FINRA Rule 2210(d)(8) (Communications with the Public) requires a firm to include a readily apparent reference and hyperlink to BrokerCheck on the initial Web page that the firm intends to be viewed by retail investors, and any other webpage that includes a professional profile of one or more registered persons, who conduct business with retail investors. A summary of the rule’s requirements is
OverviewWhen considering their obligations to provide all available breakpoint discounts on sales of Class A shares of front-end load mutual funds, member firms may review the following Breakpoint Checklist and Breakpoint Worksheet, which may help member firms evaluate their breakpoint compliance programs and confirm whether they are capturing all relevant categories of information to provide
Rule 4111 Compliance Tool – Lists of Expelled FirmsFINRA Rule 4111 (Restricted Firm Obligations) requires member firms that are identified as Restricted Firms to deposit cash or qualified securities in a segregated, restricted account; adhere to specified conditions or restrictions; or comply with a combination of such obligations. Rule 4111 establishes a multi-step, annual process through which
Overview – The following is a guide to assist applicants as they prepare and submit information and documentation for FINRA Form New Member Application (NMA) or Form Continuing Member Application (CMA) regarding new private placement business. This checklist is designed to help applicants provide basic information FINRA staff may ask them to submit in order to begin a meaningful review and to aid
In 2024, FINRA implemented streamlined and intuitive data entry process for firms’ Financial Notifications and Regulatory Notifications, which includes a new amendment function to help firms make updates and changes to forms. Join this webinar for a high-level overview of this implementation and a demonstration of the new forms.Registration for this webinar is open to FINRA member firms only.
As part of its Transparency Services improvement initiative, beginning Monday, May 19, 2025, FINRA will re-platform TRACE Securitized Products (SP) to a new Linux-based operating system. As a reminder, FINRA requires client testing participation in this effort to validate that all processes work within the TRACE reporting framework. TRACE clients who utilize FIX for SP trade entry and other
The End-of-Day TRACE Transaction File is a daily file that includes all transaction data disseminated as part of Real-Time TRACE transaction data on that day. The file is produced after the TRACE system closes and is separately available for each Real-Time TRACE transaction data set (i.e., the Corporate Bond Data Set, Agency Data Set, SP Data Set, and Rule 144A Data Set).Any party wishing to
This Written Supervisory Procedures Checklist (“WSP Checklist”) outlines selected key topics as a reference tool to assist funding portal members (“FP members”) in fulfilling their compliance obligations.
