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Summary
This Notice reminds members of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) adoption of a best interest standard of conduct for broker-dealers and a relationship summary (Form CRS) delivery obligation, and provides an SEC email address where members may submit questions about the new requirements. As more fully described below, the SEC encourages firms to actively engage with SEC
FINRA Requirements for Subordinations; Availability of New Standard Forms
FINRA Rule 2330 (Members’ Responsibilities Regarding Deferred Variable Annuities) establishes sales practice standards regarding recommended purchases and exchanges of deferred variable annuities, including requiring a reasonable belief that the customer has been informed of the various features of annuities (such as surrender charges, potential tax penalties, various fees and costs, and market risk); and, prior to recommending the purchase or exchange of a deferred variable annuity, requiring reasonable efforts to determine the customer’s age, annual income, investment experience, investment objectives, investment time horizon, existing assets and risk tolerance.
This version was introduced with the filing of SR-FINRA-2020-015, which has been filed for Immediate Effectiveness. This version is temporary and effective from May 8, 2020 through June 15, 2020, pending any future extensions.
(a) Hearing Panel Consideration
(1) Appointment of Hearing Panel
When the disqualified member, sponsoring firm, or
Amendments to the Arbitration Rules Regarding Deficient Claims
SEC Approves OATS Amendments to Require Identification of Non-FINRA Member Broker-Dealers
FINRA has been made aware that users of the TRACE and ORF New Issue Form have reported that the main grid is not loading efficiently. FINRA is working to resolve this problem.
If you read the Regulatory Notice 12-38 regarding FINRA's Short-Interest Reporting Rule, you'll come across this particularly relevant question in the FAQs. Q7. How should a firm reflect fractional shares in its short-interest reports? A7. If a firm has a fractional short-interest position (e.g., 125.6 shares), it should truncate the position to reflect a whole number when reporting
SEC Approves Expanded Application of Supplemental Schedule for Derivatives and Other Off-Balance Sheet Items
Summary
Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) at member firms play a vital role. For example, CCOs and their compliance teams help design and implement compliance programs, help educate and train firm personnel, and work in tandem with senior business management and legal departments to foster compliance with regulatory requirements. In this way, CCOs help promote strong compliance practices that