Alexandria, VA – The Board of Directors of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) held its quarterly meeting January 28-29, 2015, where it reached another milestone in its development of a baseline qualifying exam for individuals who engage in municipal advisory activities, such as providing financial advice to state and local governments on municipal bond issuances. … Continue reading MSRB Quarterly Board Meeting
Description Proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 6433 (Minimum Quotation Size Requirements for OTC Equity Securities) to extend the Tier Size Pilot, which currently is scheduled to expire on February 13, 2015, for an additional three months, until May 15, 2015.
New York, NY, January 29, 2015 - SIFMA today issued its quarterly government securities issuance and rates forecast for the first quarter of 2015. The full report is available at the following link: http://www.sifma.org/govtforecast1Q2015/
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WASHINGTON — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation and the American Library Association (ALA) have announced $1.8 million in grants to 21 recipients as part of the Smart investing@your library® initiative. Smart investing@your library® is administered jointly by the Reference and User Services Association—a division of ALA—and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. … Continue reading FINRA Investor Education Foundation & the American Library Association Announce $1.8 million in Grants to Public Libraries to Support Financial Literacy
Students from High Schools and Middle Schools from all 50 States Participate in the SIFMA Foundation Competition to Promote Financial Capability and Expose Students to Fiscal Policymaking Washington, DC, February 2, 2015—SIFMA and the SIFMA Foundation today kicked-off the 12th annual Stock Market Game™-Capitol Hill Challenge (CHC). This 14-week challenge organizes teams of middle and … Continue reading SIFMA and the SIFMA Foundation Kick-Off the 12th Annual Stock Market Game™-Capitol Hill Challenge
Industry's empirical analysis shows FSB's TLAC calibration is higher than needed New York, NY - Today, The Clearing House (TCH), the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the American Bankers Association (ABA) and the Financial Services Roundtable (FSR) filed a comment letter with the Financial Stability Board (FSB) in response to its proposal to … Continue reading Industry Supports Total Loss Absorbency Requirement to Help Ensure G-SIBs Can Be Resolved in an Orderly Manner without Taxpayer Assistance
Washington D.C., Feb. 3, 2015 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today released publications that address cybersecurity at brokerage and advisory firms and provide suggestions to investors on ways to protect their online investment accounts. “Cybersecurity threats know no boundaries. That’s why assessing the readiness of market participants and providing investors with information on how … Continue reading SEC Alerts Investors, Industry on Cybersecurity
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new report on cybersecurity, which details practices that firms can tailor to their business model as they strengthen their cybersecurity efforts. The Report on Cybersecurity Practices draws in part from the results of FINRA's recent targeted examination ("sweep") of a cross-section of firms. The sweep, conducted in … Continue reading FINRA Issues Report on Cybersecurities Practices
The frequency and sophistication of cybersecurity attacks are increasing, and combating these threats remains a priority for regulators and firms. That’s why FINRA and SIFMA are joining forces to host a full-day conference dedicated to discussing important issues around cybersecurity. The program is intended to foster a culture of risk management and protection from cyber … Continue reading FINRA & SIFMA: Cybersecurity Conference
FIA and SIFMA Asset Management Group are hosting a comprehensive review of the most critical derivatives issues facing the buy-side. With international regulation of the derivatives markets heating up, new leadership in place at the derivatives regulators and the one-year anniversary of mandatory swap trade execution approaching, challenges to trading in the global swaps markets … Continue reading FIA & SIFMA: Asset Management Derivatives Forum 2015
Miami Regional Director Eric Bustillo and Fort Worth Regional Director David Woodcock will be panelists at the 33rd Annual Federal Securities Institute. Their panel will discuss SEC enforcement and private litigation developments. Location: 1435 Brickell Ave., Miami Contact: Alec Moore, 646-562-3495, alexander.moore@thomsonreuters.com
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9:10 and 10:45 a.m. Elizabeth Murphy, Associate Director, Division of Corporation Finance, will participate on two panels at the 33rd Annual Federal Securities Institute. The panel at 9:10 a.m. will focus on disclosure, executive compensation, accounting and other regulatory developments. The panel at 10:45 a.m. will discuss public and private capital raising. Location: 1435 Brickell … Continue reading SEC: 33rd Annual Federal Securities Institute
Rule change to extend the expiration date of FINRA Rule 0180 (Application of Rules to Security-Based Swaps) to February 11, 2016. FINRA Rule 0180 temporarily limits, with certain exceptions, the application of FINRA rules with respect to security-based swaps.
