WASHINGTON - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has imposed fines of $450,000 against Lincoln Financial Securities, Inc. (LFS) and $150,000 against an affiliated firm, Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation (LFA), for failure to adequately protect non-public customer information.
Making sure a person is informed is one thing and you should be checking on that. Making a choice you enter these deals is on the investor and unless it's a scheme of some kind it's our choice where we put our cash.
The purpose of this Election Notice is to notify member firms of the upcoming nomination and election process to fill forthcoming vacancies on FINRA District Committees and District Nominating Committees.
The current District Committee and District Nominating Committee members are included in Attachment A. Information on District Election procedures is included in Attachment B. A candidate
(a) Mandatory Participation(1) Pursuant to SEA Rule 10c-1a, participation in SLATE is mandatory for purposes of reporting Covered Securities Loans. Such mandatory participation obligates a Covered Person to submit Covered Securities Loan information to SLATE in conformity with SEA Rule 10c-1a and the FINRA Rule 6500 Series.(2) Participation in SLATE shall be conditioned upon the SLATE Participant
Its extremely hurtful that FINRA regulators are taking away my ability and freedom to invest in complex funds . Most of the middle class whose daily struggle is to save money and take informed help is being taken away by this step
These products are useful to a informed trader. Removing these would be like dictating what people can invest in. What's next, all stocks under 5 dollars or 1 dollar. It is our right to make these choices. Don't take my rights away.
Overview – FINRA’s Funding Portal Rules (FP Rules) apply to firms that register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as funding portals pursuant to the SEC’s Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) and that become FINRA FP members. Prospective FPs should review, in addition to the rules under the SEC’s Reg CF, Regulatory Notice 16-06 (SEC Approval of FINRA Funding Portal Rules and
Connecting Individuals with Opportunities in the Financial Services IndustryThe Financial Industry Networking Directory (FIND)™ is a complementary FINRA subscription service designed to connect individuals who are enrolled to take the Security Industry Essentials® (SIE®) exam with firms that are recruiting for employment and internship opportunities.Subscribed firms can leverage the data found in
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The purpose of this Election Notice is notify FINRA small firm members that ballots to elect one New York Region representative to the Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC) have been mailed to all eligible firms. FINRA small firm members1 in the New York Region as of the close of business on Friday, October 18, 2019, are eligible to vote in these elections. All eligible firms
The Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) section 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.
