Sometimes called longevity insurance, deferred income annuities (DIAs) often are purchased as an alternative to a pension by those seeking a set amount of guaranteed income in their later years. These products are typically sold by investment professionals or insurance agents. DIAs should not be confused with deferred fixed income annuities.
FINRA issued $85.5 million in fines in 2023 , and the Board determined that there were $97.8 million in fines-eligible expenditures in 2023 (i.e., capital initiatives, strategic expenditures and other activities eligible to be funded by fine monies based on the criteria set forth above). Because the total of fines-eligible expenditures exceeded the amount of fines issued in 2023, the balance of $12.3 million was funded from FINRA’s reserves and excess operating results.
To conduct securities transactions and business with the investing public in the United States, both firms and individuals must be registered with FINRA. Firms must apply and meet certain membership standards to become a FINRA-registered broker-dealer.FINRA asks that would-be Applicants take time to review and understand all FINRA’s substantive and procedural requirements prior to applying. These
September 19, 2022FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook and Vice President of Member Relations and Education Kayte Toczylowski are joined by senior staff to discuss the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) and Form CRS.Speakers:Robert Cook, FINRA President and Chief Executive OfficerMeredith Cordisco, Associate General Counsel, Office of General CounselNicole McCafferty, Senior Director,
June 6, 2022FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook and Vice President of Member Relations and Education Kayte Toczylowski are joined by senior staff to discuss senior and at-risk investors.Speakers:Robert Cook, FINRA President and Chief Executive OfficerBrooke Hickman, Director, Member SupervisionChristine Kieffer, Senior Director, Investor EducationKayte Toczylowski, Vice President, Member
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In order to perform system maintenance, the FINRA Test Facility (NTF) will be unavailable for client testing for all products on Friday, June 14, 2024, from 2 p.m. ET until the end of the day.Production systems are unaffected by this event. NTF will become available again for all products starting June 17, 2024.Please contact FINRA Product Management or call (866) 899-2107 with
This webinar highlights FINRA Rule 6151 and provides a demonstration of the Rule 606(a) report submission process, a discussion of the rollout plan and credentialing, and a Q&A segment. The PowerPoint deck to the webinar can be found here.
In late May, certain amendments to FINRA's margin rule, Rule 4210, went into effect to address a significant source of potential systemic risk and risk to FINRA member firms. The amendments introduced specific margin requirements related to covered agency transactions. On this episode, we learn more about the purpose of the change and what firms need to think about to ensure compliance.
