The period for filing comments and requesting a public hearing closed August 6, with just one hundred comments and no extension or hearing despite a request from Congressional Democrats and others.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
After SEC approval in late May, FINRA has published Regulatory Notice 20-25 establishing a September 14 effective date for its new fee regime specifically for expungement requests involving customer complaints.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
No sooner had we reported in SAA 2020-19 (May 20) that FINRA Dispute Resolution Services (“DRS”) had responded to comments on its proposed new fee regime specifically for expungement requests,
We always welcome letters to the editor commenting on current items of interest in the Alert. Here’s one from the editor, suggesting that the FINRA Code of Arbitration Procedure be amended to specifically authorize arbitrators to direct that hearings be held virtually.
By Christine Lazaro, Professor of Law & Clinic Director
St. Johns Law School
This analysis was prepared by SAA Advisory Board Member Prof.
We reported in SAA 2019-42 (Nov. 6) that FINRA had filed proposed rule, SR-FINRA-2019-027, on November 5. The SEC has now released that proposal for public comment in SEC Rel.