As we observe National Consumer Protection Week amid a changing financial fraud landscape, the time is ripe to talk about the ways in which investors can protect themselves from scams. On this episode, a member of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation team joins us to talk about how we can all become more informed and vigilant in today's complex financial world.
November 11, 2024Designed for client-facing staff at FINRA member firms, this webinar addresses how to protect your customers by identifying the different types of fraud and what to do when you find that your customers are being defrauded. Join us as we discuss how to handle conversations with victims and what challenges you may face. Speakers:Brooke Hickman, Director, Vulnerable Adults
SEC No-Action Guidance Expanding the Definition of “Ready Market” for Certain Foreign Equity Securities
Executive Summary
FINRA is making available updates to interpretations in the Interpretations of Financial and Operational Rules that have been communicated to FINRA by the staff of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets (SEC staff). The updated interpretations are with respect to Securities Exchange Act (SEA) Rules 15c3-1 and 15c3-3.
Questions concerning this Notice should be
Findings are Part of the National Financial Capability Study to be Published in JulyWASHINGTON—The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) released today preliminary findings from the National Financial Capability Study, which will be published in July. The FINRA Foundation is previewing the data this month—National Financial Capability Month—to provide insight into the overall
• Customer Confirmations—Failure to Comply With Rule Requirements
• Customer Protection Rule—Failure to Comply With Rule Requirements
• Net Capital Violations
• Recordkeeping Violations
• Regulation T and Margin Requirements—Violations of Regulation T and/or FINRA Margin
Guidance on the Net Capital and Reserve Formula Treatment of Senior Unsecured Debt Securities Issued Under the Debt Guarantee Program Component of the FDIC's Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program; Effective Date: July 15, 2009
