Summary
FINRA is conducting a retrospective review to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of its rules and administrative processes that help protect senior investors from financial exploitation. The protection of senior investors is a top priority for FINRA. As such, FINRA is interested in whether additional tools, guidance or changes to FINRA rules or administrative processes are
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Executive Summary
On January 6, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an amendment adding a new Section 46 to the NASD Rules of Fair Practice that requires members holding open orders to adjust the price and the size, if necessary, of the order by the amount of any dividend, payment
An exemption is granted based on the following: (1) Name was not an MFP at the time the Contribution was made and was not involved in the solicitation of new municipal securities business; (2) the Firm took action once it became aware of the Contribution by voluntarily refraining from new State or its issuing authorities municipal securities business pending the outcome of the exemption request; (3) the Firm notified Name of his designation as an MFP and the accompanying restrictions; (4) the Firm has agreed to restrict Name's municipal securities activities, minimizing the potential for quid pro quo resulting from the Contribution; and (5) although a less weighty factor, the Contribution has been returned.
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Executive Summary
In May 1993, the NASD published Notice to Members 93-30, which set forth, in question and answer format, certain guidelines for compliance with recent amendments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Net Capital Rule, Rule 15c3-1. The SEC adopted the amendments,
Proposed Amendments to Eliminate Exemptions from the Continuing Education Regulatory Element Requirements
NASD has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to extend the pilot program for the Trading Activity Fee (“TAF”) for 60 days effective December 31, 2002 and expiring March 1, 2003. The TAF structure as originally proposed in SR-NASD-2002-98 (and sunset in SR-NASD-2002-147) expired on December 31, 2002. Upon expiration of SR-NASD-2002-98, the member regulatory pricing structure was to
This filing was withdrawn and replaced by SR-NASD-2006-007.NASD has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to amend Rule 2860 to: (a) revise the definition of the term "underlying index" to include all indexes underlying standardized index options and other indexes that meet certain specified criteria; and (b) allow members to calculate the position limits, in accordance with volume
FINRA announced today that it has fined BofA Securities, Inc. $24 million for engaging in more than 700 instances of spoofing through two former traders in U.S. Treasury secondary markets and related supervisory failures spanning more than six years.
The Private Placements topic of the 2024 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
SEC Approves FINRA Rule 2081 Regarding Prohibited Conditions Relating to Expungement of Customer Dispute Information
