The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and the North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) recently released a new resource intended to assist … Continue reading Senior Safe Act Training Resources Available
The Spring Conference will offer two training tracks, designed for new and for seasoned professionals: • TRACK 1: Building Core Competencies – BD & IA Training for New … Continue reading NSCP Spring Conference and Regulatory Interchange
FINRA requests comment from member firms and other interested parties on enhancements to the Securities Industry Continuing Education Program (CE Program) under consideration by the Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing … Continue reading FINRA Requests Comment on Enhancements Under Consideration by the Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education
SIFMA Equity Market Structure Conference is a one-stop resource for updates from the industry’s leading experts on today’s markets and the ever-evolving regulatory framework that guides them. Join equity market … Continue reading Equity Market Structure Conference
In 2018, prevalent and emerging risks are creating a significant impact across the securities and financial services industries. Some of the key emerging risks include: industry-wide cyber-attacks, retrospective exposures, blockchain … Continue reading SIFMA Internal Auditors Society Seminar: Stay Strong fo 2018
Join the FMS for a fundamental training, where participants can hear from industry participants on the following topics: Discover the origins of Broker/Dealer Financial Responsibility Rules Determination of Net Capital … Continue reading SIFMA Financial Management Society: Fundamental Training – Net Cap & Customer Protection
Join the Corporate Actions Section for our annual DTCC Seminar, covering the latest updates in operations, tax, product enhancements and more! All CAS Members are entitled to one complimentary event … Continue reading SIFMA Operations and Technology Society: Corporate Actions Section DTCC Seminar
SIFMA’s C&L Annual Seminar is the premier event for compliance and legal professionals working in the financial services industry. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the 2018 Annual Seminar provides a unique … Continue reading SIFMA C&L Annual Seminar
FINRA Rule 1250 requires all covered registered persons (any person registered with a member who has direct contact with customers in the conduct of the member’s securities sales, trading and … Continue reading Review and update Firm Element Continuing Education Plan
FINRA Rule 1250 requires all covered registered persons (any person registered with a member who has direct contact with customers in the conduct of the member’s securities sales, trading and … Continue reading Review and update Firm Element Continuing Education Plan
FINRA Rule 1250 requires all covered registered persons (any person registered with a member who has direct contact with customers in the conduct of the member’s securities sales, trading and … Continue reading Review and update Firm Element Continuing Education Plan
District 7 – Boca Raton – Half-Day Compliance Boot Camp May 15, 2018 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. FINRA District Office 5200 Town Center Circle, Suite 200 Boca Raton, FL … Continue reading FINRA Half-Day Compliance Bootcamp – District 7 Boca Raton
District 10 Half Day Compliance Boot Camp FINRA’s Compliance Boot Camps provide a broad view of essential compliance concepts. Through a combination of self-study and classroom training, participants gain valuable … Continue reading FINRA Half-Day Compliance Boot Camps – District 10 New York
The Small Firm Conference focuses on small firms’ practices and tips for complying with FINRA rules. Throughout the event, attendees have the opportunity to discuss small firm issues with FINRA senior … Continue reading 2018 FINRA Small Firm Conference
FINRA’s Fixed Income Conference focuses on current market impacts on fixed income, and how regulators and firms are responding. Location InterContinental New York Times Square 300 West 44th Street New … Continue reading FINRA 2018 Fixed Income Conference
FINRA’s Fixed Income Conference on Sept. 13, 2018 focuses on current market impacts on fixed income, and how regulators and firms are responding. Location InterContinental New York Times Square 300 … Continue reading FINRA 2018 Fixed Income Conference
The FINRA West Region Networking Seminar is a half-day event designed to provide financial professionals associated with FINRA member firms in the West Region the opportunity to engage in key … Continue reading 2018 West Region Networking Seminar
The SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society will host a breakfast in Chicago on November 10, 2017 at Mesirow Financial. For registration questions, please contact SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society.
