The Anti-Money Laundering (AML) section of the 2019 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
The Digital Communication section of the 2019 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
The Suitability section of the 2019 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
The Supervision section of the 2019 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
The Neutral Corner—Volume 3, 2019
Mission Statement
FINRA’s Website Has a New Look
Arbitrator Withdrawals Undermine the Arbitration Process (by Steven B. Caruso)
Office of Dispute Resolution and FINRA News
Case Filings and Trends
New Portal Form: Award Information Sheet
Removal of Oath of Arbitrator and Disclosure Checklist PDF from FINRA's Website
Register for the Portal Today
Supervision
Suitability
Digital Communication
Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) and Uniform Grants to Minors Act (UGMA) Accounts
Summary
FINRA and the other U.S. members of the Intermarket Surveillance Group1 (ISG members) have updated certain data elements for Electronic Blue Sheets (EBS) to reflect the SEC’s December 21, 2018 approval of MIAX Emerald and the name change of Chicago Stock Exchange to NYSE Chicago, Inc. The updates are effective immediately.
Attachments A and B to this Notice set forth the EBS record
FINRA will be applying infrastructure upgrades to the OTCE.FINRA.org and OTCTransparency.FINRA.org websites on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. During this time these websites will be unavailable to users.
Please contact FINRA Support with any questions regarding this notice.
Submit to FINRA a signed/notarized hard copy CRD printout of Form BD. Make sure the firm’s Financial and Operations Principal (FINOP) is listed on Schedule A of Form BD.
Submit Form BR requesting registration of at least one branch office location. Learn more about branches on the Manage a Branch Office Registration page.
Request principal registration for at least two
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 7620B (Trade Reporting Facility Reporting Fees) to modify the trade reporting fees applicable to participants that use the FINRA/NYSE Trade Reporting Facility (“FINRA/NYSE TRF”).
