SUGGESTED ROUTING:*
Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceMutual FundRegistration*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The second session of the 102nd Congress, which adjourned on October 9, 1992, passed only one major bill of direct interest to the securities industry, the Futures Trading Practices Act. Other proposed
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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Executive Summary
The NASD will soon file its proposed revision of the NASD Manual with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for approval, which is expected later this year. Following SEC approval, the NASD will direct the Commerce Clearing House and vendors providing electronic versions of the NASD Manual
The Senior Investors and Trusted Contact Persons topic of the 2025 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, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
The Private Placements topic of the 2025 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, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperationsTrading
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
IMPORTANT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Participation in the Securities and Exchange Commission-approved Automated Confirmation Transaction (ACT) service will become mandatory for all self-clearing firms during the first quarter of 1990. The
TO: NASD Members and NASDAQ Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
Effective December 21, 1984, an additional 25 NASDAQ National Market System (NASDAQ/NMS) securities will begin trading in the Small Order Execution System (SOES). SOES began successfully on December 14 with over 66,000 shares in 25 different stocks traded during the first day of operation. (A list of those securities is contained in
Within FINRA, we view ourselves as working on the “front lines” of investor protection. What does that mean? It means that we act quickly to identify misconduct, stop fraud and prevent losses, obtain restitution for harmed investors, and remove bad actors from the brokerage industry. Here, we are focusing on that last piece—barring bad actors from associating with a
Updated as of January 30, 2025FINRA believes that it is appropriate, after a reasonable period of time, to look back at its significant rulemakings to determine whether a FINRA rule or rule set is meeting its intended investor protection objectives by reasonably efficient means, particularly in light of environmental, industry and market changes. These retrospective reviews look at
(a) Members are required to report transactions (other than transactions executed on or through an exchange) in OTC Equity Securities, including secondary market transactions in non-exchange-listed Direct Participation Program securities, and Restricted Equity Securities to the OTC Reporting Facility in compliance with the Rule 6600 and 7300 Series, as well as all other applicable rules and
The Trusted Contact Persons section of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (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.
