SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Third-Party Recordkeeping Services
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(a) Member Surcharge
(1) A surcharge in the amount indicated in the schedule below will be assessed against each member that:
(A) Files a claim, counterclaim, cross claim, or third party claim under the Code;
(B) Is named as a respondent in a claim, counterclaim, cross claim, or third party claim filed and served under the Code; or
(C) Employed, at the time the dispute arose, an associated
Regulatory Obligations
FINRA Rule 2090 (Know Your Customer) requires member firms and their associated persons to use reasonable diligence to determine the “essential facts” about every customer and “the authority of each person acting on behalf of such customer.” Regulatory Notice 11-02 (SEC Approves Consolidated FINRA Rules Governing Know-Your-Customer and Suitability Obligations) advised that
(a) Member Surcharge
(1) A surcharge in the amount indicated in the schedule below will be assessed against each member that:
(A) Files a claim, counterclaim, cross claim, or third party claim under the Code;
(B) Is named as a respondent in a claim, counterclaim, cross claim, or third party claim filed and served under the Code; or
(C) Employed, at the time the dispute arose, an associated
Except for the FINRA Rule 9700 Series, all capital acquisition broker members shall be subject to the FINRA Rule 9000 Series, unless the context requires otherwise, provided, however, that:
(a) the term "associated person" as used in the FINRA Rule 9000 Series shall mean "associated person of a capital acquisition broker" or "person associated with a capital acquisition
FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Programs evaluate member firms for compliance with relevant obligations and consider specific risks relating to each firm, including those relating to a firm’s business model, supervisory control system and prior exam findings, among other considerations. While the topics addressed in this Report are selected for their interest to the largest number of
TRACE Data Delivery Plus Fee
FINRA assesses the TRACE Data Delivery Plus service fee per each MPID that the firm enrolls in the service. The firm's monthly fee is based on:
the average number of transactions the MPID was a party to* per month over the prior calendar year, which is used to categorize the MPID in one of 4 tiers, and
the number of "Plus" reports (reports for
To assist the financial industry in fulfilling its obligation to provide all available breakpoint discounts on sales of front end load mutual funds, the Joint NASD/Industry Task Force recommended that broker-dealers provide investors with a Written Disclosure Statement, explaining the availability of breakpoint discounts, at the time of purchase or on a periodic basis.
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Executive Summary
On August 9, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Article III, Section 35 of the NASD® Rules of Fair Practice and Section 8 of the Government Securities Rules (collectively, the Rules) to broaden the definitions of, and revise the
