FINRA is issuing this Information Notice to inform members of a scheduled industry presentation by the Cross Market Regulation Working Group (CMRWG) and FINRA CAT regarding SRO regulation of Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) Compliance Rules and FINRA CAT’s role in CAT compliance.
Please see the attached ISG CMRWG Regulatory Notice 2020-02 that was issued by the participants of the ISG CMRWG.
FINRA is issuing this Information Notice to inform members of the existence and role of the Cross-Market Regulation Working Group (CMRWG), which was established under the U.S. Subgroup of the Intermarket Surveillance Group (ISG), to focus on ways to reduce unnecessary regulatory duplication.
Please see the attached ISG CMRWG Regulatory Memorandum 2020-01 (“Notice”) that was issued by
INFORMATIONAL
Proxy Reimbursement Rates
Effective: Immediately
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IM-2260 Proxy Reimbursement Rates
Executive Summary
NASD has adopted amendments to IM-2260 regarding rates of reimbursement for expenses incurred in forwarding proxy materials, annual reports, information statements, and other
Summary
FINRA warns member firms of an ongoing phishing campaign that involves fraudulent emails (see sample in Appendix) purporting to be from FINRA and using the domain name “@gateway-finra.org.” The email asks the recipient to click a link to “view request” and provide information to “complete” that request, noting that “late submission may attract penalties.”
FINRA recommends that
Exemptive relief is granted based on the following considerations: the Contribution was made by an individual who, at of the time of the Contribution, had never been an MFP nor was Name involved in the Firm’s municipal securities business. We believe the possibility that the payment was intended to influence issuer officials is significantly minimized. To the extent that any potential investor protection concerns exist, the staff believes these concerns will be appropriately addressed by the Firm’s existing firewall procedures for Name.
INFORMATIONAL
Disclosure Of Order Routing
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Exchange Act Rule 11Ac1-6
Disclosure of Order Routing
Executive Summary
Rule 11Ac1-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) requires all broker/dealers that route customer orders in equity and option
FINRA Announces Nomination Process to Fill Upcoming Vacancies on the National Adjudicatory Council
(a) Recovery of cost of services. FINRA shall, in accordance with this section, collect member regulatory fees that are designed to recover the costs to FINRA of the supervision and regulation of members, including performing examinations, financial monitoring, and policy, rulemaking, interpretive, and enforcement activities. FINRA shall periodically review these revenues in conjunction with
For any public offering that is required to be filed pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(a)(2), FINRA Rule 5110(a)(3)(A) describes that the required documents and information must be filed by participating members with FINRA no later than three business days after any documents are filed with or submitted to the SEC, including confidential filings or submissions, or any state securities commission or
There are several regulatory implications that firms may wish to consider when establishing a presence in the cloud. It is important to keep in mind that although a firm may shift its technology infrastructure to a cloud environment, all of the regulatory requirements that are applicable in an on-prem environment continue to apply. However, cloud-based applications may contain some unique
