Listing of FINRA's Board of Governors.
The Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC) is an advisory committee established by the NASD Board of Governors in 1998. The SFAC ensures that issues of particular interest and concern to small firms are effectively communicated to and considered by the FINRA Board of Governors. The SFAC reviews and comments on all new and amended FINRA rule proposals, and provides guidance to FINRA staff regarding the potential impact of proposed regulatory initiatives on FINRA's small firms.
As Senior Vice President – Strategic Regulatory Engagement, Alex Ellenberg is responsible for providing guidance, counsel and analysis to the leadership team and various Market Regulation and Transparency Services (MRTS) groups regarding a wide variety of strategic, operational, regulatory, risk and compliance functions and activities. He also supports and provides strategic risk analysis to the
Industry Governor/Investment Company AffiliateGeneral Counsel, J.P. MorganGovernor Since 2024Professional ExperienceGeneral Counsel, J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial & Investment Bank (2015 – Present)Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (2004 – 2009 and 2014 – 2015)Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, U.S. Department of the Treasury (2011 – 2014)Senior Counsel
On Oct. 16, 2024, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released Cybersecurity Advisory - AA24-290A, which provides threat actors’ tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with Iranian cyber actors. In light of the historical proclivity of Iranian threat actors targeting the financial services industry, FINRA is sharing this information with member firms.
FIRST is a prototype taxonomy-based rulebook search tool designed by FINRA to make the FINRA rulebook more accessible when searching for relevant information or developing automated compliance functions. FIRST is enabled by a regulatory taxonomy, or a hierarchical classification of key business and regulatory terms, applied, or “tagged,” to a series of key FINRA rules.
The Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) is the FINRA-developed vehicle that facilitates the mandatory reporting of over-the-counter transactions in eligible fixed income securities. All broker-dealers who are FINRA member firms have an obligation to report transactions in TRACE-eligible securities under an SEC-approved set of rules.
FINRA departments also create specific subject-matter committees as needed to consult on various issues. The composition of the committees and their meeting frequency depends upon FINRA’s consultation needs related to the subject matter.
SummaryFINRA’s Renewal Program supports the collection and disbursement of fees related to the renewal of broker-dealer (BD) and investment adviser (IA) registrations, exempt reporting and notice filings with participating self-regulatory organizations (SRO) and jurisdictions. FINRA communicates information about renewal fees BD and IA firms owe via a Preliminary Statement in November, and
On This PageOverviewBackgroundDelivery MethodsLicense Types and PricingAccess to FLEXFINRA E-Learning CoursesEarn CFP CreditsOverviewFinancial Learning Experience™ (FLEX™) is a centralized continuing education (CE) platform that provides e-learning content that firms have the option to leverage for their Firm Element or other training needs.At launch, the platform will include courses from FINRA’
