Since Monday, December 5, 2022, FINRA is experiencing an issue with ORF clearing messages for transactions that are cancelled, corrected or broken and thus causing duplicates settlement for those transactions. FINRA is working on a solution and will update clients as more details are known.
Clients should work with their clearing firm to submit reversals directly to NSCC for the duplicate
Summary
FINRA has adopted amendments to Rule 6730 (Transaction Reporting) to: (i) require members to report transactions in U.S. Treasury securities to FINRA’s Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) as soon as practicable but no later than 60 minutes from the time of execution; and (ii) require members to report electronically executed transactions in U.S. Treasury securities to TRACE in
Summary
FINRA requests comment on a proposal to provide additional transparency into delayed Treasury spot trades in corporate debt securities—i.e., corporate bond trades where the dollar price of the trade is based on a spread to a benchmark U.S. Treasury security that was agreed upon at an earlier time on the same day. The proposed changes would provide for immediate transparency into the size
November 2022
Background
In August 2021, FINRA launched a targeted exam (sweep) to review firms’ practices and controls related to the opening of options accounts and related areas, including account supervision, communications and diligence. FINRA’s review focuses on a cross-section of retail and diversified firms that offer options trading to their customers.
Below FINRA poses several
On December 5, 2022, FINRA is introducing changes to the current Trade Data Dissemination Service (TDDS 2.0) protocol and structure. As of December 5, 2022, the current TDDS 2.0 version will no longer be supported as this will be a hot cut change, and only TDDS 2.1 will broadcast FINRA Over-the-Counter Reporting Facility (ORF) data.
TDDS 2.1 will be the first FINRA data product to use
Beginning Monday, November 6, 2023, as described in Regulatory Notice 22-28 FINRA will require firms to report transactions in U.S. dollar-denominated foreign sovereign debt securities to TRACE.
FINRA has updated the TRACE Web API Specifications for Corporate and Agency Debt and the TRACE OTC Corporate Bonds and Agency Debt User Guide to align with these changes. As noted in the Regulatory
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) revisions to amend FINRA rules to address duplicative requirements.
By Kara Williams and Gargi Sharma
Here is a look back at a few key topics related to anti-money laundering (AML) obligations that rose to the level of being included in FINRA’s 2023 Examination and Risk Monitoring Report. These threats continue to be prevalent today and remain as areas of focus for FINRA’s Complex Investigations and Intelligence (CII) section.
One was manipulative trading in
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) revisions to the content outline and selection specifications for the Research Analyst (Series 86/87) exam program, including a reduction of the number of scored questions on the Series 86 exam.
Summary
In February 2012, pursuant to an SEC order, FINRA established an accounting support fee (GASB Accounting Support Fee) to adequately fund the annual budget of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The GASB Accounting Support Fee is collected on a quarterly basis from member firms that report trades to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB). Each member firm’s
