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.
Executive Summary
The purpose of this Election Notice is to notify FINRA small firm members of the Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC) election and the distribution of ballots. Two seats on the SFAC are up for election, one representing the Midwest region and one representing the South region. FINRA small firm members1 in those regions as of the close of business on Friday, October 20, 2023,
Summary
FINRA has modified its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) dissemination protocols applicable to agency pass-through mortgage-backed securities and Small Business Administration (SBA)-backed asset-backed securities traded in specified pool transactions.1 The amendment will become effective on May 17, 2021.
Questions regarding this Notice should be directed to:
Alié Diagne,
<p>The expansion of the NASD's sales practice authority over group variable contracts in August 1996 requires that broker/dealers apply NASD rules to all their sales of group variable contracts, including pre-August 1996 variable contracts. Thus, broker/dealers who had not set up record-keeping procedures for pre-August 1996 contracts must now do so.<br/></p>
Executive Summary
The purpose of this Election Notice is to notify firms of the upcoming elections to fill vacancies on the FINRA Regional Committees, and the mailing of ballots to eligible firms.
Firms that are members of FINRA as of the close of business on Friday, October 18, 2019, are eligible to vote for the contested seats on the Regional Committee corresponding to the district in which
FINRA Reminds Firms of Exercise Cut-Off Time for Options Expiring on the Friday After Thanksgiving
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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Registration
Executive Summary
The NASD invites members to vote on a proposed amendment to Article VI, Section 3 of the NASD By-Laws to permit the NASD to suspend or cancel the membership or registration of a member or associated person for failing to honor a written and executed settlement agreement obtained in connection
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
Branch Office Definition
Comment Period Expires: September 20, 2002
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KEY TOPICS
CRD
Legal & Compliance
Member Regulation
Operations
Senior Management
Branch Office Definition
Rule Modernization
Rule 3010(g)(2)
Executive Summary
NASD requests comment from members, investors, and other interested parties on proposed
The Portfolio Margin and Intraday Trading section of the 2022 Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) relevant regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) exam findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
The Credit Risk Management section of the 2022 Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) relevant regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) exam findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
