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
Executive SummaryThe purpose of this Election Notice is to notify firms of the upcoming elections to fill vacancies on the FINRA Regional Committees, and the mailing of ballots to eligible firms.As detailed below, the following seats are contested:Midwest Region Committee, District 4 representativeMidwest Region Committee, District 8 representativeNew York Region Committee, District 10
Customers who pursue civil remedies or arbitration claims against investment professionals cannot always recover on their judgments or awards. Customers encounter this challenge across the forums in which they may pursue action— whether state or federal court, a dispute resolution forum administered by a regulator, a private arbitration venue, or otherwise — and across the range of financial
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Executive Summary
On April 7, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Rule G-19 concerning suitability of recommendations. The amendments eliminate two provisions that had operated as exemptions to the rule and clarify the
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Each year, FINRA publishes its Annual Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter to highlight issues of importance to FINRA's regulatory programs.
Cover Letter From FINRA President and CEO, Robert Cook
January 8, 2018
As is our practice, we are marking the start of the new year by publishing our
(a) GeneralExcept as otherwise provided by paragraph (b) of this Rule, each general securities member shall, with a frequency of not less than once every calendar quarter, send a statement of account ("account statement") containing a description of any securities positions, money balances, or account activity to each customer whose account had a security position, money balance, or
Hearing to Review Current Investigations and Regulatory Actions Regarding the Mutual Fund Industry: The Regulatory Landscape
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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperationsTrading*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Since December 1, 1990, Nasdaq market makers that are also market makers in the Small Order Execution System (SOES) have been required to display sizes in their quotations equal to or greater than the SOES tier
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The following is a list of NASD Notices to Members issued during the fourth quarter of 1985. Requests for copies of any notice should be accompanied by a self-addressed mailing label and directed to: NASD Administrative Services, 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20006.
Notice Number
Date
Topic
85-65
October 1, 1985
SIPC Trustee
The Fixed Income Mark-up Disclosure section of the 2019 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
