The 2024 Compliance Outreach Program for Municipal Advisors and Municipal Dealers is a free live-streamed and in-person program designed to provide municipal market participants an opportunity to hear from SEC, MSRB and FINRA staff on timely regulatory and compliance matters for municipal advisors and dealers.
Crypto assets—also known as digital assets—are assets that are issued or transferred using distributed ledger or blockchain technology. They include, but are not limited to, so-called “virtual currencies,” “coins,” and “tokens.” A particular crypto asset may or may not meet definition of a “security” under the federal securities laws. FINRA rules that relate to securities, or that do not depend on securities status, may impose obligations on the crypto asset-related activities of member firms and associated persons.
The following links should be helpful when filing online for your firm and associated individuals:CRD System and Related LinksElectronic Fingerprint ProcessingElectronic Fingerprint Submission (EFS)Filing Guidance Related to Registration FormsCurrent Uniform Registration Forms for Electronic Filing in CRD (U4, U5, U6, BR, BD, and BDW)Investment Adviser Representative (RA) Form Filing
Increasingly, many investors have been choosing to put money where their values are—into a growing array of products that fall broadly into the category of environmental, social and governance investing, often called ESG investing for short. If you're thinking about investing in ESG products, here are some tips to keep in mind and traps to avoid.
A diversified portfolio tends to be harder to achieve than simply following the mantra to avoid putting all of your investment eggs in one basket. This basic strategy can help, but it is often not enough to avoid concentration risk—the risk of amplified losses that may occur from having a large portion of your holdings in a particular investment, asset class or market segment relative to your overall portfolio. Learn more about concentration risk and read tips on how to manage it.
You might know if the stock market is going up or down, but do you know what sectors are driving returns? The use of sectors is one of the most common ways to characterize markets, and the most used system is the Global Industry Classification System (GICS).
1. Do Rules 5110, 5121 and 2310 (the “Corporate Financing Rules”) apply to Regulation A offerings?
Yes. Rule 5110(a)(2) requires all public offerings, with limited exceptions as provided in Rule 5110(h), to be filed with FINRA. Regulation A offerings are public offerings subject to the Corporate Financing Rules. A member must comply with Rule 5121 (Public Offerings of Securities with Conflicts
(a) Tape, Digital, or Other Recording(1) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Rule, the Director will make a tape, digital, or other recording of every hearing. Executive sessions (i.e., discussions among arbitrators outside the presence of the parties and their representatives, witnesses, and stenographers) held by the panel will not be recorded. The Director will provide a copy of the
SummaryThe purpose of this Election Notice is to: (1) notify members of an upcoming election to fill one large firm seat and one small firm seat on the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC); (2) announce the FINRA Nominating & Governance Committee (Nominating Committee) nominees for these vacancies; and (3) describe the procedures to be included as an additional large or small firm
