Executive Summary
FINRA will conduct its Annual Meeting of firms on Monday, August 19, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time in the FINRA Visitors Center at 1735 K Street, NW, in 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
FINRA has observed a small number of TRACE and ORF clients experiencing difficulties with their connections to the TRAQS website. FINRA is currently researching the problem.
TRAQS clients with questions regarding this issue should contact FINRA Market Operations at (866) 776-0800.
Summary
FINRA is issuing this Notice to remind members of their obligation to have systems or processes in place to determine whether a transaction in a TRACE-Eligible Security has occurred and is, therefore, reportable, even if it was not included on the TRACE security master list at the time of the transaction. In those circumstances, members should contact Market Operations to add the TRACE-
For July 8, 2019, transactions disseminated for the below listed 57 Freddie Mac-issued mortgage-backed securities traded in specified pool transactions (MBS transactions) do not reflect the most recent reference data element updates provided by Freddie Mac on Saturday, July 6 2019. Consequently, the dissemination ID (RDID) used for MBS transactions in the below listed securities reflect reference
Currently, in the Tier 1 5/13/19 weekly report, there is ATS data that is unattributed (that is, there is no ATS name associated with one line of data found in the ATS Data tab). See below:
FINRA is currently investigating the issue and will publish another Technical Notice once the issue has been resolved.
If you have any questions, please contact FINRA Business Services.
Summary
Last year, FINRA took several steps to engage with members regarding their current and planned activities relating to digital assets. These efforts included the issuance of Regulatory Notice 18-20, which encouraged firms to keep their Regulatory Coordinator informed if the firm, or its associated persons or affiliates, engaged, or intended to engage, in activities related to digital
Americans today are the most confident about their future in retirement since the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and independent research firm Greenwald & Associates. But the majority of Americans haven’t actually tried to calculate how much money they will need.
Total of 56 Settlements Reached with Member Firms Resulting in $89 Million in Restitution to Eligible Charitable and Retirement Accounts
WASHINGTON—FINRA announced that it has reached settlements with 56 member firms and obtained a total of $89 million in restitution for nearly 110,000 charitable and retirement accounts as a result of its mutual fund fee waiver initiative. All of the firms,
The FINRA Board of Governors meets this week in Washington, DC. Read President and CEO Robert Cook’s email to firms previewing the agenda.
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