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2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight ReportThe Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) 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.SEC Rule 613 requires FINRA
With over 20,000 companies whose shares trade either on a U.S. exchange or in over-the-counter markets, there’s ample room for confusion. Fundamental research and an understanding about the way in which stocks are listed and traded can go a long way toward helping you make sound investment decisions.
FINRA member firms should be aware of an ongoing phishing campaign involving threat actors targeting executive employees at broker-dealers and investment advisors with fraudulent emails purporting to be from FINRA executives. The campaign began on or around May 21, 2025. These emails are not from FINRA, and firms should delete them and consider blocking the indicators of compromise contained at the end of this alert.
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 Technology Management 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.
As part of FINRA’s program to monitor firms for compliance with the SEC’s Regulation M, FINRA’s Market Regulation department reviews over-the-counter (OTC) trading and quoting activity for prohibited purchases, bids or attempts to induce bids or purchases during the applicable restricted period, and for prohibited short sales during the five-day period prior to pricing the offering.
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: NASD would like to thank the committee for the invitation to submit this written statement for the record.
La Oficina del Ombuds trabaja independientemente de otros departamentos y de la dirección de FINRA. Rinde cuentas directamente al Comité de Auditoría de la Junta Directiva de FINRA.
