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Checklist for Mandatory Materiality Consultations Under Rule 1017(a)(6)
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Checklist for Mandatory Materiality Consultations Under Rule 1017(a)(6)
A member must submit a letter requesting a materiality consultation for specified changes in ownership, control, or business operations, including business expansions
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
On March 17, 1986, several amendments to SEC Rule 10b-10, the customer confirmation rule, will become effective. The amendments will require broker-dealers to report on customer confirmations trade prices and mark-ups and mark-downs in principal transactions in reported securities. "Reported securities" include NASDAQ National Market
With the consolidation of NASD and NYSE Member Regulation, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) became the largest non-governmental regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States.
I would like to express my SUPPORT for additional regulation of trading leveraged and inverse funds. I use leveraged ETFs quite heavily in my own financial planning, and I don't see any reason not to require investors to pass a simple test to use these products. They are a great tool for hedging, but they can be very riskyand I believe some measures should be taken to make sure that they
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The NASD requests member comment on a proposed Interpretation of the NASD Board of Governors to Article III, Section 2 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice (RFP). The Interpretation would
Due to increased reports related to cyber incidents occurring at FINRA member firms which have been attributed to specific threat actors, the Cyber and Analytics Unit (CAU) within FINRA’s Member Supervision Program is highlighting a recent joint Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Cybersecurity Advisory published on November 16, 2023, which may be updated as new intelligence is uncovered.
Every day at FINRA, we protect investors from misconduct, stop fraud and provide restitution to harmed customers. And we are successful—in part because customers and other members of the public provide information and crucial evidence during the course of an investigation.
Is freedom only for the wealthy?
Is it only those with large bank accounts and specialized investment knowledge that are "allowed" to make decisions, good or bad, about the money they've earned and where they will invest it?
Does our status as legal aged adults no longer qualify us to take responsibility for our choices and determine our future?
You permit us to handle
As the Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist, Ms. Walsh is responsible for management of national strategic and tactical initiatives by providing high quality research, analysis and advice on the economics of securities regulation and policy in support of the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) and FINRA’s mission. The work product informs current rulemaking initiatives, reviews of existing
Effective liquidity management is a critical control function at broker-dealers and across firms in the financial sector. Failure to manage liquidity has contributed to both individual firm failures and, when widespread, systemic crises.
In adverse circumstances, whether the result of firm-specific events or systemic credit events, the cost of funding a broker-dealer’s operations could become