(a) If a party is added to an arbitration after the Director sends the lists generated by the list selection algorithm to the parties, but before the ranked lists are due to the Director, the Director will send the lists to the newly added party, with employment history for the past 10 years and other background information for each arbitrator listed. The newly added party may rank and strike
What are the principles that guide FINRA’s decision making when it comes to taking Enforcement action? That’s the question that’s been on the mind of FINRA’s head of Enforcement, Susan Schroeder, since she took on the role in mid-2017. In this episode, Susan rejoins us to discuss how getting back to basics is helping her build a more effective Enforcement team.
How are financial regulators keeping up with the newest fintech developments and predicting their impact on the financial industry? Last year, FINRA launched the Innovation Outreach Initiative to address this very issues. In this episode, Haime Workie and Kavita Jain talk about the initiative itself and share their insights on the fintech innovations that are driving market activity around the world.
In episode 13, we sat down with Tom Gira and learned how his team use machine learning to sift through billions of market events each day to detect misconduct. But FINRA isn’t just keeping that data for itself, it is sharing it with financial firms to strengthen regulatory compliance across the industry. Today, Gira joins us once again to share how his team is using the data to foster fairer markets.
FINRA does not regulate mutual funds directly, but regulates the broker-dealers and registered representatives that sell mutual funds. In this capacity, FINRA enforces rules on mutual fund advertising, sales practices, including the sales loads that broker-dealers may charge, the incentives provided to registered representatives and the execution of mutual fund portfolio transactions. FINRA’s
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National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
January 1989
Toll-Free Numbers for New York NASDAQ Operations Center Take Effect Soon
With the opening of business on January 9, 1989, the New York NASDAQ Operations Center may be reached via toll-free 800 service from all locations.
Effective January 9, 1989, the new numbers are:
For SOES operations information (e.g.,
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National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
February 1989
Series 7 Test Date and Site Changes in February
February Series 7 Date Change
Because of the national holiday that falls on the third weekend, the February Series 7 exam session will be conducted February 11, 1989, at all locations except:
Atlanta, GA
Minneapolis, MN
Little Rock, AR
San Francisco, CA
The
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National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
March 1989
Series 7 Test Changes For March; Permanent Site Change in Anchorage
Memphis Test Site for March
The March 18, 1989, Series 7 exam in Memphis will be held at:
Sheraton Hotel300 N. 2nd StreetMemphis, TN
Atlanta Test Site for March
The March 18, 1989, Series 7 exam in Atlanta will be held at:
Georgia
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National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
April 1989
NASD Releases Interpretive Summaries Under SEC Rule 19c-4
The NASD recently made available summaries of interpretive letters issued under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 19c-4. That rule prohibits the major securities markets from listing companies that issue securities or take other corporate actions
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National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
May 1989
Test Site Changes for May in Kansas, New York, Georgia, and Florida
New PLATO Test Centers in Kansas
Effective May 1, 1989, Control Data PLATO Development Centers began operating at the following locations:
Farmers State Bank Building, 718 MainStreet, Suite 202, Hays, KS 67601 (913) 232-1690.Epic Office Center,
