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FINRA advises each member firm to review the Report and consider incorporating relevant elements into its compliance program in a manner tailored to its activities. The
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Unless otherwise indicated, suspensions will begin with the opening of business on Monday, May 20, 1996. The information relating to matters contained in this section is current as of May 5, 1996. Information received subsequent to May 5, 1996 is not reflected in this section.
Firm Expelled, Individuals Sanctioned
Devon Resources Financial Corporation (Tulsa, Oklahoma), Catherine W. Yox (
The FINRA 21-19 filing is a long overdue step in the right direction. However, given the current rules set in place, which allows prime brokerages to give their clients, hedge funds, an ability to essentially circumvent any short position reporting through what they call 'short arranging products' or 'arranged financing programs', the regulations proposed in FINRA 21-19 will
SEC Approves Consolidated FINRA Rules 4314 (Securities Loans and Borrowings), 4330 (Customer Protection – Permissible Use of Customers’ Securities) and 4340 (Callable Securities)
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On May 25, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an amendment to the Uniform Practice Code (UPC) adding new Section 72 requiring a member or its agent who is a participant in a registered clearing agency to use the facilities of such registered
Firms have shared the following ways they have used prior FINRA publications, such as Exam Findings Reports and Priorities Letters (collectively, Reports), to enhance their compliance programs. We encourage firms to consider these practices, if relevant to their business model, and continue to provide feedback on how they use FINRA publications.
Assessment of Applicability – Performed a
Firms have used prior FINRA publications, such as Exam Findings Reports and Priorities Letters (collectively, Reports), to enhance their compliance programs. We encourage firms to consider these practices, if relevant to their business model, and continue to provide feedback on how they use FINRA publications.
Assessment of Applicability – Performed a comprehensive review of the findings,
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