SUGGESTED ROUTING:*
Senior Management
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Trading
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved on October 10 the establishment of Nasdaq
SEC Approval and Effective Date for New Consolidated FINRA Rules
Monthly Disciplinary Actions May 2018
The Communications with the Public 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.
Summary
To bring attention to a rising trend in the fraudulent transfer of customer accounts through the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS), FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 22-21, which alerted member firms about how bad actors effect fraudulent transfers of customer assets using ACATS (referred to as ACATS fraud). That Notice listed several existing regulatory obligations that
FINRA 21-19 represents a ground shaking step towards improving the transparency and ultimately the freedom of the United States' market. Up until now, FINRA's archaic short interest reporting standards have facilitated exploitative and irresponsible market practices that threaten both free competition and the stability of the market. Recognizing the abuse behind intransparent reporting
FINRA
FINRA publishes a weekly newsletter (the weekly update) containing its rule proposals and notices of rule approvals with effective dates. FINRA provides an email subscription service for the newsletter as well as other communications. FINRA also maintains a catalog of social media and RSS feeds.
FINRA CAT LLC
FINRA CAT LLC provides an RSS feed of its website updates
SUGGESTED ROUTING:*
Senior ManagementInternal AuditOperationsTrading*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
On June 30, 1988, the maximum Small Order Execution System (SOES) order size for all Nasdaq National Market System (Nasdaq/NMS) securities was established as follows:
A 1,000-share maximum order size was applied to those Nasdaq/NMS
Summary
The 2021 Renewal Program begins on November 16, 2020, when FINRA makes the Preliminary Statements available to all firms in E-Bill. Preliminary Statements are not mailed to firms.
Firms should note the following key dates in the renewal process:
October 19, 2020 Firms may begin submitting post-dated Form U5