FINRA Requests Comments on Proposal to Adopt New Rule Regarding Discretionary Accounts and Transactions (Reg. Notice 15-22)
FINRA issued a regulatory notice requesting comments on its revised proposal. The proposal would adopt a consolidated rule (FINRA Rule 3260) regarding discretionary accounts and transactions in the consolidated FINRA rulebook.
The revised proposal, which reflects comments on the initial proposal, addresses the treatment of customers' free credit balances, sweep programs, bulk transfers of customers' accounts and changes of broker-dealers of record.
Comments must be submitted by August 17, 2015.
See: Regulatory Notice 15-22.