A SIMPLE SOLUTION I'm appreciative that FINRA and the SEC have considered the market implications of complex products and how they are offered to the investing community. There are certain products (i.e., leveraged and inverse ETF's) which investors should understand in more depth. That said, it is not appropriate for a third party to arbitrarily decide whether investors are capable of
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to extend temporary Supplementary Material .17 (Temporary Relief to Allow Remote Inspections for Calendar Years 2020 and 2021, and Through June 30 of Calendar Year 2022) under FINRA Rule 3110 (Supervision) to include calendar year 2022
As a reminder, FINRA is introducing a new system for FINRA member firms to submit the FINRA Participation Agreement and manage TRAQS users. Beginning January 31, 2022, FINRA member firms will access the Participant Data Management System to complete these functions. The Participant Data Management entitlement was granted to all existing FINRA Participant Agreement and FINRA Order Form
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Lisa Arnesen is FINRA’s Vice President of People Analytics and Operations. In this role, Ms. Arnesen leads the strategic and operational support of all HR systems, as well as FINRA’s employee relations and people-focused data analytics and reporting functions.
Prior to joining FINRA in November 2021, Ms. Arnesen was Vice President of HR Operations at Erickson Living, where she was responsible
Haimera Workie, Vice President and Head of Financial innovation, oversees the Office of Financial Innovation. In this capacity, he is responsible for leading FINRA’s Office of Financial Innovation, which focuses on analyzing financial technology (FinTech) innovations and emerging risks and trends related to the securities market. As part of these responsibilities, Mr. Workie works to foster an
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend Section 4 of Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws to: (1) revise the fee for the Regulatory Element of continuing education (“CE”); (2) establish the fee for individuals who elect to maintain their qualification following the termination
The Neutral Corner—Volume 4, 2021
As a layman, I find the practice of share lending to be disappointing. Many people trust their brokers and relevant institutions to act in ways that aren't detrimental to their portfolio. Lending shares (even from ETFs) to satisfy the borrowing needs of short sellers? This needs to end. Retail's confidence in US capital markets has all but evaporated at this point. So really, things
