Is there a rule that addresses prohibited conditions relating to expungement of customer dispute information?
Yes, FINRA Rule 2081 provides that no member or associated person shall condition or seek to condition settlement of a dispute with a customer on, or to otherwise compensate the customer for, the customer’s agreement to consent to, or not to oppose, the member’s or associated person’s
GUIDANCEContinuing Education RulesSUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSContinuing EducationLegal & ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementContinuing EducationRule 1120Executive SummaryOn February 13, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Rule 1120 to require that each member designate and identify to NASD the individual(s) who will receive Web Central
This follow-up to the September 2021 targeted exam (sweep) of firms’ practices related to their acquisition of customers through social media channels and their sharing of customers’ usage information with affiliates and non-affiliated third parties summarizes selected practices FINRA has observed firms implement to this point in the sweep.
By Robert Cook, President and CEO, FINRA. The Consolidated Audit Trail, or CAT, is an SEC-mandated reporting system that collects data regarding trading in the U.S. equities and options markets. The SEC first proposed CAT in 2010 when the limitations of pre-CAT reporting facilities were highlighted by the Flash Crash. The final CAT rule was adopted by the SEC in 2012, a more detailed plan for CAT was approved by the SEC in 2016, and reporting into CAT was implemented in phases from 2018 to 2024.
• FOCUS Reports—Late Filing; Failing to File; Filing False or Misleading Reports
• Forms U4/U5—Late Filing of Forms or Amendments; Failing to File Forms or Amendments; Filing of False, Misleading or Inaccurate Forms or Amendments
• MSRB Rule G-36 (Timely Filing of Offering Documents With the MSRB)—Late Filing and Failing to
Sec. 2. (a) The Board shall have authority, upon notice and opportunity for a hearing, to cancel or suspend the membership of any member or suspend the association of any person associated with a member for failure to file, or to submit on request, any report, document, or other information required to be filed with or requested by the Corporation pursuant to these By-Laws or the Rules
