SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Trading
Training
Executive Summary
On July 11, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Article III, Section 34 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice to exclude initial placements and secondary market transactions in direct participation program (DPP) securities that are listed or for
ACTION REQUIRED
Deficits in Introduced Accounts
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Senior Management
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Clearing Firms
Deficits in Introduced Accounts
Introducing Firms
Executive Summary
NASD is concerned that clearing firms and introducing firms are frequently
The Crowdfunding Offerings: Broker-Dealers and Funding Portals topic of the 2024 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
Publication Date: February 23, 2023
Interpretations are marked in blue background beneath the rule text to which they relate.
17a-11 Notification provisions for brokers and dealers.
This section applies to the following types of entities: Except as provided in this introductory text, a broker or dealer, including an OTC derivatives dealer as that term is defined in § 240.3b-12, registered
I write in opposition to the proposal.If I understand correctly that “Investment-related activity” means pertaining to financial assets, including securities, crypto assets, commodities, derivatives (such as futures and swaps), currency,banking, real estate or insurance, this seems too broad. If I understand that the proposal would also require B/D's to approve each transaction in writing
Background
Until mid-2017, FINRA maintained two distinct enforcement teams within the organization—one handling disciplinary actions related to trading-based matters found through our market surveillance and trading examination programs, and the other handling cases referred from other regulatory oversight divisions within FINRA, such as sales practice examinations and our Office of Fraud
Firms applying for FINRA membership, with the exception of sole proprietorships, must have at least two registered principals and one Financial and Operations Principal (FinOp), according to FINRA Rule 1010 Series. Applicant firms, however, may request a waiver or exemption from the two principal requirement in accordance with FINRA Rule 9610 if the firm will be conducting a very limited scope of
FINRA Amends FINRA Rule 9120 and the Definition of “Hearing Officer”
About half of the nation’s financial advisors personally own crypto. If this rule is enacted, upwards of a hundred thousand FAs will have to inform their B/Ds of their crypto holdings and seek written permission to keep them. If permission is not obtained, the FAs will be required to sell their crypto assets, transfer to another firm that permits their investments, or be terminated. If this rule
Executive Summary
FINRA will conduct its Annual Meeting of firms on Monday, August 19, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time in the FINRA Visitors Center at 1735 K Street, NW, in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the meeting is to elect individuals to fill one small firm seat and one large firm seat on the FINRA Board of Governors (FINRA Board).1
It is important that all eligible firms be represented