FINRA's Annual User Accounts Certification Process is underway and will conclude February 12, 2015. During this certification period, Super Account Administrators (SAAs) for firms with more than one user must certify that users at their firm who require access to applications in FINRA's Entitlement Program have the appropriate entitlement privileges to perform their job responsibilities. … Continue reading Annual Entitlement User Accounts Certification Process
SIFMA’s FINRA Disciplinary Hearings Forum is a half-day interactive program that will provide valuable insights and practice tips both for lawyers experienced in FINRA proceedings and those new to the forum. Panelists will include FINRA’s Chief Hearing Officer, FINRA’s Head of Litigation, and other senior officers from FINRA’s Office of Hearing Officers and Department of … Continue reading FINRA Disciplinary Hearings Forum
10:00 a.m. Investor Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting See IAC Agenda Location: SEC Headquarters, Multipurpose Room, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. Contact: Frankie White, 202-551-4310
Effective February 14, 2015, the Section 31 fee rate applicable to specified securities transactions on the exchanges and in the over-the-counter markets will decrease from its current rate of $22.10 per million dollars in transactions to a new rate of $18.40 per million dollars in transactions. Finance-related questions should be directed to Robert Huml, Accounting … Continue reading New Rate for Fees Paid Under Section 31 of the Exchange Act
2 p.m. Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies will hold a public meeting by conference telephone call. Location: Conference Call Contact: Julie Davis, acsecquery@sec.gov
Alexandria, VA – The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), the self-regulatory organization that oversees the $3.6 trillion municipal securities market, is accepting applications for its Board of Directors. The Board sets the strategic direction of the organization, makes policy decisions, authorizes rulemaking and market transparency initiatives, and oversees MSRB operations. The MSRB is seeking individuals knowledgeable … Continue reading MSRB Seeks Board of Directors Applicants
FINRA requests comment on a proposal to identify over-the-counter (OTC) trades in NMS stocks reported more than two seconds following trade execution as "out of sequence" and not last sale eligible for public dissemination purposes. See Regulatory Notice 14-46. The comment period expires February 20, 2015.
FINRA is soliciting comment on a proposal to reduce the synchronization tolerance for computer clocks. The current clock synchronization requirements allow for a tolerance of one second from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) atomic clock. Under the proposal, the tolerance for computer clocks would be reduced to 50 milliseconds. The tolerance for … Continue reading FINRA Request for Comments Deadline: Synchronization for computer clocks
FINRA Board of Governors Rulemaking Items for Discussion at the February 2015 Meeting The FINRA Board of Governors will consider the following rulemaking items at its February 2015 meeting. After the meeting, FINRA will notify firms via email about the Board's actions on these items and anticipated next steps, if any. BrokerCheck Disclosure The … Continue reading FINRA Board of Governors February Meeting: Rulemaking Items for Discussion
SIFMA's 2015 Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference will bring together leading experts from the industry, regulatory agencies and law enforcement to discuss new trends in financial crime; emerging issues relating to anti-money laundering, economic sanctions and anti-bribery/anti-corruption compliance; and changes in regulatory expectations and requirements. Now in its 15th year, this is the only … Continue reading SIFMA Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crimes Conference
Event status: Not started (Register) Date and time: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00) Change time zone Duration: 1 hour Description: Join NSCP and Renaissance Regulatory Services, Inc. on {date and time} for a free webinar on the compliance issues faced by state registered investment advisers. Presenters will provide … Continue reading NSCP: Free Webinar – How to Successfully Navigate State Investment Adviser Regulations
SIFMA's popular Social Media Seminar is coming back to the West Coast. Join us for this full day Seminar that brings together experts from across multiple fields to further explore the important issues facing our industry in light of the rapidly changing and growing tools of social media. Please use the link for more details. … Continue reading SIFMA Social Media Seminar 2015
Hear from the Regulators at on a “Margin Regulation: Current State and Future Trends” panel at the February Credit & Margin Dinner. This panel will have representatives from the CBOE, FBR, OCC, CME and FINRA. Please use the link below to find out more information. www.sifma.org/events/
Members of SIPC are required to pay their assessment on SIPC Net Operating Revenue as defined by the SIPC By Laws Article VI. The SIPC 6 General Assessment is to be filed by all members of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for the first half of each fiscal year, due no later than 30 days … Continue reading SIPC Assessments (Year ending 12/31/2014) SIPC 7