The session will cover the life-cycle of a trade from booking through its accounting on books and records. The session will also cover control environments around securities operations and will … Continue reading SIFMA FMS Fundamental Training Securities Operations
The SIFMA Internal Auditors Society (IAS) Annual Conference will examine how the Internal Audit, Risk Management and Compliance roles are evolving and responding to change and uncertainty on a global … Continue reading Internal Auditors Society Annual Conference
Join several hundred of your colleagues at the C&L Society Regional Seminar in New York City on November 2nd at the Marriott Marquis. This one day seminar will feature presentations … Continue reading C&L Society New York Regional Seminar
The FINRA Institute at Wharton’s Certified Regulatory and Compliance ProfessionalTM (CRCPTM) Program provides a comprehensive core of knowledge on securities regulation and the day-to-day application of those rules and regulations. … Continue reading FINRA Institute at Wharton CRCP Program
FINRA is offering five scholarships to industry professionals from small firms to attend the FINRA Institute Certified Regulatory and Compliance ProfessionalTM (CRCPTM) program. The scholarship covers full tuition for the … Continue reading Small Firm CRCP Scholarship
Registration is now open for the 2018 FINRA Annual Conference. Join leaders of firms of all sizes, compliance professionals, securities attorneys, government officials, FINRA senior leaders and representatives from other … Continue reading 2018 FINRA Annual Conference Early Registration
Registration is now open for the 2018 FINRA Annual Conference. Join leaders of firms of all sizes, compliance professionals, securities attorneys, government officials, FINRA senior leaders and representatives from other … Continue reading 2018 FINRA Annual Conference
Change is coming for investment adviser compliance professionals. Substantial Form ADV changes come with an October deadline and the knowledge that the new data collected will assist the Commission in … Continue reading Commitment to Compliance Conference
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) is issuing this notice to remind municipal advisor firms of their obligation to ensure that every individual associated with the municipal advisor firm is … Continue reading MSRB Reminds Municipal Advisors that the Series 50 Exam Deadline Is September 12, 2017
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 16, 2017 to amend MSRB Rule G-3, on professional qualification requirements, and amend … Continue reading SEC Approves Continuing Education Requirements for Municipal Advisors
FINRA’s Registration and Disclosure (RAD) Training team offers several training solutions designed for those at broker-dealer or joint broker-dealer/investment adviser firms. Training types include: Foundations of Web CRD/IARD Training (next … Continue reading FINRA’s RAD Training Offerings
FINRA’s Transparency Services Department is hosting the third and final installment in its TRACE Reporting of Transactions in U.S. Treasury securities phone-in workshop series. During this one, FINRA staff review … Continue reading Phone-In Workshop: TRACE Reporting of Transactions in U.S. Treasury Securities
Global Finance Forum – Capital Markets, Growth, and the Economy of tomorrow In conjunction with IMF-World Bank spring meetings, this open-press capital markets forum will feature armchair conversations with leading policymakers … Continue reading Global Finance Forum
Proposed Rule Change to Adopt Consolidated FINRA Registration Rules, Restructure the Representative-Level Qualification Examination Program and Amend the Continuing Education Requirements Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with … Continue reading FINRA to Restructure Continuing Education Requirements and Qualification Exams
Designed for compliance and legal professionals at FINRA member firms, these events offer an opportunity to hear about current regulatory issues while engaging in a direct dialogue with FINRA District … Continue reading FINRA District 7 Atlanta – District Compliance Events
Designed for compliance and legal professionals at FINRA member firms, these events offer an opportunity to hear about current regulatory issues while engaging in a direct dialogue with FINRA District … Continue reading District 5 New Orleans – District Compliance Events
Designed for compliance and legal professionals at FINRA member firms, these events offer an opportunity to hear about current regulatory issues while engaging in a direct dialogue with FINRA District … Continue reading FINRA District 6 Dallas – District Compliance Events
The Small Firm Conference focuses on small firms’ practices and tips for complying with FINRA rules. Throughout the event, attendees have the opportunity to discuss small firm issues with FINRA … Continue reading 2017 FINRA Small Firm Conference
FINRA’s Advertising Regulation Conference provides a forum to hear about practical guidance on complying with advertising rules and new developments involving the communications rules, and the opportunity to gain guidance … Continue reading FINRA 2017 Advertising Regulation Conference
FINRA’s Fixed Income Conference focuses on current market impacts on fixed income, and how regulators and firms are responding. In-person Registration Live Broadcast Registration Location The Fairmont Dallas Hotel 1717 … Continue reading 2017 Fixed Income Conference
