Summary
FINRA has received reports about increasing numbers and sophistication of ransomware incidents. Ransomware typically involves bad actors gaining unauthorized access to firm systems and encrypting or otherwise accessing sensitive firm data or customer information, then holding that hijacked data for ransom. Some ransomware attacks have become significant threats that include theft of data
The NASD Office of General Counsel Regulatory Policy and Oversight (OGC) publishes the Disciplinary Update to provide registered representatives with a summary sampling of recent disciplinary actions involving misconduct by registered representatives. The sample of disciplinary actions includes settled matters and decisions in litigated cases (National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) decisions and decisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission in NASD cases).
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The schedule of trade dates-settlement dates below reflects the observance by the financial community of Columbus Day, Monday, October 10, 1994. On this day, The Nasdaq Stock MarketSM and the securities exchanges will be open for trading. However, it will not be a settlement date because many of the nation's banking
Executive Summary
This Notice advises broker-dealers engaged in the business of agency securities lending that the Agency Lending Disclosure Taskforce (Industry Taskforce), composed of, among others, representatives of the securities industry, regulators, and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), has recommended, through its Agency Lending Disclosure Initiative, certain
FINRA has delayed the launch for the expansion of summary data relating to over-the-counter (OTC) equity trading that FINRA publishes on its website. The revised date for this information to become available will be Monday, December 2, 2019.
Beginning on December 2, 2019, FINRA will provide:
new monthly aggregate block-size trading data for OTC trades in NMS stocks executed outside an
eFOCUS System Updates Applicable to Joint Broker-Dealers/Futures Commission Merchants
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The schedule of trade dates-settlement dates below reflects the observance by the financial community of Columbus Day, Monday, October 11, 1993. On this day, The Nasdaq Stock MarketSM and the securities exchanges will be open for trading. However, it will not be a settlement date since many of the nation's
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Executive Summary
On February 26, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Schedule D that require members to append a fifth-character location indicator to their market-maker identification symbol (MMID) in securities that are traded at a location away from the primary
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Internal AuditLegal & ComplianceMunicipalOperationsSyndicateSystemsTrading*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
The schedule of trade dates-settlement dates below reflects the observance by the financial community of Columbus Day, Monday, October 12, 1992. On this day, securities exchanges and The Nasdaq Stock Market™
These days, it's not a matter of if, but when, when it comes to cybersecurity incidents, which is why it's essential for all firms to ensure they're prepared for the inevitable. On this episode, we're catching up with two members of FINRA's Complex Investigations and Intelligence Team for an update on the cyber threat landscape and what firms should be thinking about and doing in response to the latest trends.
