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The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected firms’ day-to-day operations across the securities industry, including requiring firms to transition most or all their staff to remote work environments and implement remote supervisory practices. Firms adjusted their branch inspection programs to accommodate remote work requirements and travel restrictions. Join FINRA staff and industry panelists as they share how they implemented their remote branch inspection plan using zoom, electronic documentation review and other technological tools. Panelists also discuss written supervisory procedures, red flags, and how they prioritize inspections.
Summary
FINRA has amended its rules to require firms to report time fields in trade reports submitted to a FINRA equity trade reporting facility (or FINRA Facility)1 using the same timestamp granularity that they use when reporting to the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT). Once the amendments are effective, firms that report time on CAT order execution events in increments finer than milliseconds
FINRA, Inc. (referenced as "FINRA"), the Registered Section 15A Association, is the parent company of FINRA Regulation, Inc. (referenced individually as "FINRA Regulation") and FINRA CAT, LLC (referenced individually as "FINRA CAT") (referenced collectively as the "Subsidiaries"). The term "Association" shall refer to FINRA and the Subsidiaries
Various updates.
Pending SEC approval, Investors' Exchange LLC will be operating as the stock exchange, Investors Exchange.
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).
(a) Procedures for Reviewing Transactions
(1) An Executive Vice President of FINRA's Market Regulation Department or Transparency Services Department, or any officer designated by such Executive Vice President (FINRA officer), may, on his or her own motion, review any over-the-counter transaction involving an exchange-listed security arising out of or reported through a
(a) Procedures for Reviewing Transactions
(1) An Executive Vice President of FINRA's Market Regulation Department or Transparency Services Department, or any officer designated by such Executive Vice President (FINRA officer), may, on his or her own motion, review any over-the-counter transaction involving an exchange-listed security arising out of or reported through a
New Technology Will Lead to Enhanced Efficiencies and Reduced Compliance Costs for Firms
WASHINGTON—FINRA today announced details of a multi-phased effort to overhaul its registration and disclosure programs, including the Central Registration Depository (CRD)—the central licensing and registration system that FINRA operates for the U.S. securities industry and its regulators and that provides
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved amendments to its rules, to Schedule D to the NASD By-Laws, and to the NASD's Transaction Reporting Plan, which will have the effect of: (1) requiring NASDAQ/NMS companies to comply with certain standards of corporate governance; (2) moving NASDAQ/NMS designation criteria