Register to attend an upcoming webinar to learn about the installation of ProProctor, a Prometric application that FINRA is using to deliver qualification exams online, on company-issued equipment. During these hour-long sessions, FINRA and Prometric technologists will discuss resources available to firm Information Technology staff, and a substantial amount of time will be reserved to answer
As of June 30, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation Best Interest—or Reg BI—is officially in effect. What does a post implementation-date world look like? And how is FINRA working to ensure a consistent approach to examining around and enforcing the new regulation? Tune in to learn more.
For firms with test candidates using company-issued equipment on their corporate networks to take their exams online, your firm's technology team should be consulted about what it will take to ensure that the ProProctor application will successfully run on the day of the candidate's exam.
Please note that Prometric's ProProctor
FINRA’s legacy file transfer service (filetransfer.finra.org) will be shut down on 7/1/2020. By now, all FINRA applications file transfers that were using the legacy service should have migrated to fileX file transfer service. Details about fileX service and user guide can be found on https://www.finra.org/filing-reporting/data-transfer-tools/fileX.
Please contact FINRA Support Center at (800)
The Neutral Corner—Volume 2, 2020
Mission Statement
FINRA Arbitrators Successfully Conduct Virtual Hearings (by Nora Sassounian, Case Administrator, FINRA West Regional Office)
Anatomy of a Zoom Videoconference Mediation (by E. Scott Douglas, FINRA Mediator)
FINRA Dispute Resolution Services and FINRA News
Name Change to FINRA Dispute Resolution Services
COVID-19 Hearing Postponements and
I’m proud to announce that IDG's Computerworld has named FINRA No. 1 among midsize companies on its 2020 Best Places to Work in IT list. This is our ninth appearance on the annual list, but beyond being No. 1 in our category, this one is particularly special.
Here’s why.
The prevailing theme among the organizations that were recognized this year was a focus on career development and
Summary
This Notice provides guidance to help member firms comply with FINRA Rule 2210, Communications with the Public, when creating, reviewing, approving, distributing, or using retail communications concerning private placement offerings.
Questions concerning this Notice should be directed to:
Amy C. Sochard, Vice President, Advertising Regulation, at (240) 386-4508; or
Ira D. Gluck,
Summary
FINRA will conduct its Annual Meeting of firms on Friday, August 7, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time in the FINRA Visitors Center at 1735 K Street, NW, Washington, D.C. The purpose of the meeting is to elect individuals to fill one small firm seat and one large firm seat on the FINRA Board of Governors (FINRA Board).1
It is important that all eligible firms be represented by proxy or in
FINRA has updated the TRACE for Corporate and Agency API Reference Data Specifications.
Beginning September 28, 2020, Seniority Type and Instrument Type are being renamed Security Type and Bond Type, respectively, for Corporate and ELN securities. These two fields will continue to be combined to create the Debt Type Code.
New values have also been added to Appendix 1 in the
Summary
FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements) prescribes requirements governing the extension of credit by members. The FINRA Rule 4210 interpretations provide further guidance regarding application of the rule. This Notice announces, effective immediately, clarifications of interpretations of (1) FINRA Rule 4210(e)(8), which specifies margin requirements for control and restricted securities,
