To whom it may concern: I would like to know if there are plans to repair the fines in regards to short interest reporting, naked shorts and dark pool trading? I think that naked shorts should be fined based on the quantity of fake shares multiplied by the price of the share in question. So for 5 million fake shares at say $25 per share would result in a $125 million fine. This is a fair way,
Comments Regarding Effective Methods to Educate New Investors. I think one of the first places to start would be to get an effective basic investor training program as part of every single high school curriculum in this country. Most schools seem to instruct so that the student can pass a test, not necessarily be educated about financial literacy. The last time I was able to present a basic
The Cybersecurity and Technology Governance 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) observations and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
ATTN: REGISTRATION, TRAINING AND COMPLIANCE PERSONNEL AND BRANCH OFFICE MANAGERS
The recently enacted Tax Reform Act of 1986 (the "Act") will impact the subject matter of the qualification examinations administered by the NASD. Existing test items affected by these changes will be modified to reflect the new provisions of the Act on
April 2003
In an effort to assist member firms' compliance efforts, NASD is issuing this regular communication, "Improving Examination Results." This document has two sections: "Examination Priorities" and "Frequently Found Violations," both of which relate to the Department of Member Regulation's routine examinations of firms. While each firm must
Overview
The financial services industry heavily relies on cryptography to safeguard digital information. Whether to securely store customers’ personally identifiable information (PII), access the internet through a virtual private network (VPN) or ensure the integrity of a trade order placed on a mobile application, cryptographic algorithms play a central role in many critical functions within
The Senior Investor Protection Conference is a one-day event dedicated to sharing the most up-to-date regulatory information, effective strategies and solutions for protecting senior and vulnerable investors from exploitation, scams, and other questionable practices. This conference includes discussions of the rules on financial exploitation of specified adults, a regulatory roundtable,
(a) General
Industry Members are required to record and report data to the Central Repository as required by this Rule Series in a manner that ensures the timeliness, accuracy, integrity and completeness of such data.
(b) LEIs
Without limiting the requirement set forth in paragraph (a), Industry Members are required to accurately provide the LEIs in their records as required by
