Succession planning is important not just for customers and representatives but can even be a matter of life or death when it comes to the continued existence of a firm. On this episode, we hear how and why firms should plan for the expected and unexpected in life.
In conjunction with other self-regulatory organizations and the Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education, FINRA administers the continuing education (CE) program for the securities industry. CE consists of two mandatory programs: the Regulatory Element and the Firm Element.
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
Regulation of IPO Allocations and Distributions
Comment Period Expires: September 9, 2002.
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KEY TOPICS
Corporate Financing
Legal & Compliance
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Trading & Market Making
Flipping
IPO Allocations
NASD Rule 2710
NASD Rule 2712
Penalty Bids
Spinning
Underwriting Compensation
Executive Summary
ACTION REQUESTED
Intermarket Surveillance Group
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Blue Sheets
Executive Summary
This Notice to Members discusses new uniform provisions regarding the automated reporting requirement for Electronic Blue Sheets (EBS).
Effective August 8, 2001 all members were required to:
(1)
electronically submit to
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Senior Management
Corporate Finance
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Municipal
Operations
Systems
Trading
As of June 24, 1998, the following bonds were added to the Fixed Income Pricing SystemSM (FIPS®).
Symbol
Name
Coupon
Maturity
ABAG.GA
Safety Componets Intl Inc
10.125
07/15/07
ALGX.GA
Allegiance Telecom Inc
11.750
02/15/08
AMH.GA
Amerus Life Hldgs Inc
6.
Firms involved in mergers, acquisitions, asset transfers (which may include but is not limited to registered representatives and customer accounts) and other operational changes must attend to various regulatory and investor-protection obligations.
FINRA encourages firms, and in some cases requires them, to notify their FINRA coordinator when planning these changes. By discussing these proposals
NASD® has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of NASD rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
Summary
FINRA is adding two new Rule 4530 Problem Codes related to SEC Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) and Form CRS, and making related amendments to the existing Rule 4530 Problem Code related to suitability. Starting on July 18, 2020, firms can use new Problem Code 16–Reg BI and new Problem Code 17–Form CRS, when applicable, to report customer complaint information and required documents
Restitution Ordered; Firm Ordered to Send Corrective Disclosures to Affected Plan Participants
WASHINGTON — FINRA announced today that it has fined AXA Advisors, LLC (AXA) $600,000 and ordered the firm to pay approximately $172,000 in restitution to affected 401(k) retirement plan participants for distributing materials that negligently misrepresented that certain bond funds offered for 401(k)
Did you turn age 70½ during 2019? If so, in most cases you must start taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and workplace retirement plans by April 1st, 2020. But with a new law in place, these rules will change for those who didn’t reach that milestone in 2019. Read on for important information about RMDs.
