FINRA adopted a short-form application process for SEC-registered non-FINRA member firms that must become FINRA members under recently amended rules.
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FINRA proposed rule amendments for broker-dealers to establish a short-form membership application process and partial fee waiver for certain firms applying for FINRA membership. The proposal follows recent SEC rule changes that require firms that trade only on exchanges to become members of FINRA.
The SEC set an effective date of November 6, 2023 and compliance date of September 6, 2024 for final amendments to narrow the scope of broker-dealer exemptions from FINRA membership. The final amendments were published in the Federal Register.
Several investment advisers settled SEC charges for custody violations on the assets of private funds. The SEC charged the firms for failing to comply with audit and reporting procedures that would have afforded an exemption from the applicable custodial requirements.
The SEC adopted amendments to narrow the scope on a broker-dealer exemption from FINRA membership.