The Variable Annuities section of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (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.
I firmly object to the measures being proposed in this rule, particularly any steps to restrict what products I am able to procure through my brokers as a private (retail) investor. My concern especially applies to the purchase of leveraged ETFs. As a private investor or trader, the onus has been and always will be on me to acquire the necessary knowledge, experience, and trading acumen to be
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FINRA promotes the capital-raising process through appropriately tailored rules that are designed to promote transparency and to establish important standards of conduct for the benefit of all market participants, including investors and issuers participating in offerings.
There have been significant developments recently in the mechanisms companies use to raise capital through
(a) Definition of Principal and Principal Registration Categories(1) Definition of PrincipalA "principal" is any person associated with a member, including, but not limited to, sole proprietor, officer, partner, manager of office of supervisory jurisdiction, director or other person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions, who is actively engaged in the management of
Learn how to use the Non-registered Locations with RSL Status report template available in FINRA Gateway by watching this short video (2:23 minutes). The report template can be used to identify associated persons’ office of employment addresses marked as non-registered, private residences with outstanding “Yes” or “No” responses.
NASD has filed with the SEC revisions to the examination specifications and study outline for the Limited Representative—Private Securities Offerings (Series 82) examination program. The proposed revisions update the material to reflect changes to the laws, rules, and regulations covered by the examination and to reflect more accurately the duties and responsibilities of a private securities
I should be allowed to choose the public investments that are right for me. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged, elite. Keep the government and the "nanny state" out of my affairs! I don't need your so-called protection! I am perfectly capable of making up my own mind about my private investments and affairs. I understand the risks
The FINRA Board of Governors will consider the following rulemaking items at its February 2013 meeting.
Dear FINRA, 5-6-22
I am a private investor who has been investing in the markets for the last 40 years, and have been successful using inverse funds, to include SH, PSQ, DOG to hedge against volatility, and frequent downturns in the markets. I do not think any regulator will be able to know more than I do about my own families personal financial situation. Passing a test first, seems
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