This proposal will blatantly continue to negatively impact small member firms that do not have neither the current infrastructure, capital or staffing levels to accommodate this significant of a change to their reporting structure. The continued demise in the number of FINRA-registered small firms, which benefits the largest firms with additional greater market share, provides the cover for the
There will be a traffic interruption in fileX SFTP service in QAINT environment for duration below. Users can re-establish connection and resume file transfers after the maintenance window.
QA-INT: Every Tuesday from 6 p.m to Wednesday 7 p.m until Oct 19, 2022
Contact FINRA Support Center (800) 321-6273, or by email, if you have any questions.
Note, this is an implementation date change.1
Effective Tuesday, August 30, 2022, the FINRA TRACE, ADF and ORF Web API reference data downloads will no longer be accessible using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.1 protocol. FINRA will disable TLS 1.1, and firms using that protocol will not be able to establish connectivity to FINRA’s secure web servers to download the files. To gain access
Investors don't need unnecessary interference by big brother regulators in our investment choices. Requiring that clear information be provided is fine, but don't expect adults to go through testing or other restrictions.
FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
As part of its Transparency Services improvement initiatives, beginning in December 2022, FINRA will re- platform the OTC Reporting Facility (ORF) to a new Linux-based operating system. These changes will be implemented in addition to the Trade Data Dissemination Service (TDDS) protocol changes FINRA previously announced. Except for the timestamp changes listed below, all ORF trade reporting
On Thursday, September 1, 2022, FINRA will begin to collect data on depository institutions’ daily transactions in marketable U.S. Treasury securities and in the debentures and MBS issued by U.S. federal government agencies, including government-sponsored enterprises (agencies), via its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE).
A final production User Acceptance Test (UAT) will occur on
Investments in complex products do not need to be banned nor restricted. I oppose restrictions that limit my investment opportunities. Leverage has existed in various forms since the beginning of the equities markets. These modern offerings give safer access to leverage to those who otherwise would not have this advantage.
The new Complex Investigations and Intelligence (CII) team and Cyber and Analytics Unit (CAU) are driving a shift in terms of how Member Supervision’s National Cause and Financial Crimes Detection Program comes at its work and leverages intelligence and analytics to drive decision making and operations. On this episode, we hear how these changes will help FINRA better deliver on its mission of investor protection, market integrity.
