If you’re putting together a team of people to help you with your financial needs, you might want to consider adding an attorney to the mix. Not only can lawyers help investors resolve problems with their brokers, but they also can help with estate planning and other investment-related issues.
In this highly manipulated market designed to enable the already extremely rich, though 40% of the market's new money the last two years is from peons and plebiscites like myself, it is no surprise to me that the absurd, obscure policies of this abusive regulatory body would do anything other than take advantage of it. To force commom investors to the exposure, the risk of derivatives and
Notice of Annual Meeting of FINRA Firms and Proxy
Summary
The purpose of this Notice is to notify member firms of the upcoming nomination and election process to fill vacancies on FINRA’s Regional Committees. The Regional Committees play an important part of informing FINRA’s regulatory programs by, among other things, alerting FINRA to industry trends that could present regulatory concerns and consulting with FINRA on proposed policies and
The FINRA 21-19 filing is a long overdue step in the right direction. However, given the current rules set in place, which allows prime brokerages to give their clients, hedge funds, an ability to essentially circumvent any short position reporting through what they call 'short arranging products' or 'arranged financing programs', the regulations proposed in FINRA 21-19 will
SEC Approves Amendments to FINRA Trade Reporting Rules on OTC Equity Transactions Executed Outside Normal Market Hours
SEC Approves Amendments Relating to Recordkeeping and the Unsolicited Customer Order Exception of SEA Rule 15c2-11
At FINRA, we’re the first line of oversight for the brokerage industry. And our employees are the defenders along that line, ensuring every day that we protect the investing public against fraud and other violations of FINRA rules and the federal securities laws.
We’ve built a framework and cultivated a mindset, a culture for innovation and collaboration. It not only helps ensure the securities
Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education Issues Firm Element Advisory Update
Regulatory Obligations and Related Considerations
Regulatory Obligations
Exchange Act Rule 15c3-3 (Customer Protection Rule) imposes requirements on member firms that are designed to protect customer funds and securities. Member firms are obligated to maintain custody of customers’ fully paid and excess margin securities, safeguard customer cash by segregating these assets from the firm’s
