FINRA’s Board of Governors met on March 3 and 4, when it approved proposed amendments to FINRA’s Borrowing From or Lending to Customers Rule, approved the allocation of 2020 fine monies to various capital initiatives in accordance with FINRA’s Financial Guiding Principles, and moved forward with an advanced analytics strategic initiative.
March 10, 2021
FINRA’s Board of Governors met
As part of FINRA’s mission to protect investors and promote market integrity, we are focused on addressing the regulatory challenges presented by our member firms’ crypto asset activities. Crypto assets—also known as digital assets—are assets that are issued or transferred using distributed ledger or blockchain technology. They include, but are not limited to, so-called virtual currencies, coins, and tokens. A particular crypto asset may or may not meet the definition of a “security” under the federal securities laws.
FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposed Rule Set for Limited Corporate Financing Brokers
From cryptocurrency to SPACs and other options beyond your 401(k), choosing the right investments to meet your financial goals can feel overwhelming.
WASHINGTON — Self-regulatory organizations (SROs) for the equities and options markets have been working with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on their collective plans to strengthen the resilience, performance, disaster recovery capability and governance of the critical infrastructure of the US capital markets, including the Securities Information Processors (UTP, CTA and OPRA).
FINRA Amends Electronic Form NMA and Adopts New Electronic Form CMA Filing Requirements
WASHINGTON — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced that FINRA and Interactive Data Corporation have created market activity and pricing-related tables for securitized products to provide investors and other market participants insight into asset and mortgage-backed securities transaction data reported to the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine® (TRACE®).
The Best Execution, Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions, Private Placements, and Reg BI and Form CRS sections 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) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
Washington, D.C. - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an Investor Alert today warning investors to be wary of green energy investments that promise large gains from investing in companies purportedly involved in developing or producing alternative, renewable or waste energy products.
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