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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Release No. 34-30929 has announced the adoption of new temporary Rules 17h-1Tand 17h-2T establishing a risk assessment recordkeeping and reporting system for broker/
SEC Approves Amendments to TRACE Rules and Dissemination Protocols to Disseminate Rule 144A Transactions in TRACE-Eligible Securities and Related Fees
(a) Any predispute arbitration clause shall be highlighted and shall be immediately preceded by the following language in outline form.
This agreement contains a predispute arbitration clause. By signing an arbitration agreement the parties agree as follows:
(1) All parties to this agreement are giving up the right to sue each other in court, including the right to a trial by jury,
No member organization may, without the prior written approval of the Exchange, form or acquire a subsidiary company. The member organization shall require such subsidiary to comply with the following provisions.
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Information Regarding Subsidiary Companies of Member Organizations
.10 Definition of subsidiary
For purposes of this rule, the term "
SEC Approves Amendments to TRACE Rules and Dissemination Protocols to Disseminate Specified Pool Transactions and SBA-Backed ABS Transactions and to Reduce the Time to Report Such Transactions
The Reg BI and Form CRS topic of the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
FINRA is issuing this Regulatory Notice to provide members an update on regulatory coordination efforts concerning compliance with CAT reporting rules (the “CAT compliance rules”). In particular, FINRA and the national securities exchanges, as CAT NMS Plan Participants, have entered into a Rule 17d-2 Plan and corresponding Regulatory Services Agreements (RSAs) to coordinate regulation of the CAT
Summary
FINRA is issuing this Notice to provide guidance to member firms regarding suspicious activity monitoring and reporting obligations under FINRA Rule 3310 (Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program).
Questions concerning this Notice should be directed to:
Victoria Crane, Associate General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, at (202) 728-8104; or
Blake Snyder, Senior Director, Member
SEC Approves Consolidated Front Running Rule
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District Elections
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Through this Notice, NASD announces the election results for the
District Committees and the District Nominating Committees. The
candidates nominated to the District Committees have been duly
elected in
