FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
Last Updated: March 11, 2024Dispute Resolution Services (DRS) is publishing this guidance to remind parties and their representatives, arbitrators, and mediators that the unauthorized disclosure of a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) is a violation of federal law that may be punishable by civil and criminal penalties. As described in greater detail below, three categories of “SAR Information”—SARs
The TRACE Markup/Markdown Analysis Report is a monthly report designed to assist firms in their supervision activities by providing transparency into a portion of FINRA's surveillance program of corporate and agency fixed income transactions customer pricing.
The TRACE Markup/Markdown Analysis Report is built upon logic developed to pair purchase and sale transactions reported to
GUIDANCE
Life Settlements
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Legal and Compliance
Retail
Senior Management
Variable Life Settlements
Variable Insurance Policies
Suitability
Best Execution
Rule 3010
Executive Summary
Sales of existing life insurance policies to third parties—often
referred to as "life settlements"—have grown exponentially in
recent years, and
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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperationsSystemsTrading
Executive Summary
On July 14, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a new Section 71 of the Uniform Practice Code (UPC) requiring members to close out short sales in Nasdaq® securities that meet a certain clearing short-position threshold. In addition, the SEC approved
Remarks From the National Compliance Outreach Program for Broker-Dealers
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Senior ManagementInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceMutual FundTraining*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
MAIL VOTE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD invites members to vote on a proposed amendment to Article III, Sections 26 and 29 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. The amendment would revise, simplify, and add a
Executive SummaryOn October 1, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) approved an NASD rule filing amending the Trading Activity Fee (TAF) to reduce the TAF rate for covered equity securities, reduce the maximum per trade charge on covered equity securities, and assess the TAF on corporate debt securities that, under the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)
SEC Approves New NASD Qualification Requirements for Supervisors of Research Analysts; Compliance Date: No Later Than August 2, 2005
INFORMATIONALExpungementEffective Date: April 12, 2004SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal & ComplianceRegistered RepresentativesSenior ManagementArbitrationCentral Registration Depository (CRD®)Customer Dispute InformationDispute ResolutionExpungementRule 2130Executive SummaryOn December 16, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new Rule 2130 concerning the
