FINRA Issues Guidance on Master and Sub-Account Arrangements
New Alert-Reporting Criterion for Leverage in FOCUS Reports
Guidance on FAS 167 for FOCUS Reporting
Innovation and collaboration are two of FINRA’s four core values. Michael Hawman, Director of Technology for Delivery Services, returned to FINRA after participating in AWS re:Invent in 2022 with a proposal that would align these two values for FINRA’s business and technology divisions.
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FINRA seeks comment on proposed amendments to Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements) that would clarify and incorporate into the rule current interpretations regarding when issued and other extended settlement transactions, and provide relief to facilitate the application of the rule to these transactions.
The proposed rule text marked to show changes from the current rule text is
FINRA requests comment on a concept proposal regarding the application of FINRA rules to security-based swaps (SBS) following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) completion of its rulemaking regarding SBS dealers and major SBS participants. Current FINRA Rule 0180, which will expire in September 2021, provides a temporary exception from the application of FINRA rules to SBS, with
Abby Slonecker joined FINRA in early 2021 as Chief of Staff to Greg Ruppert and Senior Vice President of Member Supervision’s Office of Strategy and Program Risk (OSPR). In her role as Chief of Staff, she executes Greg’s strategic vision toward fulfilling FINRA’s mission and advises his Senior Leadership team. As SVP of OSPR, she oversees five teams that advise and support Member Supervision’s
FINRA Requests Comments on Proposed Consolidated FINRA Rules Governing Securities Loans and Borrowings, Permissible Use of Customers' Securities and Callable Securities
General overview of the rule making process.
SEC Approves Operations Professional Registration Category and Consolidated FINRA Continuing Education Rule
