Raising additional barriers to entry different types of investments runs a serious risk of exacerbating economic inequality. Public knowledge of investing topics has increased dramatically over the last few years as access to the market has improved for general public. There will always be those who choose riskier investments and there will always be those who choose safer investments, but it
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT: JANUARY 2, 1986
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., (NASD) is requesting comments on a proposed amendment that would exempt certain persons purchasing securities in connection with the conversion of a savings and loan association or other organization from mutual to stock ownership from the restrictions
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This Notice reminds members of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) adoption of a best interest standard of conduct for broker-dealers and a relationship summary (Form CRS) delivery obligation, and provides an SEC email address where members may submit questions about the new requirements. As more fully described below, the SEC encourages firms to actively engage with SEC
On September 28, 2005, the SEC approved rule filing SR-NASD-00-23 relating to the OATS rules.
FINRA announced today that it has promoted Omer Meisel to Executive Vice President of the National Cause and Financial Crimes Detection Program (NCFC), effective October 2.
1. What is the URL for CRD?
FINRA recommends that FINRA-registered firms access CRD through the Firm Gateway. This site will allow you to access CRD as well as other FINRA applications. The Firm Gateway is located at https://firms.finra.org.
Each year, FINRA publishes its Annual Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter to highlight issues of importance to FINRA's regulatory programs.
Summary
FINRA amended its Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes (Customer Code) to expand a customer’s options to withdraw an arbitration claim if a member firm or an associated person becomes inactive.1 These amendments also allow customers to amend pleadings, postpone hearings, request default proceedings and receive a refund of filing fees in these situations.
The amendments
FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. It is clear that the integrity of the United States market has been strained to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective
Last Updated: March 11, 2024Dispute Resolution Services (DRS) is publishing this guidance to remind parties and their representatives, arbitrators, and mediators that the unauthorized disclosure of a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) is a violation of federal law that may be punishable by civil and criminal penalties. As described in greater detail below, three categories of “SAR Information”—SARs
