Important Year 2000 Information
Based on milestones published by the Securities Industry Association (SIA), securities firms at this time should have a comprehensive Year 2000 program plan in place and be actively certifying third-party products and service providers for Year 2000 readiness. Firms also need to begin completing the repairs to any of their internal applications and testing these
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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Systems
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Executive Summary
On January 26, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) granted accelerated approval of a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) proposal to temporarily modify its circuit breaker rules.1 Effective February 1,
FINRA Requests Comment on a Revised Proposal Requiring Confirmation Disclosure of Pricing Information in Corporate and Agency Debt Securities Transactions
2017 GASB Accounting Support Fee to Fund the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Heightened Supervision of Complex Products
The Operations Professional Registration section of the 2018 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
Changes to Contrary Exercise Advice Cut-Off Time for National Day of Mourning
Effective Monday, December 5, 2022, ORF will begin supporting timestamps up to nanosecond granularity (HH:MM:SS.sssssssss) in accordance with amendments to FINRA’s equity trade reporting rules. Please refer to FINRA Regulatory Notice 20-41 for additional information on firms’ reporting obligations under these amendments. ORF will support timestamps of up to nanosecond granularity on all inbound
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Senior Management
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Training
Executive Summary
Members must review and correct promptly, as needed, their settlement agreements with customers or other persons that contain confidentiality clauses that prohibit or discourage the customer or other person from disclosing the settlement terms (and the underlying facts of the dispute
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Registration
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Expanded Sign-In Procedures
Concerns always exist regarding proper identification of candidates who are taking exams and training. A single finger imprint procedure will be added to our sign-in procedure to help address this issue.
Effective February 1, 1996, all candidates taking computerized NASD® exams or Continuing Education Program
