Supplemental FOCUS Filing Requirement Applicable to Certain Joint Broker-Dealers/Futures Commission Merchants
NASD Reminds Firms of E-Mail Address Established to Report System Outages to Market Regulation Department
In the Winter 2000 Regulatory & Compliance Alert (2000 RCA), NASD provided the e-mail addresses specified below so that members could notify NASD's Market Regulation Department (the "staff") of system problems that impacted a member's ability to comply with
FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposal to Require Registration of Associated Persons Involved in the Design, Development or Significant Modification of Algorithmic Trading Strategies
Bill Wollman is Executive Vice President, Office of Financial and Operational Risk Policy. In this role, he is responsible for FINRA’s policy and rulemaking efforts relating to broker-dealer financial responsibility rules, operational issues, customer protection requirements and margin standards. Mr. Wollman is one of the senior leaders who is responsible for leading FINRA’s response to firms
When a FINRA member firm plans to undergo a change in business operations it is required to file a Form BD amendment and/or a Continuing Membership pursuant to FINRA Rule 1017(a)(5) depending on the nature of the change.
When contemplating expansions to their business activities, firms must determine whether the proposed expansion (1) represents a material change in business
Background
Small firms represent a critical portion of FINRA’s membership and often face regulatory challenges that are unique from their large firm counterparts. In an effort to provide additional compliance education and consistent with the FINRA360 goal of being a more effective regulator, FINRA launched The Small Firm Report in April 2018. The Small Firm Report is a free conference call
(a) Complaint
(1) If the Department of Enforcement believes that any FINRA member or associated person is violating or has violated any rule, regulation, or statutory provision, including the federal securities laws and the regulations thereunder, which FINRA has jurisdiction to enforce, the Department of Enforcement may request authorization from the Office of Disciplinary Affairs to
REQUEST FOR COMMENTSubordination AgreementsComment Period Expires November 26, 2004SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal & ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementAppendix D to the Net Capital RuleNet CapitalSEC Rule 15c3-1Subordination AgreementsSubordinated LoansExecutive SummaryIn 2002, NASD adopted a requirement that firms submitting subordination agreements to NASD staff for approval provide
ADF Operations receives and posts Denial of Access Notifications, pursuant to Rule 4300A(a)(6) to ensure that securities firms have adequate time to make other routing or access arrangements, if necessary.
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