FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
Distribution Manager is used by the lead manager or book runner of a firm-commitment initial public offering (IPO) or follow-on offering to report underwriting commitments and retentions on behalf of the syndicate.
FINRA is publishing its quarterly OTCBB/OTC Equities High Price Dissemination List for the third quarter of 2018. This updated list of OTC equity securities eligible for trade report dissemination for trades of fewer than 100 shares is effective as of December 14, 2018. To view changes, visit the Daily List: Security Attribute Changes page, select the “Unit of Trades” filter and enter December 13
WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced the opening of registration for the Compliance Outreach Program for Municipal Advisors.
There is no cost to attend the program, which provides an open forum for municipal advisory industry professionals to discuss regulatory
Chairman Clayton, Commissioners, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to appear before you today to discuss the important issue of customer recovery in the financial services industry, including the issue of unpaid arbitration awards. For purposes of today’s discussion, my remarks are focused on unpaid awards in customer arbitration cases.
FINRA is fully committed to reducing
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to make technical revisions and one minor correction to the Supplemental Statement of Income (“SSOI”) required to be filed pursuant to FINRA Rule 4524 (Supplemental FOCUS Information). The technical revisions would conform the SSOI with
UBS to Pay $15 Million Total Fine to FINRA, SEC and FinCEN
WASHINGTON - FINRA announced today that it has fined UBS Financial Services Inc. (UBSFS) $4.5 million and UBS Securities LLC (UBSS) $500,000 for failing to establish and implement anti-money laundering (AML) programs reasonably designed to monitor certain high-risk transactions in customer accounts. The high-risk transactions included
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Our third Small Firm Report took place on Tuesday, November 27. FINRA Chief Executive Officer Robert Cook, was joined by Senior Vice President of Member Relations and Education Chip Jones, Senior Vice President of Investor Education Gerri Walsh and Senior Director of Advertising Regulation Amy Sochard to discuss:
New Research on Millennial Investors and Implication for Industry
Digital
The FINRA Board of Governors meets this week in New York for the final time in 2018. Read President and CEO Robert Cook’s email to firms previewing the agenda.
SEC Approves Amendments to the Codes of Arbitration Procedure to Establish a $200 Honorarium for Contested Subpoenas or Orders