The information on this page only applies to organizations without Super Account Administrators (SAAs). See the User Accounts Certification Process for Super Account Administrators (SAA) page for information about the certification process for broker-dealers, funding portals, investment advisers and US-based regulators.When is the 2025 User Accounts Certification Period?The 2025 User
The Discovery Guide is a helpful reference to help you manage expectations regarding documents the other Party might request. FINRA provides the Discovery Guide for customer cases only. This Guide outlines the documents that Parties should exchange without Arbitrator or staff intervention.The Discovery Guide contains two Document Production Lists of presumptively
Retirement plans like a 401(k) are long-term investments. But that doesn’t mean you should set them up and forget about them until you retire. Schedule an annual 401(k) “checkup” to make sure your plan still meets your needs.
FINRA’s Third-Party Vendor Request asks firms to submit information on all third-party providers that are essential to firms’ operations, processes or functions. The first webinar below provides an overview of the request including why FINRA is requesting this information and how your data will be used, and the second webinar reviews frequently asked questions (FAQ). These events are
All investments carry some degree of risk. Stocks, bonds and funds can lose value. Even conservative, insured investments such as certificates of deposit issued by a bank or credit union, come with inflation risk. They may not earn enough over time to keep pace with the increasing cost of living.
As we observe National Consumer Protection Week amid a changing financial fraud landscape, the time is ripe to talk about the ways in which investors can protect themselves from scams. On this episode, a member of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation team joins us to talk about how we can all become more informed and vigilant in today's complex financial world.
Member firms should be aware of an alleged large-scale data breach possibly affecting Oracle Cloud services at firms and third-party providers. FINRA recommends that firms review this information to assess any potential impact to their operations, as well as with third-party providers who provide services to the firm. FINRA previously delivered an email to firms whose domain names appeared in the threat actor post, as well as any firms that previously informed FINRA of their use of Oracle products and services.
