Holly Lokken is Senior Vice President in Market Regulation and Transparency Services. Ms. Lokken leads the Trading and Market Data Analytics business unit, which is a centralized market analytics center of excellence providing rapid, innovative, and impactful data and market analytics to each of FINRA’s Market Regulation core functions as well as the broader FINRA organization. Ms.
FINRA’s Examinations team has undertaken changes to create efficiencies before, during and after the exam process to continuously improve the program. On this episode, three senior leaders of the team join us to detail some of the recent changes, including the introduction of thematic reviews, changes to the post-exam closeout process and more.
SummaryThe purpose of this Notice is to notify member firms of the upcoming nomination and election process to fill vacancies on FINRA’s Regional Committees. The Regional Committees play an important part of informing FINRA’s regulatory programs by, among other things, alerting FINRA to industry trends that could present regulatory concerns and consulting with FINRA on proposed policies and rule
Avenues for charitable giving today go beyond traditional cash donations made directly to nonprofit organizations. Investment vehicles designed specifically for charitable donations provide opportunities to contribute other financial assets, including securities and property, and might also provide you with certain benefits, such as tax deductions or regular income payments.
FINRA’s Research and Development (R&D) program is an innovation engine for FINRA - a sandbox for staff to take risks, explore new and disruptive technologies, assess potential usefulness to FINRA use cases, as well as investigate and test solutions to known problems.
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Gene DeMaio is the Head of Regulatory Services Management in FINRA's Market Regulation and Transparency Services (MRTS) Department and is responsible for managing FINRA’s relationships with securities exchanges and other entities for which FINRA performs regulatory services. Prior to this role, Mr. DeMaio led the Options Regulation and Trading & Execution Examinations
Comparison shopping for financial products such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could pay big dividends. FINRA's Fund Analyzer tool can help you make informed decisions about the impact of fees and potential discounts on mutual funds, ETFs, exchange-traded notes and money market funds on your portfolio.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to adopt FINRA Rule 6897 (Consolidated Audit Trail Funding Fees) to establish fees for Industry Members related to reasonably budgeted CAT costs of the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail (the “CAT NMS Plan” or “Plan”) for the period from July 16, 2024 through December 31, 2024. These fees would be payable to Consolidated Audit Trail, LLC (“CAT LLC” or “the Company”) and referred to as “CAT Fee 2024-1.”
FINRA now offers candidates the choice to take an exam at a local test center or, for a limited number of exams, proctored remotely online. For either appointment type, please ensure you are prepared in advance of your test appointment and familiar with what to expect on the day of your exam. Please review and complete any necessary preparations indicated for your applicable test experience.
