FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
Many disputes that do not settle in mediation end with the declaration, “We can do better at trial.” But as the parties and mediator leave the room, they may ask
themselves if that assertion is accurate.
FINRA’s examination program plays a central role in supporting FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity. A main component of this program is FINRA’s examinations of broker-dealers (“firms” or “members”) that are conducted on a regular cycle basis: each firm is examined at least once every four years, and many are examined even more frequently. In connection with each of these examinations, FINRA prepares a report—which is available only to the relevant firm—addressing certain aspects of the firm’s compliance with securities rules and regulations. Firms are required to address issues identified by FINRA, and many do so by proactively taking corrective action before FINRA concludes its exam. Through this sort of rapid remediation, firms strengthen their compliance and supervisory programs, which ultimately helps better protect investors and the integrity of the markets.
FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
The Net Capital and Credit Risk Assessments section of the 2017 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
FINRA has updated the TRACE for Securitized Products Web API technical specification. A new code of "U", representing UMBS, has been added to the Issuing Agency Values in Appendix 8.
Note: None of the existing Web API data formats are impacted by this change.
Please contact FINRA Product Management or call (866) 899-2107 with questions regarding this notice.
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Arbitration Statistics Through December
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Top 15 Controversy Types in Customer Arbitrations
Top 15 Security Types in Customer Arbitrations
Top 15 Controversy Types in Intra-Industry Arbitrations
How Arbitration Cases Close
Results of Customer Claimant Arbitration Award Cases
Results of All-Public Panels and Majority
FINRA has revised the
Transaction Fee Agreement
to clarify the intended scope of paragraph 2b. The FINRA Transaction Fee Transfer Agreement applies to FINRA members and their respective clearing firms that choose to utilize FINRA Trade Reporting Facilities – the Alternative Display Facility (ADF), the FINRA/Nasdaq TRF, the FINRA/NYSE TRF, or the OTC
FINRA publishes this quarterly review to provide firms with a sampling of recent disciplinary actions involving misconduct by registered representatives. The sample includes settled matters and decisions in litigated cases (National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) decisions and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decisions in FINRA cases).
