SEC Approves Amendments to FINRA Rules on Reporting Cancellations of Previously Reported OTC Trades in Equity Securities
(a) Authority
A Counsel to the National Adjudicatory Council shall have authority to take ministerial and administrative actions to further the efficient administration of a proceeding, including the authority to:
(1) direct the Office of Hearing Officers to complete and transmit a record of a disciplinary proceeding to the National Adjudicatory Council in accordance with Rule 9267
No person shall participate as an Adjudicator in a matter governed by the Code as to which he or she has a conflict of interest or bias, or circumstances otherwise exist where his or her fairness might reasonably be questioned. In any such case the person shall recuse himself or herself, or shall be disqualified as follows:
(a) FINRA Board
The Chair of the FINRA Board shall have
The Third-Party Risk Landscape topic of the 2025 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, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
The Market Access Rule 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.
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As a follow-up to my first letter of comments objecting to FINRA's proceeding further with any future added regulations on/to U.S. financial investment instruments such as those utilized(provided) by UltraPro, UltraPro Short, or Ultra Short Pro
SEC Approves Amendments to FINRA Rule 8210 to Require Encryption of Information Provided Via Portable Media Device
(a) Criteria for Receiving and Excluding Evidence
The Hearing Officer shall receive relevant evidence, and may exclude all evidence that is irrelevant, immaterial, unduly repetitious, or unduly prejudicial.
(b) Objections
Objections to the admission or exclusion of evidence shall be made on the record and shall succinctly state the grounds relied upon. Excluded material shall be
June 15, 2021FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook and Vice President of Member Relations and Education Kayte Toczylowski are joined by FINRA senior staff to discuss cybersecurity issues affecting the industry and effective practices.Speakers:Robert Cook, FINRA President and Chief Executive OfficerKeith Bettencourt, Specialist Manager, Member SupervisionWyatt Hamilton, Associate Principal Risk
