The Reg BI and Form CRS topic of the 2024 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
October 29, 2024FINRA released a Cyber Advisory alerting firms of increased cybersecurity risks at third-party service providers. This webinar reviews the details of the Cyber Advisory including an overview of the regulatory and threat landscapes and effective practices.Speakers:Brita Bayatmakou, Vice President, Strategic and Threat IntelligenceRob Francis, Senior Director, Cyber and Analytics
FINRA Updates Private Placement Filer Form Pursuant to FINRA Rules 5122 and 5123
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NASD is issuing this Notice to Members to solicit comments from
1. My firm filed with the Advertising Regulation Department a retail communication that promotes or recommends a private placement subject to the filing requirements of FINRA Rules 5122 or 5123. Do we now need to file the same communication with the Corporate Financing Department?
A. No. A firm that has filed a retail communication with the Advertising Regulation Department will be deemed to
Capital Acquisition Brokers (CABs) are firms that engage in a limited range of activities, including: advising companies and private equity funds on capital raising and corporate restructuring, andacting as placement agents for sales of unregistered securities to institutional investors under limited conditions.Firms that elect to be governed under the CAB rule set are not permitted,
A vibrant and efficient capital-raising process fosters business expansion, job creation, innovation and economic growth. FINRA members play a critical role in facilitating capital formation for businesses of all sizes. FINRA supports the capital-raising process through appropriately tailored rules for its members that are designed for the benefit of all market participants.
Request for Interpretive Guidance on FINRA Rule 2111 (Suitability) in Relation to EB-5 Program Securities Transactions
SummaryAn efficient capital raising process fosters business expansion, job creation and economic growth. FINRA members play an important role in facilitating capital formation for businesses of all sizes. FINRA promotes the capital raising process through appropriately tailored rules for its members that are designed to promote transparency and to establish important standards of conduct for the
FINRA seeks comment on proposed amendments to FINRA Rules 5110 (Corporate Financing Rule—Underwriting Terms and Arrangements), 5121 (Public Offerings of Securities With Conflicts of Interest) and 5123 (Private Placements of Securities) to make substantive, organizational and terminology changes to the rules.
