to regulators.
NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to establish February 4, 2008, as the effective date of the amendments to NASD Rules 6951, 6952, and 6955 that the Commission approved on October 10, 2006. The amendments expand the Order Audit Trail System ("OATS") reporting requirements to over-the-counter (
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The NASD is publishing this Notice to inform members of the terms and conditions of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff no-action letter recently issued to the Chubb Securities Corporation (the Chubb letter), which sets forth the SEC's policy on broker/
SummaryAn efficient capital raising process fosters business expansion, job creation and economic growth. FINRA members play an important role in facilitating capital formation for businesses of all sizes. FINRA promotes the capital raising process through appropriately tailored rules for its members that are designed to promote transparency and to establish important standards of conduct for the
