this rule is anti-competetive and unfair to the smaller retail investor. I strongly oppose it and its unfair restrictions it would pose to me as an individual investor. Please do not implement this rule in its current form. People like me have the right to make investment decisions as we see fit with our own money.
I am very much opposed to proposed rule #S7-24-15. As an active investor I strongly object to any legislation or rulings which impede my ability to invest in vehicles which I deem beneficial to me. If we limit or prevent our economic freedoms , our political freedoms will soon be limited as well.
SR-FINRA-2008-018 - Proposed Rule Change to Amend Incorporated NYSE Rules to Delete References to Certain Fees and to Amend Section 4(c) of Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws to Add Fees Charged for the Series 14 and Series 16 Examinations
Proposed Rule Change to Update Rule Cross-References and Make Non-Substantive Technical Changes to Certain FINRA Rules
As an investor in the UK, who regularly trades in securities in the US Markets - it seems less important to me that you introduce new rules, and more so that you actually enforce those already in place. It must logically be more effective to reign in those who are no -compliant with the current rules, than to spend more time, effort and money on producing, reviewing and publishing yet more rules
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FINRA has received an increasing number of reports regarding registered representatives and associated persons (representatives) forging or falsifying customer signatures, and in some cases signatures of colleagues or supervisors, through third-party digital signature platforms. Firms have, for example, identified signature issues involving a wide range of forms, including account
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The request for exemptive relief is denied. You represent that Firm had established comprehensive and detailed procedures which included the requirement to pre-clear political contributions. Indeed, the firm’s procedures were attached to your exemption request as "Attachment No. 2," and they require that "all public finance employees" of the firm obtain prior approval of political contributions. The CEO did not follow the firm’s established procedures. This lapse by a senior official is significant and leads us to conclude that the request for an exemption should be denied.
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The Suggested Routing function is meant to aid the reader of this document. Each NASD member firm should consider the appropriate distribution in the context of its own organizational structure.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) revisions to the content outline and selection specifications for the Research Analyst (Series 86/87) exam program, including a reduction of the number of scored questions on the Series 86 exam.
