SummaryFINRA is providing information in this Notice to remind registered persons and firms of the new requirements regarding the Continuing Education (CE) Regulatory Element, including:this year’s training assignments and completion deadline of December 31, 2023;the consequences of not completing required annual training and CE inactive status; andresources available to firms for facilitating
Effective December 31, 2007, new NASD Rule 1160 (Contact Information Requirements) streamlines the review and verification of contact information and eliminates the requirement that member firms review and update certain designated contact information on a quarterly basis. The new rule requires firms to update designated contact information promptly upon any material change, verify such information annually and comply promptly with any request for such information.
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Exemptive relief is granted based on the following considerations: 1) the contribution was inadvertent, de minimis, and was returned; and (2) the contribution was made to a candidate for public office who never had the opportunity to influence the award of municipal securities business (Candidate was not an elected official, was never elected to the office for which he was a candidate, and he died during the election campaign).
<p>Minimum requirements under NASD Rule 3010 if a member centralizes its supervisory oversight function over the firm's employees who are both acting as registered representatives and as investment advisers.<br/></p>
Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved amendments to the definitions of "Bona Fide Independent Market" and "Bona Fide Independent Market Maker" in Rule 2720 of the NASD's Conduct Rules (Rule) (formerly Schedule E to the NASD's By-Laws). The approved amendments revise the definitions to determine eligibility for an exception from
Summary
FINRA has updated the form that members must use to file offering documents and information pursuant to FINRA Rules 5122 (Private Placements of Securities Issued by Members) and 5123 (Private Placements of Securities) (Filer Form). The updated Filer Form will be accessible in the FINRA Gateway beginning May 22, 2021, and includes new and updated questions that will facilitate
SUGGESTED ROUTING:*
Senior ManagementInternal AuditOperationsTrading*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
On June 30, 1988, the maximum Small Order Execution System (SOES) order size for all Nasdaq National Market System (Nasdaq/NMS) securities was established as follows:
A 1,000-share maximum order size was applied to those Nasdaq/NMS
/01 Trading Against Firm Recommendations
Reserved.
/02 Private Sales
Reserved.
/03 Conversions, Acquisitions and Changes in Business Activities
Member organizations are expected to notify the Exchange when planning important organizational or operational changes, such as mergers with or acquisitions of other broker/dealers or the acquisition of a significant electronic data processing system
SR-FINRA-2019-009 has been approved by the SEC. Effective May 8, 2019, this rule will no longer be applicable. Please consult the appropriate FINRA rule.
/01 Trading Against Firm Recommendations
Reserved.
/02 Private Sales
Reserved.
/03 Conversions, Acquisitions and Changes in Business Activities
Member organizations are expected to notify the Exchange when planning
