Effective October 1, 2018 the new FINRA licensing program will go into effect. As part of the program, FINRA will be changing the executive title designations for those industry professionals who previously served as the Financial and Operations Principal (FINOP). Each member firm will be required to designate the following titles: Principal Financial Officer (PFO) […]
As of August 30, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved an amendment to the Assessments Bylaw of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, which will reduce the assessment rate from 0.25% to 0.15% effective for fiscal years beginning January 1, 2017, or thereafter. The rate reduction comes as a result of SIPC Fund reaching a […]
Effective this week, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority will be going live with their new Compliance Vendor Directory (CVD), a comprehensive list of service providers in nine distinct categories, as follows: 1. Compliance Consulting 2. Cybersecurity 3. Data Management 4. Email & Social Media Archive 5. Exam Prep & Firm CE 6. Insurance Brokers 7. […]