On November 8, FINRA, Deloitte and the MIT Fintech Club kicked off an innovative event aimed at leveraging fintech in service of making investors smarter and safer. The Buildathon paired industry technologists and compliance leaders with high performing technology students from MIT, Harvard and other Boston institutions for a hackathon-style competition. Teams competed in one of four challenge
FINRA is publishing its quarterly OTC Equities High Price Dissemination List for the third quarter of 2024. This updated list of OTC equity securities eligible for trade report dissemination for trades of fewer than 100 shares is effective as of December 13, 2024. To view changes, visit the Daily List: Security Attribute Changes page, select the “Unit of Trades” filter and enter December
During its March 6 and 7 meeting, the FINRA Board of Governors approved a rule proposal to lower the age at which parties qualify for accelerated arbitration processing and approved the allocation of prior-year fine monies.
401(k) and Other Employer-Sponsored PlansEmployer-sponsored retirement plans are just that: retirement plans offered by an employer to help its employees save for retirement. Plans are named for the section of the tax code where they’re described. Most are salary-deferral plans, meaning a plan in which the employee designates a portion of their salary to be deducted and put into the retirement
Saving for retirement is arguably the single most important financial endeavor most of us undertake. It takes initiative, planning and consistent saving and investing to create a nest egg to cover a retirement that could stretch two or more decades. No matter where you work or how much you earn, it’s important to start saving as early as possible to take maximum advantage of compounding, which
Held between November 2021 and August 2024, the Disclosure Reporting Webinar Series provided basic information about different types of reportable events. These sessions were designed for compliance professionals at FINRA-member broker-dealers who submit filings and documents to FINRA regarding disclosure events that are reportable for registered representatives and firms.The content of the
The Neutral Corner – Volume 4—2024Mission StatementYear End MessageNo Time to Sit Back: The Active Role of the Chairperson as Team Leader by Annamaria Boccia Smith, Esq., Former FINRA ArbitratorFINRA Dispute Resolution Services (DRS) and FINRA NewsArbitration Case Filings and TrendsFINRA Adopts Amendments to the Codes of Arbitration Procedure to Provide Non-Party Customers With a Copy of the
SummaryFINRA recently held annual elections to fill vacancies on the Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC) and the Regional Committees, and, at its December meeting, the FINRA Board of Governors (FINRA Board) appointed several individuals to fill vacancies on the SFAC and the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC). This Notice lists the individuals recently elected and appointed to the SFAC, Regional
FINRA is making available in one place on its website a list of firms and individuals responsible for unpaid customer arbitration awards. FINRA is providing the information in this new format to provide greater transparency around those firms and individuals with unpaid arbitration awards and to make this information more readily accessible to investors. The information will also continue to
Arbitration cases decided by award in the forum operated by FINRA represent a small subset of all cases closed involving customer disputes. The vast majority of customer cases close by settlement – not award.
