Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education Issues Firm Element Advisory Update
The Suitability section of the 2019 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
Summary
The purpose of this Notice is to inform small FINRA member firms1 of the upcoming Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC) election. Two seats on the SFAC are up for election, one representing the South region and one representing the Midwest region.
The SFAC provides guidance to FINRA staff, particularly regarding the potential impact of proposed regulatory initiatives
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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperationsSyndicateTraining*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD is providing for members' use the Penny Stock Risk Disclosure Document as recently amended by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), which brokers/dealers are required to furnish
Summary
FINRA’s Renewal Program supports the collection and disbursement of fees related to the renewal of broker-dealer (BD) and investment adviser (IA) registrations, exempt reporting and notice filings with participating self-regulatory organizations (SRO) and jurisdictions. FINRA communicates information about renewal fees BD and IA firms owe via a Preliminary Statement in November and
FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposal to Publish OTC Equity Volume Executed Outside Alternative Trading Systems
FINRA Rule 2330 (Members’ Responsibilities Regarding Deferred Variable Annuities) establishes sales practice standards regarding recommended purchases and exchanges of deferred variable annuities, including requiring a reasonable belief that the customer has been informed of the various features of annuities (such as surrender charges, potential tax penalties, various fees and costs, and market risk); and, prior to recommending the purchase or exchange of a deferred variable annuity, requiring reasonable efforts to determine the customer’s age, annual income, investment experience, investment objectives, investment time horizon, existing assets and risk tolerance.
For purposes of the Rule 6800 Series:(a) "Account Effective Date" means:(1) with regard to those circumstances in which an Industry Member has established a trading relationship with an institution but has not established an account with that institution:(A) when the trading relationship was established prior to commencement of Phase 2c or Phase 2d (as applicable depending on
INFORMATIONAL
Municipal Securities Transaction Reporting
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Customer Transactions
Inter-dealer Transactions
MSRB Rules G-12 And G-14
Executive Summary
NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) reminds member firms about the obligations imposed by Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (
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