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As announced by the Board of the Federal Reserve System in the Federal Register on October 28, 2021, FINRA will collect detailed data on depository institutions' daily transactions of marketable U.S. Treasury securities and of the debt and MBS issued by U.S. federal government agencies including government-sponsored enterprises (agencies) via its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE
I am a private investor and am writing this letter to express my concerns with the actions proposed in the FINRA regulatory notice 22-08. The actions described in the notice seem to fall under the premise that the government can chose the publicly traded investments that are best for me or worse, I have to jump through hoops to pass some sort of government test to invest in things such as
Impact: All Firms
Update (June 22, 2023): The link to the Advisory issued by CISA on June 7, 2023 has been updated to reflect CISA’s current guidance.
Firms should review this information with any vendors who provide information technology services to the firm.
As a result of an increased threat of ransomware potentially impacting FINRA member firms, the Cyber and Analytics Unit (CAU) within
FINRA is advising member firms that the Options Clearing Corporation has issued the March 2023 Options Disclosure Document (ODD). The ODD contains general disclosures on the characteristics and risks of trading standardized options. The March 2023 ODD contains new language to (i) accommodate cash-settled flexibly structured options on certain fund shares that meet specified criteria as defined in
As part of its Transparency Services improvement initiative, beginning on February 26, 2024, FINRA will re-platform the TRACE for Treasuries (TS) product to a new Linux-based operating system. FINRA encourages testing participation in this effort to validate that all processes work within clients’ TRACE reporting framework.
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FINRA’s Renewal Program supports the collection and disbursement of fees related to the renewal of broker-dealer (BD) and investment adviser (IA) registrations, exempt reporting and notice filings with participating self-regulatory organizations (SRO) and jurisdictions. During this program, FINRA announces renewal fees BD and IA firms owe via Preliminary Statements issued in November.
TO: All NASD Members
There appears to be a growing practice among member firms to offer their retail customers a service whereby debit balances created by the purchase of securities in the customer's cash account with the member will be automatically satisfied by the redemption of shares of a money market fund. This practice is distinguishable from what have been called "account
Thank You for your consideration of notice 22-08! While education of shareholders is an important role of Finra's to help protect investors, I feel it is equally important that this education doesn't cross the line into regulatory controls or restrictions of those investors. Thanks again for your consideration!
The Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions section of the 2022 Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) relevant regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) exam findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
The Crypto Asset Developments topic of the 2024 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (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) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.