The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) published its 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the “Report”), which builds on the structure and content of FINRA’s prior reports for 2021-2024. This year, the Report adds new topics relating to the third-party risk landscape, registered index-linked annuities and extended hours trading. The Report also includes new content
FINRA News
FINRA Will Not Set an Effective Date for Amendments to TRACE Rules Establishing One-Minute Reporting Requirement; FINRA to Prepare New Filing for Public Comment
By Steffen Hemmerich, Anna T. Pinedo & Stephen Vogt on
On February 5, 2025, Robert Cook, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Industry Regulatory Industry, Inc. (FINRA), announced that FINRA will not set an effective date for its recent amendments (the “Amendments”) to Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) reporting rules to reduce the current 15-minute timeframe to one minute for reporting transactions…
FINRA Provides Guidance on Timing Requirements under Certain Broker-Dealer Financial, Operational and Reporting Rules in the Event of an Unexpected Close of Securities Markets (January 9, 2025 National Day of Mourning in Honor of President Carter)
By Stephen Vogt, Steffen Hemmerich & Anna T. Pinedo on
On December 31, 2024, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) issued Regulatory Notice 24-18 (“RN 24-18”) to provide updated guidance to members regarding Rules 15c3-1, 15c3-3 and 17a-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“SEA”), Rule 204 under Regulation SHO, FINRA Rules 4210, 4230(b), 4521 and 4524, and Regulation T of the Federal…
FINRA Sanctions Broker-Dealer for Failure to Supervise Recommendations of Structured Notes
By Bradley Berman & Anna T. Pinedo on
A broker-dealer failed to reasonably supervise its registered representatives when making recommendations of certain variable rate structured products (“VRSPs”), including fixed to floating rate steepeners and other variable rate principal-at-risk structured products, to 20 investors. The broker-dealer violated FINRA Rules 2111 (Suitability) and 3110 (Supervision). The behavior in question occurred prior to the adoption of…