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)—also known as blockchain technology or distributed database technology—has attracted significant interest and funding in the financial services industry in recent years. FINRA’s Blockchain Symposium, which takes … Continue reading FINRA Blockchain Symposium
There are three ways to register: online, fax, or mail. Online registration is for credit card transactions only. Dates Fee Location June 21 – 22 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., … Continue reading FINRA Foundations of Web CRD/IARD Training
There are three ways to register: online, fax, or mail. Online registration is for credit card transactions only. Dates Fee Location June 21 – 22 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., … Continue reading FINRA Foundations of Web CRD/IARD Training
The FINRA Registration and Disclosure Boot Camp is designed for broker-dealer firms and should be beneficial to those who are new to reporting Disclosure information in Web CRD or those … Continue reading 2016 FINRA Registration & Disclosure Boot Camp
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise the content outline for the Municipal Advisor Representative Qualification Examination … Continue reading MSRB Revises Content for Municipal Advisor Qualification Examination
On June 15, 2016 the SEC approved FINRA’s rule proposal to implement requirements for transactions in the To-Be-Announced (TBA) market and other Agency MBS mortgage markets. This one-hour complimentary webinar … Continue reading SIFMA Webinar: Securitization Spotlight – FINRA Rule 4210
FINRA’s Fixed Income Conference focuses on current market impacts on fixed income, and how regulators and firms are responding. Featured topics include: Evolving Bond Market Structure Key FINRA Regulatory Developments … Continue reading 2016 Fixed Income Conference
The 2016 FINRA Small Firm Conference focuses on small firms’ practices and tips for complying with FINRA rules. Each session begins with a FINRA staff member highlighting key requirements of a … Continue reading 2016 FINRA Small Firm Conference
District 1 San Francisco – District Compliance Meeting
Compliance Boot Camp FINRA’s Compliance Boot Camps provide a broad view of essential compliance concepts. Through a combination of self-study and classroom training, participants gain valuable insights on compliance activities … Continue reading FINRA Boot Camp
Compliance Boot Camp FINRA’s Compliance Boot Camps provide a broad view of essential compliance concepts. Through a combination of self-study and classroom training, participants gain valuable insights on compliance activities … Continue reading FINRA Boot Camp
Compliance Boot Camp FINRA’s Compliance Boot Camps provide a broad view of essential compliance concepts. Through a combination of self-study and classroom training, participants gain valuable insights on compliance activities … Continue reading FINRA Boot Camp
Compliance Boot Camp FINRA’s Compliance Boot Camps provide a broad view of essential compliance concepts. Through a combination of self-study and classroom training, participants gain valuable insights on compliance activities … Continue reading FINRA Boot Camps
Compliance Boot Camp FINRA’s Compliance Boot Camps provide a broad view of essential compliance concepts. Through a combination of self-study and classroom training, participants gain valuable insights on compliance activities … Continue reading FINRA Compliance Boot Camps
Compliance Boot Camp FINRA’s Compliance Boot Camps provide a broad view of essential compliance concepts. Through a combination of self-study and classroom training, participants gain valuable insights on compliance activities … Continue reading FINRA Compliance Boot Camp
The 2016 Foundations of Web CRD/IARD training is designed for those at broker-dealers or joint broker-dealer/investment adviser firms who are new to registration and licensing, new to Web CRD and IARD, or who want to receive a refresher and registration tips.
The FINRA Diversity Summit provides a forum for business leaders, diversity practitioners and human resource professionals in the financial services industry to explore a variety of corporate practices, strategies, and … Continue reading FINRA Diversity Summit
Every financial firm has an obligation to be vigilant in our industry’s commitment to cybersecurity. As cyber attacks become more frequent and destructive, cyber insurance policies can offer critical protections to complement your risk management program.
SIFMA, FireEye, DeWitt Stern and ACE Group, a leading provider of cyber insurance, are providing a cyber insurance webinar to learn more about the current cybersecurity landscape and the SIFMA Cyber Insurance Program. Participants will be provided an opportunity for in-depth Q&A.
The Securities Industry Institute, SIFMA’s premier executive education program held in partnership with The Wharton School, is being offered March 6 – 11, 2016.
The program provides access to world-class faculty from Wharton and other leading universities and exposure from industry experts in the latest trends in the industry, prepares you for the uncertain shifts in the market, provides networking opportunities that enable you to build your network, business and perspective, and you will receive a SIFMA/Wharton Certificate upon graduation.
