Summary
FINRA has recently observed an increase in fraudulent options trading being facilitated by (1) account takeover schemes (sometimes referred to as account intrusions), through which a bad actor gains unauthorized entry to a customer’s brokerage account; and (2) the use of new account fraud1 by a bad actor who fraudulently establishes a brokerage account through identity theft.
In 2009 FINRA conducted a voluntary firm survey to determine preparedness for a pandemic in light of current events involving influenza A (H1N1). This survey continues FINRA's efforts to assist firms with business continuity planning by facilitating the exchange of information.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The following is a list of NASD Notices to Members issued during the fourth quarter of 1985. Requests for copies of any notice should be accompanied by a self-addressed mailing label and directed to: NASD Administrative Services, 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20006.
Notice Number
Date
Topic
85-65
October 1, 1985
SIPC Trustee
Summary
Recently, FINRA took enforcement action against several firms for failing to establish or maintain a reasonably designed supervisory system for recommendations of alternative mutual funds, also sometimes referred to as “alt funds” or “liquid alts” (“Alt Funds”). FINRA is continuing to note such deficiencies in its examinations and communications reviews of such products.
This Notice
The information on this page only applies to organizations without Super Account Administrators (SAAs). See the User Accounts Certification Process for Super Account Administrators (SAA) page for information about the certification process for broker-dealers, funding portals, investment advisers and US-based regulators.When is the 2025 User Accounts Certification Period?The 2025 User
TO: All NASD Members, NASDAQ Foreign Issuers and Other Interested Persons
The NASD has adopted revisions to Section C of Part II of Schedule D under Article XVI of the By-Laws which contains eligibility and authorization requirements for inclusion of foreign issues on the NASDAQ System. These revisions to the qualification requirements were formulated in response to the strong concern expressed
FINRA firms must have and enforce policies and procedures governing the withdrawal or transmittal of funds or other
assets from customer accounts.
Background
An important part of FINRA's work involves providing investors the information and tools they require to make informed decisions about their assets and avoid dealings with bad actors. Several respondents to the Special Notice on Engagement issued in March 2017 provided a range of recommendations related to FINRA's efforts in the area of investor education—including the types
Background
A critical part of the registration process in the securities industry is the background investigation of applicants for registration and the timely and accurate reporting of information to the Central Registration Depository (CRD) system via the Form U4 (Uniform Application for Securities Industry Registration or Transfer).
When a firm wants to hire a registered representative, it
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Resolution of the Board of Governors
Failure to File Assessment Report with Membership Application
District Committees shall not consider applications for membership and in no event shall an application for membership be approved for admission to membership, until an assessment report has been filed by the applicant.
The President shall
