FINRA Recommends Review of Municipal Securities Activities
SEC Approval and Effective Date for New Consolidated FINRA Rules on the Transfer of Customer Accounts, Recommendations to Customers in OTC Equity Securities and Anti-Intimidation/Coordination
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FINRA takes disciplinary actions against firms and individuals for violations of NASD rules; federal securities laws, rules, and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
See link to FINRA Regulatory Notices 21-31, which includes the schedule and instructions:
https://www.finra.org/sites/default/files/2021-09/Regulatory-Notice-21-31.pdf
SECTION 1. REVERSE REPURCHASE AND REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
Question 1.1: The instructions under Section 1 state in part that members should report the gross contract value of all reverse repurchase and repurchase agreements by
Participating members, as defined in Rule 5110, must comply with amended Rule 5110, beginning on September 16, 2020 (the Implementation Date).1 The amended Rule will apply notwithstanding when the offering was filed or declared effective or when a participating member received a No Objections Letter.
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Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rules 2210 (Communications with the Public) and 2241 (Research Analysts and Research Reports) to conform to the requirements of the Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (FAIR Act).1 The rule change creates a filing exclusion under Rule 2210 for investment fund research reports that
NTM 06-72 supersedes NTM 06-60GUIDANCE
Customer Account Statements
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Individual Investors
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
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SIPA (Securities Investor
Protection Act)
SIPC (Securities Investor
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Executive
Exemptive relief is granted based on: the representation that the individual did not engage in the solicitation of municipal securities business; for the six years prior to being hired by the Firm; the Contributions were made prior to the individual being employed by the Firm; imposition by the Firm of extensive Firm-wide information barriers on certain municipal securities business communications; prohibition of, for a specified period of time, the individual's solicitation of new municipal securities business; and the commitment to a quarterly certification of compliance.
