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Regulatory Notice 20-18
Summary
FINRA has amended its suitability rule, Capital Acquisition Broker (CAB) suitability rule and rules governing non-cash compensation to provide clarity on which standard applies and to address potential inconsistencies with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI).1 These changes have been approved by the SEC and become effective on June 30, 2020, the compliance date of Reg BI.
The text of the amended rules is set forth in Attachment A.
Questions regarding this Notice should be directed to:
Regulatory Notice 20-04
Summary
FINRA’s CAB rules provide a simplified rulebook for broker-dealers that engage only in limited capital advisory, corporate restructuring and private placement activities. FINRA is requesting comment on proposed amendments to the CAB rules to make them more useful to CABs without reducing investor protection.
The proposed rule text is available in Attachment A.
Questions regarding this Notice should be directed to:
SR-FINRA-2019-006
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend the Capital Acquisition Broker (“CAB”) Rules governing qualification, registration and continuing education of associated persons of CABs (CAB Rules 119-125) to reflect new consolidated FINRA qualification and registration rules and changes to its continuing education requirements which took effect on October 1, 2018 (collectively, the “Consolidated Rules”).
1000. Arbitration and Mediation
All capital acquisition broker members shall be subject to the FINRA Rule 12000 Series, FINRA Rule 13000 Series and FINRA Rule 14000 Series, unless the context requires otherwise, provided, however, that:
900. Code of Procedure
Except for the FINRA Rule 9700 Series, all capital acquisition broker members shall be subject to the FINRA Rule 9000 Series, unless the context requires otherwise, provided, however, that:
(a) the term "associated person" as used in the FINRA Rule 9000 Series shall mean "associated person of a capital acquisi