An exemption is granted based on the following: First, the Firm took prompt remedial action by placing Name in an "inactive status" and directing him to not engage in any work for the Firm. Second, you have represented that Name, prior to being hired by the Firm, was not engaged in the solicitation of municipal securities business, as defined in the Rule, and during his Firm employment as an MFP Name did not engage in municipal securities representative activities and did not solicit municipal business. Third, you have represented that the Firm has a long relationship as an underwriter of municipal securities for County #1 and County #2, and the State and neither the hiring of Name nor his Contributions were necessary to obtain municipal securities business from such issuers. Fourth, the Firm has agreed to undertake an education initiative, as described below, for all employees of the Firm's Municipal Securities Group.
During the span of employment, it’s not uncommon for two situations to arise with respect to retirement savings: the potential need to borrow from your retirement account, and a change in employer that raises the question of whether to roll your assets into a new plan or an IRA.
Loans
If you need cash, you might be tempted to borrow from your employer-sponsored plan rather than applying to a
Background
In response to the March 2017 Special Notice on Engagement issued as part of FINRA360, FINRA received a number of comments and suggestions regarding engagement in connection with FINRA's rulemaking process. After carefully reviewing and analyzing the comments, FINRA is taking a number of actions to address the comments and suggestions that it received.
Rulemaking Process
Learn how to use FINRA Gateway Reports to create a report listing associated persons with open CE Annual Regulatory Element requirements due by Dec. 31 of the year. This report provides real-time data during the year-end shutdown period. After completing the steps detailed on this page, you will have a report like the sample report linked here. Getting StartedLog in to
When you buy a stock, you're buying part ownership of a company and an opportunity to partake in its successes (or failures) over time, but it can be hard to compare different stocks. A company’s earnings per share (EPS), price-to equity ratio (P/E) and other ratios can help you compare companies of different sizes.
Each year, FINRA publishes its Annual Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter to highlight issues of importance to FINRA's regulatory programs.
Summary
FINRA requests comment on a proposal to require members to publish quarterly order routing disclosure reports for held orders in OTC Equity Securities. The proposed new quarterly reports would be similar to those required for NMS stocks under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Rule 606(a) of Regulation NMS, with certain modifications reflecting the different structure of the
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Registration
Training
NASD® member firms may now order rosters of their registered persons who are subject to the Regulatory Element of the new Securities Industry Continuing Education rules, which were effective July 1, 1995. (See Special Notice to Members 95-13, March 8, 1995).
Firm rosters will be prepared from a database periodically
FINRA Gateway Reports, previously referred to as Dynamic Reporting, helps firm staff answer common questions and make informed decisions using FINRA data. Choose from templates for firm, branch, individual, or filing data to create your own custom reports.
