The Firm Short Positions and Fails-to-Receive in Municipal Securities and Fixed Income – Fair Pricing 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.
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Summary
FINRA has adopted amendments to Rule 6732 (Exemption from Trade Reporting Obligation for Certain Transactions on an Alternative Trading System) to expand the scope of the exemption to include eligible ATS transactions that involve only one member (other than the ATS). As amended, a member ATS may apply for the exemption for transactions between a member subscriber and a non-member entity
FINRA requests comment on two proposed changes to the TRACE reporting rules that were recommended by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee. The proposed changes would require firms to: (1) identify corporate bond trades where the price of the trade is based on a spread to a benchmark Treasury security that was agreed upon earlier in the
Background
On December 20, 2019, the SEC approved an amendment to FINRA Rule 6750 to permit the publication of weekly aggregated transaction information and statistics on U.S. Treasury Securities. Starting today March 10, the new TRACE Treasury aggregates are published on FINRA's website.
Aggregated Reports
The Treasury Aggregate Statistics provide trading volume in U.S. Treasury
INFORMATIONALDistrict ElectionsSUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal & ComplianceOperationsRegistrationSenior ManagementDistrict ElectionsExecutive SummaryThrough 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 Districts 2 through 9, and in District
Notice of FINRA District Committee Election and Ballots
Publication Date: February 23, 2023
Interpretations are marked in blue background beneath the rule text to which they relate.
15c3-1e Deductions for market and credit risk for certain brokers or dealers (Appendix E to 17 CFR 240.15c3-1).
Sections 240.15c3-1e and 240.15c3-1g set forth a program that allows a broker or dealer to use an alternative approach to computing net capital deductions,
ACTION REQUIRED
Fee-Based Compensation
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal and Compliance
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Charges for Services Performed
Fee-Based Compensation
NASD Rule 2110
NASD Rule 2430
Executive Summary
Fee-based programs typically charge a customer a fixed fee or percentage of assets