Summary
FINRA warns member firms of an ongoing phishing campaign that involves fraudulent emails that include the domain “@invest-finra.org”. FINRA recommends that anyone who clicked on any link or image in the email immediately notify the appropriate individuals in their firm of the incident.
The domain of “invest-finra.org” is not connected to FINRA and firms should delete all emails
Broker-Dealer, Investment Adviser Firm, Agent and Investment Adviser Representative, and Branch Renewals for 2009; Payment Deadline: December 12, 2008
Summary
FINRA has recently observed an increase in fraudulent options trading being facilitated by (1) account takeover schemes (sometimes referred to as account intrusions), through which a bad actor gains unauthorized entry to a customer’s brokerage account; and (2) the use of new account fraud1 by a bad actor who fraudulently establishes a brokerage account through identity theft.
Broker-Dealer, Investment Adviser Firm, Agent and Investment Adviser Representative, and Branch Renewals for 2008
A segment of financial institutions, including broker-dealers, are actively experimenting with incorporating the metaverse and its immersive technologies.40 Metaverse technologies can include VR and AR, but these are not the only portals to the metaverse. Users can access virtual worlds through laptops, gaming consoles and phones.41Some firms indicated that they are examining how to leverage
FINRA Publishes Consolidated Criteria to Designate Firms for Mandatory Participation in FINRA’s Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Testing
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Executive Summary
On April 11, 1994, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., began operation of the Fixed Income Pricing System (FIPS) for members trading high-yield bonds. Initially, 35 bonds were designated as FIPS issues requiring quotation entry by brokers and dealers. The
FINRA is warning member firms of a new imposter website www.finnra.org (please notice the extra “n” in the domain name).
One portion of the website contains a link to a registration site that is not legitimate (see images, below).
In addition, it is possible bad actors could leverage the domain to send fake emails including those with imbedded phishing links or attachments containing malware.
Summary
Effective February 18, 2020, the Section 31 fee rate applicable to specified securities transactions on the exchanges and in the over-the-counter markets will increase from its current rate of $20.70 per million dollars in transactions to a new rate of $22.10 per million dollars in transactions.
Finance-related questions should be directed to Amanda Rath, Manager, Finance, at (240) 386-
Executive Summary
The annual meeting of FINRA firms will take place on or about Wednesday, September 1, 2021, to elect one Large Firm Governor, one Mid-Size Firm Governor, and one Small Firm Governor to the FINRA Board of Governors (FINRA Board). A formal notice of the meeting, including the precise date, time and location, will be mailed to executive representatives on or about Monday, August 2
