Regulatory Obligations and Related Considerations
Regulatory Obligations
Under the financial responsibility rules, and related supervisory obligations, firms need to properly capture, measure, aggregate, manage and report credit risk, including risk exposures that may not be readily apparent. Such responsibility can be incurred under clearing arrangements, prime brokerage arrangements (
This data provides trade activity for up to 10 years for collateralized mortgage obligations (CMO) quanties under 1 million. A CMO is a type of mortgage-backed security in which mortgages are bundled together and sold as one investment. Access up to three years real-time trade history and seven years end-of-day trade history per individual security. Weekly and monthly reports for CMO quantities
The New Account Application Template is a voluntary model brokerage account form that is provided as a resource to firms when they design or update their new account forms.
IMPORTANT
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
ATTN: Compliance and Sales Management Personnel
The NASD has noted that an increasing number of applications for registration have been found to be inaccurate or incomplete when compared with the applicant's disciplinary history contained in the Central Registration Depository (CRD) data base. Examples of inaccurate filings include
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Senior ManagementInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceOperations
Executive Summary
On August 13, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter that allows broker/dealers to treat foreign equity securities listed on the FT-Actuaries World Indexes (Indexes) as having a "ready market" under SEC Rule 15c3-1 (net capital rule
As you may know, the consolidation of NASD and NYSE Member Regulation into a single self-regulatory organization, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), became effective July 30, 2007. Below is an overview of how this consolidation will impact the reporting process for OATS users:
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Regulatory Notice
Notice Type
Guidance
Referenced Rules & Notices
FINRA Rule 3110
FINRA Rule 5310
MSRB Regulatory Notice 2014-02
Notice to Members 06-58
Notice to Members 01-22
Notice to Members 99-12
Notice to Members 97-57
Rule 605 of SEC Regulation NMS
Rule 606
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Senior Management
Corporate Finance
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Mutual Fund
Executive Summary
The NASD has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a proposal to amend Article III, Sections 26 and 29 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice to revise existing rules applicable to the sale of investment company securities and establish new
2021 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (February 2, 2021)
This Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) is designed to inform member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations. For selected regulatory obligations, the Report: (1) identifies the applicable rule and key related
