The best tool FINRA provides when it comes to firms developing their annual compliance program is now available. On this episode, three Member Supervision senior leaders join us to dig into some of the new and noteworthy regulatory topics in the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
SUMMARY
The NASD Board of Governors believes it is necessary to clarify its policy with respect to trading in stock and index options by members or persons associated with a member while in possession of material, non-public market information concerning imminent transactions of block size. Under certain circumstances, this type of activity,
Sales Practice Obligations for Commodity Futures-Linked Securities
Firms could be vulnerable to a newly discovered social engineering scheme in which bad actors trick customer support personnel into downloading and executing malware. This Alert describes the scheme and provides recommendations to help firms protect themselves from the threat.
(a) Limitation on Distribution and Solicitation Activities
No covered member shall engage in distribution or solicitation activities for compensation with a government entity on behalf of an investment adviser that provides or is seeking to provide investment advisory services to such government entity within two years after a contribution to an official of the government entity is made by
FINRA Reminds Firms of Their Obligations Under the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
IMPORTANT MAIL VOTE
OFFICERS, PARTNERS AND PROPRIETORS
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST VOTING DATE IS MAY 23, 1986
Members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD), are invited to vote on a proposed amendment to Article III, Section 21 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. The proposed amendment has been approved by the NASD Board of Governors and now
The NASD Office of General Counsel Regulatory Policy and Oversight (OGC) publishes the Disciplinary Update to provide registered representatives with a summary sampling of recent disciplinary actions involving misconduct by registered representatives. The sample of disciplinary actions includes settled matters and decisions in litigated cases (National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) decisions and decisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission in NASD cases).
GUIDANCE
NASD BrokerCheck
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Registration
Senior Management
Training
BrokerCheck
Form BD (Uniform Application for
Broker-Dealer Registration)
Form BDW (Uniform Application for
Broker-Dealer Withdrawal)
Form U4 (Uniform Application for
Securities Industry Registration or
Transfer)
Form U5 (
GUIDANCE
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Continuing Education
Legal & Compliance
Registration
Senior Management
Continuing Education—Regulatory
Element Fees
Qualification Examination Fees
Rule 1120 (Continuing Education Requirements)
Schedule A to NASD By-Laws
Executive Summary
NASD has filed for immediate effectiveness
