By Greg Ruppert, Executive Vice President, Member Supervision and Jonathan Sokobin, Executive Vice President, Chief Economist and Head of the Office of Regulatory Economics and Market AnalysisFINRA proposed in 2023 to create a voluntary, three-year Remote Inspections Pilot Program to evaluate the impact and efficacy of the remote inspection of branches and offices by member firms. The idea for
Questions and Answers on FINRA’s Eligibility Proceedings for Firms Participating in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC” or “Commission”) Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative (“SCSD Initiative”).
To guide firms participating in the SEC’s SCSD Initiative, FINRA is issuing the following questions and answers regarding the statutory disqualification process. Information contained
Closing Of Washington District Office
A decision was made in June of last year to close the Washington, D.C. NASD RegulationSM District Office. That District Office officially closed its doors on January 31, 1998.
This notification is to advise readers that the functions of the former D.C. District Office have been divided between the Philadelphia and Atlanta NASD Regulation District Offices.
(a) Definition of Due-Bills
The term "due-bill" as used in this Rule means an instrument employed for the purpose of evidencing the transfer of title to any security or rights pertaining to any security contracted for or evidencing the obligation of a seller to deliver such to a subsequent purchaser. A due-bill shall not be transferable or assignable by the purchaser.
(b)
Timothy Thompson is Senior Vice President, Enterprise & Financial Solutions. More specifically, Mr. Thompson serves as the Head of FINRA’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Team. ERM provides a consolidated, organization-wide view of risks that could potentially have a significant impact on FINRA’s ability to achieve its mission, strategic goals and key
Firms have shared the following ways they have used prior FINRA publications, such as Exam Findings Reports, Priorities Letters and Reports on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program to enhance their compliance programs. We encourage firms to consider these practices, if relevant to their business model, and continue to provide feedback on how they use FINRA publications.
Assessment of
The Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) section of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
Beginning Monday, May 19, 2025, FINRA will introduce the MOLD/UDP 64 protocol to the TRACE Securitized Products Data feeds – SPDS and SPDS-144A.TRACE data feed clients must adhere to the new protocol, new IP Addresses and feed changes by this date. FINRA has updated the SPDS and SPDS-144A specifications, IP address configurations and the MOLD/UDP 64
At FINRA’s annual conference on May 13, 2025, President and CEO Robert Cook discusses the FINRA Forward initiative and other topics of interest to FINRA member firms and other stakeholders, in conversation with Kayte Toczylowski, VP, Member Relations and Education.
The FINRA Board of Governors met recently in Washington, and I am pleased to share some updates. The Board approved:
