Summary
FINRA will conduct a Special Meeting of large firms on Monday, October 31, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. ET in the FINRA Visitors Center at 1735 K Street, NW, in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the meeting is to elect one individual to fill a Large Firm Governor seat on the FINRA Board of Governors (Board).1
It is important that all eligible large firms be represented by proxy or in person at the
The Cyber and Analytics Unit (CAU) within FINRA’s National Cause and Financial Crimes Detection (NCFC) program would like to highlight an alert issued by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on April 20, 2022.
FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
The following frequently asked questions (FAQs) provide guidance on FINRA Rule 2111 (Suitability). This document consolidates the questions and answers in Regulatory Notices 12-55, 12-25 and 11-25, organized by topic.
The Treasury Aggregate Statistics provide trading volume in U.S. Treasury Securities reported by FINRA Members to TRACE for the prior week. The reports have been published since March 2020. In the next few weeks, FINRA will publish the following:
On May 4, 2021, FINRA will publish historical weekly reports from January 2019 through the launch of the report in March 2020. The data will be
Unless otherwise indicated, suspensions will begin with the opening of business on Monday April 15, 1996. The information relating to matters contained in this section is current as of April 5, 1996. Information received subsequent to April 5, 1996 is not reflected in this section.
Firm Expelled, Individuals Sanctioned
M. Rimson & Co. Inc. (New York, New York), Moshe Rimson (Registered
Background
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
Regulatory Obligations
FINRA Rule 2090 (Know Your Customer) requires member firms and their associated persons to use reasonable diligence to determine the “essential facts” about every customer and “the authority of each person acting on behalf of such customer.” Regulatory Notice 11-02 (SEC Approves Consolidated FINRA Rules Governing Know-Your-Customer and Suitability Obligations) advised that
Thank you for that introduction, and thank you all for coming. As all of you know, we are at an important moment in the debate over financial regulation and the future profile of financial markets in the United States, and throughout the world. So I am pleased to have this opportunity to share some of my thoughts about where we've been and where we can hopefully go.
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.
