Many individuals contact the Office of the Ombuds about fraudulent schemes. Some of the schemes are imposter scams that involve people fraudulently pretending to be FINRA staff in order to obtain account or other sensitive information.
La confidencialidad es la piedra angular de la práctica del Ombuds. Su identidad - y los asuntos que nos comunique - están protegidos. Cuando se ponga en contacto con la Oficina del Ombuds de FINRA, puede esperar hablar con alguien que escuchará atentamente sus preocupaciones.
La Oficina del Ombuds trabaja independientemente de otros departamentos y de la dirección de FINRA. Rinde cuentas directamente al Comité de Auditoría de la Junta Directiva de FINRA.
We are conducting a comprehensive self-evaluation and organizational improvement initiative called FINRA360. The objective of this effort, which CEO Robert Cook launched in early 2017, is to ensure that FINRA is operating as the most effective self-regulatory organization (SRO) it can be, working to protect investors and promote market integrity in a manner that supports strong and vibrant
This email is to warn member firms of an ongoing phishing campaign that involves fraudulent emails purporting to be from FINRA and using either the domain name “@firms-finra.org” or “@firms-sipc.org”. Neither of these domains is connected to FINRA and firms should delete all emails originating from these domain names.
Most transfers of customer accounts from one brokerage firm (the "carrying firm") to another (the "receiving firm") occur through the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS), an electronic transfer system developed by the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) to automate and standardize the transfer of accounts. When it is not possible to use ACATS,
FINRA ("FINRA") respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, FINRA will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the FINRA
Overview
This publication outlines emerging insider threat risks and helps member firms identify, prevent, detect, and respond to these threats, including:
identifying how insider threats can occur at firms, and what factors may indicate that these attacks are on the rise;
providing a summary of core controls and effective practices firms may consider when evaluating their insider threat
Representatives who leave their firms often contact former customers and emphasize the benefits the former customers would experience by transferring their assets to the firm that recruited the registered representative (recruiting firm) and maintaining their relationship with the representative.
In this situation, the former customer's confidence in and prior experience with the
Gloria Dalton is Vice President and Head of the Office of International Affairs at FINRA. In this capacity, she leads and facilitates FINRA’s engagement with foreign regulators through bilateral cooperation, information-sharing and participation in multilateral organizations and regulatory forums. Her team also monitors global regulatory developments impacting firms, markets, and investors.
