December 19, 2002
NASD began posting each member's NASDAQ Execution System Order/Route Matching statistics on the OATS Web interface on November 1, 2002. These statistics reflect the percentage of OATS Route Reports and/or Combined Order/Route Reports with a Routing Method Code of "U" (SuperMontage) or "L" (SelectNet) that OATS was able to link to the related order in
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Continuing Education
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The Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education (Council) has issued a Firm Element Advisory, a guide for firms to use when developing their
The 2022 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the Report) provides firms with information that may help inform their compliance programs. For each topical area covered, the Report identifies the relevant rule(s), highlights key considerations for member firms’ compliance programs, summarizes noteworthy findings from recent examinations, outlines effective practices that FINRA observed during its oversight, and provides additional resources that may be helpful to member firms in reviewing their supervisory procedures and controls and fulfilling their compliance obligations.
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SEC Approves Amendment To Section 65 Of Uniform Practice Code
On November 30, 1994, the SEC approved an amendment to Section 65 of the Uniform Practice Code relating to customer account transfers. The NASD filed the amendments along with other amendments to the NASD's rules designed to implement the SEC's mandate to move to T+3 settlement of securities transactions. Although the SEC
Board Re-Elects Chair, Re-Appoints Public Governors, and Approves Three Rulemaking Items
WASHINGTON—FINRA’s Board of Governors met on July 12-13 for the third time in 2023. During the meeting, the Board re-elected Eric Noll as Board Chair, re-appointed three public governors and approved three rulemaking items. The Board also continued its engagement with key stakeholders, hearing from
Summary
Recently, FINRA took enforcement action against several firms for failing to establish or maintain a reasonably designed supervisory system for recommendations of alternative mutual funds, also sometimes referred to as “alt funds” or “liquid alts” (“Alt Funds”). FINRA is continuing to note such deficiencies in its examinations and communications reviews of such products.
This Notice
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NASD Reminds Firms of E-Mail Address Established to Report System Outages to Market Regulation Department
In the Winter 2000 Regulatory & Compliance Alert (2000 RCA), NASD provided the e-mail addresses specified below so that members could notify NASD's Market Regulation Department (the "staff") of system problems that impacted a member's ability to comply with
Proposed New Rules Governing Communications About Variable Insurance Products; Comment Period Expired: September 30, 2008
