The FINRA South Region Member Forum is a one-day event designed to provide financial professionals associated with FINRA member firms in the South Region the opportunity to engage in key discussions with FINRA staff, and connect with industry leaders and peers. The forum also includes thoughtful discussions around the future landscape of the financial services industry, and provides
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to: (1) amend the FINRA Rule 9200 Series (Disciplinary Proceedings) and the 9300 Series (Review of Disciplinary Proceeding by National Adjudicatory Council and FINRA Board; Application for SEC Review) to allow a Hearing Officer to impose
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.
It can be difficult to recover assets lost to fraud or other scenarios in which an investor has experienced a problem with an investment. But there are legitimate ways to attempt recovery. In most cases you can do so on your own—at little or no cost.
SummaryFINRA has amended its Codes of Arbitration Procedure (Codes) to make: (1) changes to the arbitrator list selection process in response to recommendations in the report of independent counsel Lowenstein Sandler LLP (Report) and (2) clarifying and technical changes to requirements in the Codes for holding prehearing conferences and hearing sessions, initiating and responding to claims,
INFORMATIONAL
NASD and NYSE Joint Release on
Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Anti-Money Laundering
Discussion
This Notice reminds member organizations that the Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a final rule imposing a
special measure,1 which becomes effective August
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior Management
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD invites comments on a proposed rule that would restrict the
Summary
FINRA’s Renewal Program supports the collection and disbursement of fees related to the renewal of broker-dealer (BD) and investment adviser (IA) registrations, exempt reporting and notice filings with participating self-regulatory organizations (SRO) and jurisdictions. FINRA communicates information about renewal fees BD and IA firms owe via a Preliminary Statement in November, and
Nominees for FINRA Board of Governors
The Disclosure of Routing Information section of the 2022 Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) relevant regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) exam findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
