Summary
FINRA conducts annual elections to fill positions on the Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC), Regional Committees, National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) and FINRA Board of Governors (Board). This Notice provides:
a description of responsibilities for the various groups;
an overview of each elected vacancy to be filled in 2023; and
a summary of how eligible individuals can become
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to Its Gifts, Gratuities and Non-Cash Compensation Rules
NASD® has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of NASD rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
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The Manipulative Trading section 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.
NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") revisions to the study outline and selection specifications for the Limited Principal - Introducing Broker-Dealer Financial and Operations (Series 28) examination program. The proposed revisions update the material to reflect changes to the laws, rules and regulations covered by the examination
SEC Approval and Effective Date for New Consolidated FINRA Rules
Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Implementation Date for Alternative Trading Systems to Report Sequence Numbers Under Rule 4554
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
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*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
The NASD published the following Notices to Members during 1989. Duplicate copies are available at $15 per monthly issue.
Summary
FINRA has recently observed an increase in fraudulent options trading being facilitated by (1) account takeover schemes (sometimes referred to as account intrusions), through which a bad actor gains unauthorized entry to a customer’s brokerage account; and (2) the use of new account fraud1 by a bad actor who fraudulently establishes a brokerage account through identity theft.
