Eileen Famiglietti, Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), leads the ERM program, which provides transparency around the enterprise-level risks FINRA faces in the execution of its mission, strategic goals and key business objectives. The program helps inform FINRA's strategic planning, budgeting and resource allocation processes, as well as its decision making. She oversees the
(a) Data Transmission
Each Industry Member shall transmit data as required under the CAT NMS Plan to the Central Repository utilizing such format(s) as may be provided by the Plan Processor and approved by the Operating Committee.
(b) Connectivity
Each Industry Member shall connect to the Central Repository using a secure method(s), including but not limited to private line(s) and
This webinar highlights FINRA Rule 6151 and provides a demonstration of the Rule 606(a) report submission process, a discussion of the rollout plan and credentialing, and a Q&A segment. The PowerPoint deck to the webinar can be found here.
July 1999
Year 2000: Will Your Firm Be Compliant?
Recognizing the importance of ensuring the Year 2000 readiness of the securities industry, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken key steps to encourage active compliance efforts by broker/dealers. The first of these actions required broker/dealers to submit two Form BD-Y2K progress reports under Rule 17a-5 of the Securities and
Today in the United States, nearly 40 million people are age 65 and older. This number is expected to more than double to 89 million by 2050.
The current downturn in the stock market has hurt many investors. When bond yields were at historic lows in the past year, I continued purchases of 2x inverse 20 and 10 year treasury bond etf's, until they became 20% of my portfolio. This was my hedge against inflationary pressures, because higher p/e ratios cannot be maintained when bond yields rise. My 2X inverse bond holdings have now
By creating barriers for individual investors such as myself it will make planning for retirement significantly more difficult and time consuming. For example, I prefer to invest in target date funds which do not require a significant time commitment but ensure I will be diversified and manage risk as I get closer to retirement. For individuals with less time they may not invest altogether and
I know for sure that having specialized rules and red tape for complex leveraged and inverse products does not actually reduce the risk faced by retail investors. Access to leverage can even be used to reduce risk in an overall portfolio, as numerous other commenters have noticed. When implemented as part of a well planned strategy, leveraged and inverse products can provide crucial diversifying
Dear FINRA Committee Members, Please do not impose trading restrictions on “Complex Products.” I am a retired public employee who has been investing for over 25 years, managing a ROTH account, 457 plan account, as well as a retail account. I sometimes use ETFs, including inverse and leveraged. They are an integral part of my investing toolbox. I am not a high net worth individual and desire to
I am a modest net worth investor but am familiar with so-called hedge funds.
I have used such funds to provide some hedging to my investment portfolio and consider them a key part of my financial planning.
A policy that tries to eliminate risk from investment decisions is doomed to failure and will, inevitably, create negative consequences.
I oppose restrictions to my right to make my own
