Summary
FINRA has adopted changes to its rules to allow for video conference hearings before the Office of Hearing Officers and the National Adjudicatory Council under specified conditions. These amendments will become effective August 23, 2023.
Questions concerning this Notice should be directed to:
Philip Shaikun, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Office of General Counsel (OGC
Summary
FINRA will conduct its Annual Meeting of firms on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time in the FINRA Visitors Center at 1735 K Street, NW, Washington, D.C. The purpose of the meeting is to elect individuals to fill one small firm seat and one large firm seat on the FINRA Board of Governors (FINRA Board or Board).1
It is important that all eligible firms be represented
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Executive Summary
On February 24, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the NASD's new margin rules. The rules conform the NASD's margin rules to those of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) by replacing the current provisions of Article III,
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Senior ManagementGovernment SecuritiesInstitutionalInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceMunicipalOperationsSyndicateTradingTraining*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Fairness of markups and markdowns charged by members in principal equity transactions with customers has become an increasingly important
Comment Period Expires September 13, 1999
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Executive Summary
SummaryFINRA is issuing this Notice to provide guidance for members affected by the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank (Signature).Questions concerning this Notice should be directed to your firm’s Risk Monitoring Analyst.BackgroundThe following is guidance for member firms affected by the recent failures of SVB and Signature.For Members with Deposits at SVB and
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SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission has published for comment a proposed rule addressing the issue of exchange and over-the-counter market makers internalizing customer orders in Rule 19c-3 securities and whether inter market exposure of customer orders should be required. Internalization has been defined by the Commission as a dealer executing
Summary
In February 2012, pursuant to an SEC order, FINRA established an accounting support fee (GASB Accounting Support Fee) to adequately fund the annual budget of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The GASB Accounting Support Fee is collected on a quarterly basis from member firms that report trades to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB). Each member firm’s
Executive Summary
FINRA recently held annual elections to fill vacancies on the Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC) and the Regional Committees.1 Additionally, at its December meeting, the FINRA Board of Governors (FINRA Board) appointed several individuals to fill other vacancies on the SFAC and the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC). This Notice lists the individuals recently elected and
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FINRA has amended Rule 11880 (Settlement of Syndicate Accounts) to revise the syndicate account settlement timeframe for offerings of corporate debt securities. The amendments to Rule 11880 establish a two-stage syndicate account settlement process whereby the syndicate manager is required to remit to each syndicate member at least 70 percent of the gross amount due to such syndicate
