FINRA announced today that it has fined M1 Finance LLC $850,000 for social media posts made by influencers on the firm’s behalf that were not fair or balanced, or contained exaggerated, unwarranted, promissory, or misleading claims.
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District Elections
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District Elections
Executive Summary
Through this Notice, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) announces the election results for the District Committees and the District Nominating Committees. The newly elected
SEC Approves the CAT Fee Dispute Resolution Process
NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to amend NASD rules, including the rules governing the Alternative Display Facility ("ADF"), to align them with Regulation NMS. In addition, NASD is amending rules that govern quoting, trade reporting and clearing through the ADF to extend this functionality to
FINRA announced today that Derrick Roman, former partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), and Gus Sauter, current member of FINRA’s Investment Committee, have been appointed as public governors on its Board of Governors. In addition, Naureen Hassan, President of UBS Americas and CEO of UBS Holdings, has been appointed as an industry governor to the Floor Member Governor seat.
Summary
The purpose of this Election Notice is to notify members of an upcoming election to fill one large firm and one mid-size firm seat on the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC), and to announce the FINRA Nominating & Governance Committee (Nominating Committee) nominees for these vacancies. Eligible individuals not nominated by the Nominating Committee who obtain the requisite number
Number
Date
Title
2022-85
May 20, 2022
SEC Charges Wells Fargo Advisors with Anti-Money Laundering Related Violations
SEC Order
2022-83
May 16, 2022
SEC Obtains Emergency Relief to Halt Pre-IPO Stock Fraud Scheme by Unregistered Broker-Dealer
SEC Complaint
2022-1
January 5, 2022
SEC Charges Additional Defendant in Phony
FINRA Rule 2360(b)(2) provides that “[t]he position and exercise limits for FLEX Equity Options for members that are not also members of the exchange on which FLEX Equity Options trade shall be the same as the position and exercise limits as applicable to members of the exchange on which such FLEX Equity Options are traded.”
Changes to an exchange rule regarding FLEX Equity Options position and
Firm Also Failed to Maintain Supervisory System, Report Customer Complaints
WASHINGTON—FINRA announced today that it has fined Webull Financial LLC $3 million for not exercising reasonable due diligence before it approved customers for options trading; not maintaining a supervisory system reasonably designed to identify and respond to customer complaints; and not reporting certain written
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FIPS Changes
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FIPS
As of February 21, 2002, the following bonds were added to the Fixed Income Pricing System (FIPSSM).
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Name
Coupon
Maturity
AELU.GB
American Cellular Corp.
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