Each year, FINRA publishes its Annual Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities Letter to highlight issues of importance to FINRA's regulatory programs.
Summary
FINRA warns member firms of a widespread, ongoing phishing campaign that involves fraudulent emails purporting to be from FINRA officers, including Bill Wollman and Josh Drobnyk (see Attachment A). These emails have a source domain name “@broker-finra.org” and request immediate attention to an attachment relating to your firm. In at least in some cases, the emails do not actually include
SEC Approval and Effective Date for New Consolidated FINRA Rules
ACTION REQUESTED
Taping Rule
Comment Period Expires: July 25, 2001
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
IM-8310-2
Public Disclosure Program
Rule 3010
Supervision
Taping Rule
Executive Summary
NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD Regulation) requests comment on proposed amendments to Rule 3010(b)(2), commonly referred to as the Taping Rule
ACTION REQUIREDBroker-Dealer and Investment Adviser RenewalsPayment Deadline: December 6, 2004SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSExecutive RepresentativesLegal & ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementRegistered Representative, RegistrationIARDSMMaintenance FeesRegistrationRenewalsWeb CRD®Executive SummaryThe 2005 NASD Broker/Dealer and Investment Adviser Registration Renewal Program will begin on
(a) Mandatory Member Participation
(1) Member participation in TRACE for trade reporting purposes is mandatory. Such mandatory participation obligates members to submit transaction reports in TRACE-Eligible Securities in conformity with the Rule 6700 Series.
(2) Participation in TRACE shall be conditioned upon the TRACE Participant's initial and continuing compliance with the following
Investment professionals might hold a variety of designations and other credentials, offered by a multitude of organizations. FINRA’s Professional Designations Database provides information about many of the designations you might see used, including the prerequisites and other requirements for obtaining and holding such designations
FINRA regulates a critical part of the securities industry – member brokerage firms doing business in the U.S. In an effort to increase public awareness and understanding about the broad range of FINRA-registered firms and individuals, FINRA shares an annual snapshot of some of the data collected in the course of its work.
Regulatory ObligationsThe fair pricing obligations under FINRA Rule 2121 (Fair Prices and Commissions) apply to transactions in all securities—including fixed income securities—and MSRB Rule G-30 (Prices and Commissions) imposes similar obligations for transactions in municipal securities. In addition, FINRA Rule 2121 and MSRB Rule G-30 include specific requirements for
ACTION REQUIRED
Broker/Dealer and Investment Adviser Renewals
Payment Deadline: December 5, 2003
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representative
Registration
Senior Management
IARDSM
Maintenance Fees
Registration
Renewals
Web CRD®
