A succession plan is vital to ensuring the continued success of your firm. Join FINRA staff and industry panelists as they discuss considerations for developing a succession plan that works for your business.
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Member Contact Information Update
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National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) member firms must update their Member Firm Contact Questionnaire (NMFCQ or Contact Questionnaire
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As published in NASD Notice to Members 98-77 (September), Article IV, Section 3 of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ( NASD®) By-Laws has been amended. This By-Law change, which takes effect January 1, 1999, requires members to
The MSRB G-32 Report Card is a monthly status report to help firms evaluate the timeliness of their required filings under Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Rule G-32. Amended Rule G-32, which became effective on June 1, 2009, consolidated the filing requirements of former Rule G-36 and the official statement delivery requirements of Rule G-32. The new rule establishes the MSRB's
FINRA provides extensive resources to assist member firms with managing and addressing risks and threats that could pose harm to their business, compliance programs and investors, including:Highlights on the recent risks FINRA observed in our regulatory programs;Observations from recent targeted exams (sweeps) on emerging industry issues and related regulatory obligations; andOther FINRA
Companies that use Fortinet’s FortiManager product could be exposed to a remote, unauthenticated attacker executing arbitrary code or commands due to a critical product vulnerability (CVE-2024-47575), according to two recent alerts from the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
NASD® has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of NASD rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to: (1) amend Section 1 (General Information) of the Uniform Application for Securities Industry Registration or Transfer (“Form U4”) to add a new question eliciting information to identify locations as residential supervisory locations (“RSLs”); (2) amend FINRA Rule 3110.19(d) (Obligation to Provide List of RSLs to FINRA) to remove the reference to a list of RSLs and the quarterly timeframe for member firms to provide the list to FINRA and replace it with the requirement that member firms provide current information identifying all locations designated as RSLs in the frequency, manner and format as FINRA may prescribe; and (3) make conforming changes to Section 6 (Registration Requests with Affiliated Firms) of the Form U4 and amend the Form U4 Instructions to account for the new question soliciting RSL information (“RSL Question”).
