February 8, 2011
Dear Executive Representative/Chief Compliance Officer:
FINRA is publishing its 2011 Annual Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter to highlight new and existing areas of significance to our regulatory programs. This edition of the letter includes topics of heightened importance to FINRA's Member Regulation, Market Regulation and Enforcement Departments, and the
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Sanction Guidelines
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NASD Sanction Guidelines
Executive Summary
This Notice advises NASD members of modifications to the NASD
Sanction Guidelines (Guidelines). NASD is amending the quality of
markets guidelines and the guidelines for violations of
SUGGESTED ROUTINGSenior ManagementAdvertisingLegal & ComplianceMutual FundTraining Executive SummaryThis Notice sets forth the policy of NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) applicable to electronic delivery of information between members and their customers as required or permitted by National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Rules.1Questions concerning this
FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposed Rule to Require Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Relating to Recruitment Compensation Practices
The Reporting Firm 10 Second Compliance Report Card are monthly status reports for market participant that contain counts of properly modified late trades, late trades that were not modified, and improperly modified trades.
Reporting Firm is defined as the firm that reported the Executing Party of the trade.
Member firms are required to report trades in accordance with established FINRA rules
The Executing Firm 10 Second Compliance Report Card is a monthly status report for trades that another firm reported on behalf of the market participant. The report contains counts of properly modified late trades, late trades that were not modified, and improperly modified trades.
Executing Firm is defined as the member that receives an order for handling or
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Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Regulation M, which regulates the market
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
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Trading
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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