Regulatory Obligations and Related Considerations
Regulatory Obligations
Exchange Act Rule 15c3-3 (Customer Protection Rule) imposes certain requirements on firms that are designed to protect customer funds and securities. Firms are obligated to maintain custody of customer securities and safeguard customer cash by segregating these assets from the firm’s proprietary business activities, and
FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Programs evaluate member firms for compliance with relevant obligations and consider specific risks relating to each firm, including those relating to a firm’s business model, supervisory control system and prior exam findings, among other considerations. While the topics addressed in this Report are selected for their interest to the largest number of
FINRA’s Membership Application Program Group (MAP) serves as the entry point to the securities industry by ensuring that prospective and current FINRA members meet FINRA’s Standards for Admission (Standards). Prospective FINRA members must seek approval for membership through the submission of a New Member Application (NMA). Existing FINRA members must file a continuing membership
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SUGGESTED ROUTING:*
Senior ManagementLegal & Compliance*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved amendments to the Interpretation of the Board of Governors — Forwarding of Proxy and Other Materials, Article III, Section 1 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice to require NASD
FINRA Announces Modifications Regarding Historic TRACE Data
Trading Pause Rule Expanded to All NMS Stocks
Notice of Special Meeting of Large Firms and Proxy
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Legal & Compliance
Mutual Fund
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved an amendment to Article 111, Section 35 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. The amendment
On This PagePortfolio Margin DataFiling ScheduleHow to Access the File Upload FunctionBefore Uploading a File for the First TimeHow to Upload a FilePortfolio Margin Exam DataPortfolio Margin DataFINRA requires that all Portfolio Margin (PM) member firms submit their PM data via a file upload (fileX Upload).For more information on the expanded data requirements, please download version 2.0 of the
