Thank you Catherine [Weatherford, NAVA President and CEO] and Lee [Covington, SVP & General Counsel, NAVA]. I'd like to begin by acknowledging my friend Mark Casady, the extremely effective chairman of the NAVA board, and thanking him for agreeing recently to serve on the FINRA Board of Governors. Mark, my colleagues and I look forward to working with you.
In this third and final episode in our series covering FINRA's ongoing crypto asset regulatory work, we hear from FINRA's Blockchain Lab, which serves as a central point within FINRA for the development of blockchain-related regulatory initiatives to learn about how the Lab is supporting and advancing FINRA's regulatory work involving crypto assets.
Thank you, Elisse. Good morning, everyone - it's wonderful to see all of you here today. All of us at FINRA are committed to assisting you with your compliance efforts and these conferences are a large part of that effort. I'm thrilled you took the time to come to Scottsdale.
Summary
FINRA requests comment on a proposal to expand TRACE reporting requirements to collect information on trades in foreign sovereign debt securities that are U.S. dollar-denominated. Issuance activity in these debt securities has accelerated in recent years and FINRA believes the proposal would provide important regulatory information on an increasingly active segment of the market. Under
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Senior Management
Internal Audit
Operations
Trading
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On June 30, 1988, the maximum SOES order size for all NASDAQ National Market System (NASDAQ/NMS) securities was established as follows
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Legal & Compliance
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved amendments to the NASD By-Laws and Schedule B thereof that restructure the size and
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Executive Summary
On January 27, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the NASD's Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Advertising Guidelines (Guidelines). The Guidelines provide a framework for members to assess the accuracy and appropriateness of Collateralized Mortgage
Summary
FINRA requests comment on a proposal to require members to publish quarterly order routing disclosure reports for held orders in OTC Equity Securities. The proposed new quarterly reports would be similar to those required for NMS stocks under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Rule 606(a) of Regulation NMS, with certain modifications reflecting the different structure of the
March 9, 2009
Dear Executive Representative:
We are writing to highlight new and existing areas of particular significance to FINRA's examination program for 2009. We hope you will use the information in this letter to gain valuable insight into some key FINRA examination topics, and to help you assess your firm's compliance and supervisory programs.
Before discussing specific
Summary
FINRA seeks comment on a proposal to accelerate arbitration case processing when requested by parties who are seriously ill or are at least 75 years old. The proposal would help ensure that these parties are able to participate meaningfully in FINRA arbitration by shortening certain case processing deadlines for parties and arbitrators under the Codes.
The text of the proposed