Investing in real estate can be a good way to diversify your assets. But if you don’t want the responsibilities that come with ownership, real estate investment trusts (REITS) and other products can provide exposure to real estate without requiring you to actually buy or sell property.
INFORMATIONAL
Borrowing From and Lending to Customers
Effective date: November 10, 2003
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KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Borrowing From and Lending to Customers
Rule 2370
Executive Summary
On August 29, 2003, the Securities
Request for Interpretive Guidance Under NASD Rule 2711
(a) For each security in which an ADF Trading Center displays a bid and offer (for Registered Reporting ADF Market Makers), or a bid or offer (for Registered Reporting ADF ECNs), in the ADF, it must:
(1) Provide other ADF Trading Centers direct electronic access, as defined below;
(2) Provide registered broker-dealers that are not ADF Trading Centers direct electronic access and allow for
FINRA Reminds Alternative Trading Systems of Their Reporting Obligations
In many cases, an unforeseen emergency can derail your financial plans. However, there are steps you can take to soften the impact of an unexpected hit to your finances. Here are a few tips on how to prepare for and survive financial hardships.
The Audit Committee of the FINRA Board of Governors engaged Lowenstein Sandler LLP to conduct an independent review in connection with a Fulton County, Georgia Superior Court decision vacating an arbitration award in favor of respondent Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. The Court of Appeals of Georgia reversed the Fulton County, Georgia Superior Court decision finding no evidence of an agreement between Wells Fargo and FINRA. Furthermore, the Court of Appeals of Georgia found nothing that indicated Wells Fargo manipulated the arbitrator pool in the subject arbitration.
FINRA Announces Approval of and Implementation Date for Securities Trader and Securities Trader Principal Registration Categories and Related Qualification Examination, Fee and Continuing Education Requirements
INFORMATIONAL
Imposition And Collection Of Monetary Sanctions
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
Disciplinary Actions
The Suggested Routing function is meant to aid the reader of this document. Each NASD member firm should consider the appropriate distribution in the context of its own organizational structure.
Executive Summary
The purpose
The Private Placements and Funding Portals and Crowdfunding Offerings sections sections of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
