Summary
This Notice reminds members of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) adoption of a best interest standard of conduct for broker-dealers and a relationship summary (Form CRS) delivery obligation, and provides an SEC email address where members may submit questions about the new requirements. As more fully described below, the SEC encourages firms to actively engage with SEC
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IMPORTANT MAIL VOTE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
NASD members are invited to vote on extensive amendments to Article III, Sections 1 through 28 of the
Summary
FINRA conducts annual elections to fill positions on the Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC), Regional Committees, National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) and FINRA Board of Governors (FINRA Board). This Notice provides:
a description of responsibilities for the various groups;
an overview of each elected vacancy to be filled in 2022; and
a summary of how eligible individuals can become
The 4530 Disclosure Timeliness Report Card is produced on a monthly basis to show a firm's performance in timely reporting of disclosure events as required by FINRA Rule 4530(a) and (b). The information in this report comes primarily from the Rule 4530 Application; to read more about the system, please see Disclosure Events and Customer Complaint Filings.
Please note: Prior to July 1, 2011
Before you can buy a house, you will need to shop for—and qualify for—a home loan.
FINRA Rule 5310 (Best Execution and Interpositioning) requires that, in any transaction for or with a customer or a customer of another broker-dealer, a member and persons associated with a member shall use reasonable diligence to ascertain the best market for the subject security, and buy or sell in such market so that the resultant price to the customer is as favorable as possible under prevailing market conditions.
Summary
Recently, FINRA took enforcement action against several firms for failing to establish or maintain a reasonably designed supervisory system for recommendations of alternative mutual funds, also sometimes referred to as “alt funds” or “liquid alts” (“Alt Funds”). FINRA is continuing to note such deficiencies in its examinations and communications reviews of such products.
This Notice
FINRA’s Diversity Leadership Summit provides a forum for diversity practitioners and business leaders in the industry to share ideas and effective practices to promote inclusion in the workplace.
FINRA’s 2021 Diversity Leadership Summit took place virtually September 28 – 30. Each day, more than 1,200 participants learned from expert diversity, equity and inclusion thought leaders, authors and
Exemptive relief is granted based on the following considerations: (1) Name was not an MFP at the time the Contribution was made and was not involved in the solicitation of new municipal securities business; (2) the Firm took action once it became aware of the Contribution by instituting a self-ban on new City municipal securities business; (3) the Firm notified Name of her designation as an MFP and the accompanying restrictions; (4) the Firm has agreed to establish information barriers to help ensure the segregation of information flow, minimizing the potential for quid pro quo resulting from the Contribution; (5) the Firm represents that it has corrected the technical political contributions database problems and has established new procedures for direct notification to legal and compliance personnel of additions to the Parent Management Committee; and (6) although the Contribution has not been returned, the Firm represents that reasonable efforts have been made to obtain the return of the Contribution.
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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperations*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On April 17, 1991, the Department of Treasury issued 56 FR 15529-15532 containing proposed amendments to 17 CFR Part 403 ("Protection of Customer Securities and Balances"). The proposal would implement a buy-in
