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SEC Footnote 74 Provides Alternative for Broker-Dealers Who Don’t Hold Customer Funds

August 24, 2020

The SEC recently provided non-carrying broker dealers with an alternative option as to how they can maintain their exemptive status under SEC Rule 15c-3-3.

ACI Managing Partner, Jay Gettenberg, has worked closely with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and FINRA in recent years to address the practical reality that there are FINRA member firms who do not hold customer funds, yet do not technically qualify under any of the four exemptions listed on the X-17A-5 Focus Report.

ACI’s Jay Gettenberg to Appear on July 30, 2020 “Accounting and Auditing in COVID Times” Teleconference

July 20, 2020

ACI Managing Partner, Jay Gettenberg, will participate in a broker-dealer update tech session teleconference on July 30, 2020 to discuss the regulatory accounting and auditing issues that arose from the coronavirus pandemic.

The six-person panel, “Accounting and Auditing in COVID Times,” sponsored by the Foundation for Accounting Education, will examine how the pandemic affected industry practices. ACI’s focus during this panel will be to share practical lessons learned while helping over 50 broker-dealer clients navigate the SBA-backed Paycheck Protection Program.

Focused on Safety, ACI Pushes Office Return to September

June 29, 2020

Like many of you, ACI has been weighing when to return to the office as New York City approaches Phase 3.

Our original plan was to implement a partial return on July 6th. After discussing amongst our staff and weighing the consequences, we have decided to hold off until at least September.

As Economy Reopens, ACI Returns to Office with Safety at its Forefront

June 22, 2020

Like many of our clients and colleagues, ACI is looking forward to reopening our office. We are taking into consideration how to ensure our staff remains safe and healthy, while also providing the expected highest level of service.

FINRA Notice 16-03

January 14, 2016/in Regulatory Updates/by Jay Gettenberg

Summary Implementation Date: December 14, 2015 The SEC approved an amendment to FINRA Rule 0150 to codify the application of FINRA Rule 2121 and its Supplementary Material .01 and .02, which govern mark-ups and commissions, to transactions in exempted securities that are government securities. The amendment became effective upon SEC approval. The amended rule text […]

FINRA Notice 16-02

January 11, 2016/in Regulatory Updates/by Jay Gettenberg

Summary Implementation Date: March 7, 2016 FINRA periodically reviews the content of qualification examinations to determine whether revisions are necessary or appropriate in view of changes—including changes to the laws, rules and regulations—pertaining to the subject matter the examinations cover. Based on this review process, FINRA has revised the General Securities Sales Supervisor (Series 9/10) […]

FINRA Notice 16-01

January 4, 2016/in Regulatory Updates/by Jay Gettenberg

Summary Payment Deadline: January 15, 2016 FINRA is issuing this Notice to help firms review, reconcile and respond to their Final Statements as well as view the reports that are currently available in Web CRD/IARD for the annual registration renewal process. The payment deadline is January 15, 2016. See the attached pdf, for the full text: […]

FINRA Notice 15-52

December 10, 2015/in Regulatory Updates/by Jay Gettenberg

Summary December 2015 FINRA is issuing this Notice to remind firms and registered representatives of their obligations under Rule 603(c) of Regulation NMS (Vendor Display Rule) when providing quotation information to customers. The SEC staff recently made clear its view that if a registered representative provides a quotation to a customer that can be used […]

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