Imagine a new age of regulation in which compliance efforts were highly effective, and were also inexpensive. This seeming alchemy is coming to financial services in the form of new-generation “regtech.”
If your firm is undergoing a change in organization due to a merger, acquisition, or succession, it may affect the ways in which you interact with FINRA, such as your membership application and system-related privileges. In order to make your firm's transition easier, we have compiled a checklist of steps to consider when undergoing such a change.
Amendments To Guidelines Regarding California Arbitration Proceedings
Information in NASD Notice to Members 99-10 (February), which applies to NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) arbitration proceedings in California, and governs the activities of non-California attorneys, has been amended and should be reviewed by anyone participating in a California arbitration proceeding. The original
GUIDANCE
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal and Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Blue Sheets
Executive Summary
This Notice to Members reminds members of their reporting requirements concerning the automated submission of trading information via the Electronic Blue Sheet (EBS) System and provides information on the validation of certain
INFORMATIONAL
Option Contracts
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representative
Legal & Compliance
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Options
Options Self-Regulatory Council
Executive Summary
NASD Regulation is providing this Notice on behalf of the Options Self-Regulatory Council. This Notice advises broker/dealers to review or develop
Benchmarks play a valuable role for investors, providing a standard against which to measure an investment’s performance. Weighing the return on a particular stock, bond mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) against a comparable benchmark can help investors make more informed decisions on how to invest.
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Registration
Trading
Training
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on a proposed amendment to the
INFORMATIONAL
NAC Nominees
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
National Adjudicatory Council
Executive Summary
The purpose of this Special Notice to Members is to announce the nominees for the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) for the North Region, South Region, and Central Region. The nominees, nominated for two-year terms
A crowdfunding intermediary must register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a broker or as a funding portal and become a member of a national securities association (FINRA). The following crowdfunding intermediaries are registered with the SEC as funding portals and are funding portal members of FINRA.Learn more about funding portals.For broker-dealer firms, view the Broker