Ruling of the Committee:
Where securities are physically separate instruments, transferable independently of one another, and not subject to any legal or technical condition which requires that they be kept together, good practice requires that they be quoted and dealt in separately and not as units. Where, for some special reason, members enter into a contract calling for a group of securities
December 12, 2023Kayte Toczylowski, Vice President of Member Relations and Education, hosts senior FINRA leaders who discuss trending topics, new rules and regulatory guidance and best practices.Speakers:Kayte Toczylowski, Vice President, Member Relations and Education Stephanie Dumont, Executive Vice President, Market Regulation and Transparency ServicesBill St. Louis, Executive Vice
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FINRA Reminds Firms of Exercise Cut-Off Time for Options Expiring on the Friday After Thanksgiving
Good morning. It’s great to have this opportunity to be with you today.
My colleague in Member Regulation, Sales Practice, Mike Rufino, will be talking about FINRA’s regulatory and examination priorities during the next session, so I won’t steal Mike’s thunder and tell you everything that he is going to say. Rather, I want to take a step back and take this opportunity to talk about something
Bringing somebody new into the broker dealer industry is an expensive endeavor. Much of the industry works on a share of revenue generated through a registered representative's activities. Unless a new associate comes from an ecosystem of friends and family that would be willing to invest with the new associate the prospects for generating sufficient revenue to reward the firm and the
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("Association" or "NASD") is requesting comments on proposed amendments to the Corporate Financing filing requirements which would exempt from those requirements all debt and equity securities registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "
The Best Execution 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.
As noted in Regulatory Notice 10-22 (Obligations of Broker-Dealers to Conduct Reasonable Investigations in Regulation D Offerings), as part of their obligations under FINRA Rule 2111 (Suitability) and supervisory requirements under FINRA Rule 3110 (Supervision), firms must conduct a “reasonable investigation” by evaluating “the issuer and its management; the business prospects of the issuer; the assets held by or to be acquired by the issuer; the claims being made; and the intended use of proceeds of the offering.”
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