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Congress has recently enacted legislation that expands the number of criminal or civil offenses that are considered statutory disqualifications under the securities laws. Any felony conviction, certain foreign
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In the following document, NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) requests comment on specific
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer payment system that uses its own currency, called bitcoin, to transact business around the world. Bitcoins are not issued by banks or governments—indeed, the bitcoin platform was designed to offer an alternative to national currencies, like the dollar, and commodity-based currencies such as gold or silver coins.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) within FINRA’s National Cause and Financial Crimes Detection (NCFC) program is bringing to your attention some additional Russia-related sanctions developments. Please note that these are in addition to those detailed in FINRA Regulatory Notice 22-06.
On February 26, 2022 the White House released a Joint Statement on Further
OverviewActivities relating to FinTech business models has attracted the interest of prospective and existing FINRA member firms. This guidance is intended to provide applicants with direction on key regulatory and compliance questions and challenges for both perspective and existing FINRA members. A prospective FINRA member firm must seek approval for new FINRA membership through the submission
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FINRA has adopted amendments to the Rule 6700 series (Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)) to require members to report to TRACE transactions in U.S. dollar-denominated foreign sovereign debt securities. The amendments will take effect on November 6, 2023.
The amended rule text is available in the online FINRA Manual.
Questions regarding this Notice should be directed to:
Resource Page for the SEC’s July 2013 Financial Responsibility Rule Amendments
NASD is issuing this article to clarify member responsibilities as they relate to OATS reporting when: 1) routing an order to another exchange for handling or execution, and 2) executing an order and reporting the execution on a national securities exchange or a facility operated by a national securities association.
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The NASD has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a proposal to amend Article III, Sections 26 and 29 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice to revise existing rules applicable to the sale of investment company securities and establish new
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Release No. 34-30929 has announced the adoption of new temporary Rules 17h-1Tand 17h-2T establishing a risk assessment recordkeeping and reporting system for broker/
