FINRA Rule 2040 ("Rule") governs the payment of transaction-based compensation by member firms to unregistered persons.  The new amendment to the Rule is effective August 24, 2015. The amended It expressly aligns the rule with Section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (SEA or Exchange Act) and its related guidance to determine whether … Continue reading Effective Date of FINRA Rule 2040 – Payment to Unregistered Persons →

FINRA Notice to Members 15-07 noted that  the effective date of Rule 0190 is August 24, 2015.  Rule 0190 is based largely on NASD IM-2420-1(a) (Transactions Between Members and Non-Members; Non-members of the Association) and provides that a member firm will be considered as a non-member of FINRA from the effective date of any order … Continue reading Effective Date of FINRA Rule 0190 →

FINRA Notice to Member 15-07 noted that the amendments to FINRA Rule 8311 would be effective August 24, 2015.  In general, the amendments to FINRA Rule 8311 eliminate duplicative provisions in NASD IM-2420-2 and clarify the scope of the rule on payments by member firms to persons subject to suspension, revocation, cancellation, bar (each a … Continue reading Effective Date of amended FINRA Rule 8311 →