Precious metals IRA frauds frequently target older workers and retirees because they typically have more money saved in their qualified retirement accounts than younger people. Before you consider rolling over your retirement plan to a gold or silver IRA, here are 10 questions you should ask.
Different investment products and strategies involve different degrees of risk. So what level of risk is too much? This depends on your risk tolerance—the amount of investment risk you’re willing and able to accept—which is impacted by a variety of factors and is unique to you.
John Gannon Testimony - July 16, 2008: Testimony Before the
Special Committee on Aging
United States Senate
FINRA previously announced plans to update the TRACE for Treasuries FIX acknowledgement messages on Monday, July 10, 2023. In order to align this change with FINRA Regulatory Notice 22-27, which specifies timestamp granularity, the change for TRACE for Treasuries FIX receipt messages, including acknowledgments, will now go into effect on Monday, November 6, 2023.
Currently, the TRACE for
WASHINGTON — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today released a paper providing perspectives on customer recovery of judgments and awards in the financial services industry, with a particular focus on the arbitration forum operated by FINRA. The paper –
finra_perspectives_on_customer_recovery.pdf
– is intended to encourage a continued dialogue
FINRA is issuing this Information Notice to inform members of a scheduled industry presentation by the Cross Market Regulation Working Group (CMRWG) and FINRA CAT regarding SRO regulation of Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) Compliance Rules and FINRA CAT’s role in CAT compliance.
Please see the attached ISG CMRWG Regulatory Notice 2020-02 that was issued by the participants of the ISG CMRWG.
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: NASD is grateful to the committee for inviting us to testify on NASD's regulatory activities regarding inappropriate sales of certain investment products to members of the armed forces, and for allowing us to submit this statement for the record.
There may come a time when you want to transfer your securities accounts between broker-dealers. If so, here’s what you need to know.Most customer accounts are transferred between broker-dealers through an automated process. The National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) operates the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS) to facilitate the transfer of a customer account from one
FINRA’s Membership Application Program Group (MAP) serves as the entry point to the securities industry by ensuring that prospective and current FINRA members meet FINRA’s Standards for Admission (Standards). Prospective FINRA members must seek approval for membership through the submission of a New Member Application (NMA). Existing FINRA members must file a continuing membership application
The market for crypto assets has seen continued growth and firms are looking for ways to get involved in the digital asset space. So far, about two dozen firms have been approved by FINRA to provide services in securities backed by digital assets. And more firms are looking to follow in their footsteps. On this episode, we hear about some common sticking points in these new and continuing member applications and how FINRA is working to support innovation while protecting investors in this dynamic environment.
