The Best Execution 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.
FINRA is a not-for-profit, self-regulatory organization (SRO) dedicated to promoting investor protection and market integrity in a manner that facilitates vibrant capital markets. One of FINRA’s tools for achieving this objective is fair and effective enforcement of our member firms’ compliance with securities laws and regulations.
FINRA’s highest priority when it identifies misconduct is to
Rule 4111 Compliance Tool – Lists of Expelled FirmsFINRA Rule 4111 (Restricted Firm Obligations) requires member firms that are identified as Restricted Firms to deposit cash or qualified securities in a segregated, restricted account; adhere to specified conditions or restrictions; or comply with a combination of such obligations. Rule 4111 establishes a multi-step, annual process through which
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Article III, Section 26 of the Rules of Fair Practice prohibits members from accepting compensation from an underwriter when selling its mutual fund unless such compensation is disclosed in the fund's prospectus. To the extent investment companies are not providing adequate
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The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) has revised the NASD Sanction Guidelines (Guidelines), which are used by the various bodies that adjudicate disciplinary matters (Adjudicators) to determine appropriate remedial sanctions. The National Business Conduct Committee (NBCC)
UPDATE 10/19/2018: During the week of Oct. 8, 2018, exceptional market volatility again produced record numbers of electronic messages processed by FINRA, including the three highest-volume days in history:
The 107 billion messages processed on Oct. 10 topped the previous record of 101 billion set on March 28, 2018.
The very next day – Oct. 11 – saw a significantly higher record set: 135
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The Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved revisions to several of the NASD's qualification examinations. These changes become effective January 1, 1990. The revised examinations include the following:
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The Reg BI and Form CRS section of the 2022 Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) relevant regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) exam findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
Exemptive relief is granted based on representations that: the contribution pre-dated the contributor’s designation as an MFP; the MFP attempted to obtain a refund of the contribution; the Firm identified the contribution through its supervisory processes during its screening process when Name was being considered for a role that would cause her to be designated as an MFP; and the MFP will be prohibited from soliciting or otherwise being involved in municipal securities business with the City for at least two years from the date of the Contribution.
January 2024BackgroundIn November 2022, FINRA launched a targeted exam to review the practices of certain member firms that actively communicate with retail customers concerning crypto assets and crypto asset-related services (Crypto Assets).1 FINRA reviewed retail communications received from these firms for compliance with FINRA Rule 2210 (Communications with the Public) which
