Entries by Jay Gettenberg
Securities Investor Protection Corporation Reduces Rate Effective January 1, 2017
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 […]
ACI Listed as a Member of FINRA’s Compliance Vendor Directory
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. […]
New FINRA CAB Rules
Capital Acquisition Brokers (“CABS”) were created as a new FINRA Membership option after a long-standing battle in the industry to lessen the restrictions on limited purpose Broker Dealers. You can apply to be a CAB member at the onset of your new member application (assuming you meet the criteria per the rule) or you can […]