Customer Margin Balance Due
FINRA Rule 4521 requires member firms that carry customer margin accounts to submit debit and credit balances and all securities margin accounts.
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Effective Date: Electronic Submission of Subordinated Loan Requests
FINRA is launching, effective November 30, 2015, a new electronic platform on Firm Gateway for firms to submit all new requests for approval of proposed subordinated loan agreements and secured demand note agreements (referred to as subordinations), including renewals of existing agreements. This Notice discusses the electronic submission process, which will replace the current submission of subordination requests in hard copy form to FINRA.
As of November 30, 2015, all new requests must be submitted in electronic form through Firm Gateway, and FINRA will no longer accept new requests filed in hard copy form.
FINRA Issues Liquidity Risk Management Guidance
FINRA believes that effective liquidity management is a critical control function at broker-dealers and across firms in the financial sector. Failure to manage liquidity has contributed to both individual firm … Continue reading FINRA Issues Liquidity Risk Management Guidance
Net Capital Deficiency Costs Charles Schwab Millions
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) a has censured and fined Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. $2 million for net capital deficiencies and for related supervisory failures. The net capital … Continue reading Net Capital Deficiency Costs Charles Schwab Millions
FINRA Testimony: CEO Rick Ketchum
Read Chairman and CEO Rick Ketchum’s testimony before the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Committee on Financial Services.
No-Action Guidance on Prompt Forwarding of Customer Funds with Subscription-Way Securities
In a major shift in policy with respect to the processing of customer checks by broker-dealers in subscription-way securities, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a No … Continue reading No-Action Guidance on Prompt Forwarding of Customer Funds with Subscription-Way Securities
Annual Audit Filing Due Date (Period Ending 12/31/2018)
SEC Rule 17a-5(d) requires that FINRA member firms to file an Annual Audited Report electronically with FINRA through the firm Gateway and with the SEC (main office and regional office) … Continue reading Annual Audit Filing Due Date (Period Ending 12/31/2018)