WASHINGTON — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today issued a regulatory notice providing guidance on member firms' responsibilities concerning the sale of pension income stream products, which typically are contracts that provide a lump-sum payment to a pensioner in exchange for the rights to future pension income payments.
"Pension income stream products are complex
Good Morning. Thank you so much for being here with us today. I hope you will find the next two days to be a productive use of your time and that you will leave with valuable information and perhaps even some new friendships.
SR-FINRA-2009-021 -
Proposed Rule Change to Codify the Extended Hours Trading Risk Disclosure Obligation as New FINRA Rule 2265
Minneapolis, MN
September 17, 2019
Agenda
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Registration
Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Introduction
Welcome Remarks
9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Session 1 – Supervision
Discuss highlights of the consolidated supervision rules
Review the requirements of FINRA Rules 3110, 3120, and 3130
Discuss case studies
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m
WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), and FINRA today announced the opening of registration for a virtual Compliance Outreach Program for Municipal Advisors. The webcast program will be held Thursday, August 13, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. Additional information, including the agenda, is available on SEC.gov.
The program will
On November 8, FINRA, Deloitte and the MIT Fintech Club kicked off an innovative event aimed at leveraging fintech in service of making investors smarter and safer. The Buildathon paired industry technologists and compliance leaders with high performing technology students from MIT, Harvard and other Boston institutions for a hackathon-style competition. Teams competed in one of four challenge
SEC Approves New Rules Governing Communications With the Public
Dear Sirs:
I submit these comments in opposition to this FINRA Regulatory Notice:
I oppose limitations on use of ETFs that relate to "leveraged" or "inverse" funds. These ETFs are already fully disclosed to the public, and form a crucial part of many investor's plans for investing. Each individual is different; there is no "one size fits
The NASD, through its wholly owned subsidiary, NASD Regulation, Inc., is filing with the SEC a Notice to Members reminding members of their obligation under just and equitable principles of trade and advertising rules to disclose to customers the material risks of extended hours trading.
I strongly oppose any further regulations by FINRA of leveraged or "complex" securities, especially any potential minimum liquid net worth requirements. Such regulation would be devastating for me personally and would represent a grave injustice perpetrated against many people.
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