(a) Recusal, Withdrawal of Panelist
If at any time a Panelist of a Hearing Panel or an Extended Hearing Panel determines that he or she has a conflict of interest or bias or circumstances otherwise exist where his or her fairness might reasonably be questioned, the Panelist shall notify the Hearing Officer and the Hearing Officer shall issue and serve on the Parties a notice stating that
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
(a) Each OTC Market Maker displaying a priced quotation in any OTC Equity Security in an inter-dealer quotation system shall publish immediately a bid or offer that reflects:
(1) The price and the full size of each customer limit order held by the OTC Market Maker that is at a price that would improve the bid or offer of such OTC Market Maker in such security; and
(2) The full size of
Background
Another issue we are studying through the lens of FINRA360 is branch office inspections. The responsibility of firms to supervise their associated persons is a critical component of federal broker-dealer regulation. Over the last few years, and in comments we have recently received, firms have raised questions about the manner in which they must conduct internal inspections,
2021 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (February 2, 2021)
This Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) is designed to inform member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations. For selected regulatory obligations, the Report: (1) identifies the applicable rule and key related
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: NASD would like to thank the committee for the invitation to testify regarding securities arbitration.
(a) FINRA shall, in accordance with this Section, allocate, assess, and collect a GASB Accounting Support Fee to fund the annual budget of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. The GASB Accounting Support Fee is based on the recoverable annual budgeted expenses provided to FINRA by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, and amounts collected under this Section shall be remitted to
Last modified: October 16, 2023In accordance with the FINRA Codes of Arbitration Procedure (Codes), FINRA Dispute Resolution Services (DRS) is notifying state securities regulators of requests to expunge customer dispute information from the Central Registration Depository (CRD®) received by DRS within the past 15 days that are not deficient. See FINRA Rules 12800(f)(1), 12805(b), and 13805(b)(2
The Plan provides for a market-wide limit up and limit down (LULD) mechanism to prevent trades in NMS stocks from occurring outside of specified price bands, coupled with trading pauses to accommodate more fundamental price moves. The Plan is designed, among other things, to protect investors and promote fair and orderly markets.
The Digital Communication section of the 2019 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
