Ms. Jennifer Piorko Mitchell Office of the Corporate Secretary FINRA1735 K StreetWashington, DC 20006Re: Request for Comment on Regulatory Notice25-05Dear Ms. Mitchell,I am an owner of a Registered Investment Advisory firm and a registered representative of an unaffiliated FINRA member firm. I appreciate the opportunity to comment on the newly proposed Rule 3290 as set forth in FINRA Regulatory
Date: May 1, 2025Ms. Jennifer Piorko Mitchell Office of the Corporate Secretary FINRA1735 K StreetWashington, DC 20006Re: Request for Comment on Regulatory Notice25-05Dear Ms. Mitchell,I am an owner of a Registered Investment Advisory firm and a registered representative of an unaffiliated FINRA member firm. I appreciate the opportunity to comment on the newly proposed Rule 3290 as set forth in
I am strongly opposed to this rule!! This is 2025, this will out us back into the dark ages!! This is another attempt at regulatory overreach!! Biden and Gensler are gone, thank God!!! Lets move forward not backwards!!
Date: April 24, 2025Ms. Jennifer Piorko MitchellOffice of the Corporate Secretary FINRA 1735 K Street Washington, DC 20006Re: Request for Comment on Regulatory Notice 25-05 Dear Ms. Mitchell, I am an owner of a Registered Investment Advisory firm and a registered representative of an unaffiliated FINRA member firm. I appreciate the opportunity to comment the newly proposed Rule 3290 as
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to retire the FINRA Rule 10000 Series (Code of Arbitration Procedure).
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to adopt FINRA Rule 6897(b) (CAT Cost Recovery Fees) to implement a Consolidated Audit Trail (“CAT”) cost recovery fee designed to permit FINRA substantially to recoup its designated portion of the reasonably budgeted CAT costs of the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail (the “CAT NMS Plan” or “Plan”) for the period of July 16, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
SummaryFINRA, as a self-regulatory organization, is informed by and benefits from engagement with and the expertise of our member firms, investors, and other interested parties on regulatory and policy initiatives related to FINRA’s mission of promoting market integrity and investor protection.The purpose of this Notice is to promote and provide an overview of the various opportunities for
The proposal is a step in the right direction but could be simplified to make it easier to read in conjunction with other rules. I think it needs more explanation as to the historical reasons behind distinguishing between registered persons and associated persons, and clarification in other rules like 3210 where they are referred implicitly by the rule saying "No person associated with a
Regulatory ObligationsSEA Rule 15c2-11 governs the publication or submission of quotations by broker-dealers in a quotation medium other than a national securities exchange (i.e., the OTC market).1 The rule generally prohibits a broker-dealer from publishing a quotation for any security in a quotation medium unless the broker-dealer has reviewed current and publicly available information
By Robert Cook, President and CEO, FINRA. To serve its mission—promoting investor protection, market integrity, and vibrant capital markets—FINRA must continuously improve its regulatory policies and programs to make them more effective and efficient. During my time as CEO, we have worked hard to build a culture of continuous improvement across FINRA—and we have come a long way, including by restructuring departments, building new technology capabilities, improving coordination across different functions, enhancing transparency, and identifying ways to be more risk-focused.
