Tina Salehi Gubb is the Senior Vice President of Enforcement Legal. In this role, Ms. Gubb is a senior legal advisor to the Executive Vice President and Head of Enforcement. She is responsible for monitoring and advising on high-impact and noteworthy investigations and disciplinary actions, including litigation, across the Enforcement department and in coordination with FINRA’s Regulatory
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The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Office of the Ombudsman staff has helped resolve many issues and concerns raised by members and their associated persons, issuers and their associated persons, and investors.
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NASD Creates Two New Exams—Equity Trading And Government Securities
The NASD® Board of Governors has approved the creation of two new qualification exams for securities industry personnel. The new exams, one for Equity Securities Traders and the other for Government Securities Representatives, join an existing battery of tests that NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) administers to qualify
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NASD is issuing this Notice to inform
FINRA Reminds Firms of Their Obligation to Electronically Report Specified Events and Quarterly Customer Complaint Information and Provides Additional Guidance on Automated Reporting Under FINRA Rule 4530
(a) Authority to Receive Complaints
(1) For the purposes of this Rule, a "direct or indirect access complaint" is a complaint against an ADF Trading Center, as defined in Rule 6220, that alleges a denial or limitation of access in contravention of Rule 6250 or the federal securities laws.
(2) Any registered broker-dealer that wishes to file a direct or indirect access complaint shall
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FINRA has adopted changes to its rules to permit, and in some instances require, electronic service and filing of documents in disciplinary and other proceedings and appeals.1 FINRA has also amended its rules to require parties in proceedings before the Office of Hearing Officers (OHO) to file and serve the parties with their current email address and contact information at the
SEC Reporting Requirement
In July of this year, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) issued Special Notice to Members 98-63alerting members to a new reporting requirement imposed by an amendment to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 17a-5. The SEC rule amendment requires broker/dealers to file two Year 2000 reports using the new BD-Y2K Form. The first report
As part of FINRA’s mission to protect investors and promote market integrity, we are focused on addressing the regulatory challenges presented by our member firms’ crypto asset activities. Crypto assets—also known as digital assets—are assets that are issued or transferred using distributed ledger or blockchain technology. They include, but are not limited to, so-called virtual currencies, coins, and tokens. A particular crypto asset may or may not meet the definition of a “security” under the federal securities laws.
