June 4th, 2019
9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
FINRA District Office
55 West Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 899-4400
Topics
Vetting New Products and Supervising Complex Products
Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions
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I am a small private investor with a great deal of experience however I might not measure up to your new strict standards.That concerns me as I use these investments as short term hedging vehicles. I shouldn't have to go through a special process to qualify, what brokerages have in place now is very adequate. Your proposed new rules would make these products the exclusive trading grounds of
I should be the one, not regulators, to choose public investments that at correct for my portfolio. No special process should not be required, and certainly not test performed to determine my ability to invest in public securities. Leveraged and inverse funds are very important to my investment strategies in hedging, enhanced returns, and as a limited part of my portfolio. I dont need someone
By Robert Cook, President and CEO, FINRA. To serve its mission—promoting investor protection, market integrity, and vibrant capital markets—FINRA must continuously improve its regulatory policies and programs to make them more effective and efficient. During my time as CEO, we have worked hard to build a culture of continuous improvement across FINRA—and we have come a long way, including by restructuring departments, building new technology capabilities, improving coordination across different functions, enhancing transparency, and identifying ways to be more risk-focused.
FINRA Firm Grouping Conference is a one-day conference designed to provide financial professionals associated with FINRA member firms the opportunity to engage in key discussions with FINRA staff and connect with industry leaders and peers. The conference includes thoughtful discussions around the future landscape of the financial services industry. In-person attendees have access to breakout
Supplementary Material .15 is effective from Apr 24, 2014 through Dec. 1 2015.
(a) Supervisory System
Each member shall establish and maintain a system to supervise the activities of each associated person that is reasonably designed to achieve compliance with applicable securities laws and regulations, and with applicable FINRA rules. Final responsibility for proper supervision shall rest with
A new question has been added to the Uniform Application for Securities Industry Registration or Transfer (Form U4) to identify Residential Supervisory Locations (RSLs) for purposes of complying with FINRA Rule 3110.19(d), as amended (RSL Question). Firms that have identified a location as a non-registered private residence are required to answer the RSL Question as either “Yes” or “No” by December 26, 2024. The previously announced October 15, 2024 date in Regulatory Notice 24-02 has been replaced by the December 26, 2024 deadline. Further information on Form U4’s new RSL Question and the related deadline is available in File No. SR-FINRA-2024-015 and in the Frequently Asked Questions about Residential Supervisory Locations (RSLs).
Effective Date: February 15, 1998
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Executive Summary
On November 4, 1997, in Release No. 34-39294, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or
The following are rulemaking items the FINRA Board of Governors will consider at its December 2010 meeting - this information is being published to provide additional transparency in the rulemaking process.