Registration is now open for the SIFMA 2016 Compliance & Legal Society Annual Seminar on March 13–16 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek. Compliance and legal professionals participate in SIFMA’s our interactive program with more than 65 dynamic panels and sessions that focus on the current regulatory and legal developments impacting the industry.
On October 6, 2015, Daniel LeGaye of The LeGaye Law Firm was a co-speaker at the 2015 SILA National Education Conference, which was held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & … Continue reading 2015 SILA National Education Conference
On October 6, 2015, Daniel LeGaye of The LeGaye Law Firm will be a co-speaker at the 2015 SILA National Education Conference. The panels’ topic is “Walk the Line or … Continue reading Daniel LeGaye Guest Speaker on Current Regulatory Enforcement Environment
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Speakers will share their experience and perspectives on how women can best position themselves to identify opportunities emerging from changes in regulation and technology, and insights on how to carve … Continue reading Women in Asset Management
You are invited to attend the NSCP’s annual National Conference for the most comprehensive educational offering within the financial services industry covering over 80 topics, encompassing broker-dealer, investment adviser, investment … Continue reading NSCP: National Society of Compliance Professionals
On the surface, the automated compliance library can appear to be smooth sailing. But when you look below the surface, do you really know what lies beneath? Uncontrolled library growth, … Continue reading NSCP Offers Free Webinar: Managing Investment Compliance
As regulators continue to narrow in on protecting senior investors, broker-dealers, now more than ever, need to focus on how their compliance programs are set-up to cater to today’s ‘graying’ American population. As many firms are quickly beginning to realize, failing to implement such safeguards can lead to serious issues regarding suitability and disclosure.
This webinar will discuss the unique needs of senior investors, steps your firm should take when working with this growing demographic, and the serious implications of FINRA and the SEC’s recent influx of disciplinary actions and investor alerts. Please join the discussion July 30 at 1pm.
Join SIFMA to hear about the industry efforts to roll out Volcker Rule compliance programs as the industry approaches the July 21, 2015 compliance date for the Volcker Rule. The … Continue reading Volcker Implementation Webinar: Countdown to Compliance
Half-day Compliance Boot Camps focus on basic regulatory requirements and compliance responsibilities. Participants are required to complete approximately three hours of assigned pre-course readings and online coursework prior to attending … Continue reading FINRA Boot Camp: Suitability & Managing Conflicts
Half-day compliance boot camps are local educational programs that focus on basic regulatory requirements and compliance responsibilities. Through a combination of classroom training and case studies, compliance professionals who are … Continue reading FINRA Boot Camp: Supervision and AML Compliance
This podcast is the second in a three-part series on topics for firms to consider when planning their Firm Element training, as identified in the CE Council’s Spring 2015 Firm … Continue reading Podcast: Spring 2015 Firm Element Advisory – Part 2
During this free webinar, MSRB staff will provide a review of the content outline for the first qualifying exam for municipal advisors and instructions on how to register for the … Continue reading MSRB Webinar: The Municipal Advisor Qualification Exam (Series 50)
Registration is now open for FINRA’s Small Firm Conference, which focuses on small firms’ practices and tips for complying with FINRA rules. Each session begins with a FINRA staff member … Continue reading FINRA Small Firm Conference Registration – California
The SIFMA Private Client Conference is North America’s leading event designed specifically for financial professionals who service the individual investor. Register now to hear from top industry leaders on tactical … Continue reading SIFMA: Private Client Conference 2015
In an era of heightened SEC enforcement, do you know when the SEC will hold you personally liable for employee misconduct? How do you protect yourself and how can compliance … Continue reading NSCP: Free Webinar-Mitigate Your Liability by Leveraging Automation in Your Compliance Program
FINRA Rule 1250 requires all covered registered persons (any person registered with a member who has direct contact with customers in the conduct of the member’s securities sales, trading and … Continue reading Review and Update Firm Element Continuing Education Plan
Chicago, IL :: May 7, 2015 :: Federal Reserve Bank
New York, NY :: April 28, 2015 :: AMA Conference Center This one day conference provides a comprehensive review and clarification on current regulatory issues for both compliance industry professionals … Continue reading NSCP: 2015 Regional Conference – New York, NY
St. Louis, MO :: April 9, 2015 :: DoubleTree Hotel St. Louis at Westport This one day conference provides a comprehensive review and clarification on current regulatory issues for both … Continue reading NSCP: 2015 Regional Conference – St. Louis, MO