Compliance Outreach Program for Broker-Dealers
The Neutral Corner—Volume 2, 2021
Mission Statement
Zoom Zooming into Mediations In COVID-Times (by James Yellen, FINRA Arbitrator and Mediator)
FINRA Virtual Mediations (by Narielle Robinson, FINRA Mediation Case Administrator)
Bits, Bytes and E-Discovery Fights: Part II (by Lisa Miller, FINRA Arbitrator)
Is That Your Final Decision? (by Shannon Bond, FINRA Associate Regional
Summary
The purpose of this Notice is to notify member firms of the upcoming nomination and election process to fill vacancies on FINRA’s Regional Committees. The Regional Committees play an important part of informing FINRA’s regulatory programs by, among other things, alerting FINRA to industry trends that could present regulatory concerns and consulting with FINRA on proposed policies and
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior ManagementOperations
Executive Summary
On January 14, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Sections 59 and 65 of the NASD's Uniform Practice Code (UPC) establishing close-out procedures for instruments based on the performance of an index, currency, or other measure and establishing close-out and fail procedures to
GUIDANCE
Trading Activity Fee
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KEY TOPICS
Finance
Legal & Compliance
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Trading
NASDAQ Exchange Market Makers
Riskless Principal
Trading Activity Fee
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing this Notice to supplement guidance provided in
NASD Notice to Members (NTM) 06-44 relating to the application
of the Trading
FINRA is conducting a targeted exam of firm practices regarding retail communications concerning Crypto Asset products and services.
Every day, FINRA's Insider Trading Detection Program uses sophisticated technology and analytics to monitor 100% of trading in stocks, options and bonds for potentially suspicious activity around material news events, resulting in hundreds of referrals to the SEC and law enforcement every year. On this episode, we hear how the team connects trading data, information from public sources and from companies and FINRA firms to pull together actionable intelligence.
The eFOCUS system provides firms with the capability to electronically submit their Financial and Operational Combined Uniform Single (FOCUS) Reports to FINRA. FINRA member firms are required to compose and submit FOCUS reports to FINRA pursuant to SEC Rule 17a-5.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT: AUGUST 14, 1987.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on proposed amendments to the definitions of "branch office" and "office of supervisory jurisdiction." Under the proposed amendments, any office at which certain specified functions take place would be defined as an office of supervisory
Executive Summary
FINRA’s Renewal Program supports the collection and disbursement of fees related to the renewal of broker-dealer (BD) and investment adviser (IA) registrations, exempt reporting and notice filings with participating self-regulatory organizations (SRO) and jurisdictions. During this program, FINRA announces renewal fees owed by BD and IA firms via Preliminary Statements issued
