On May 7, Consolidated Audit Trail, LLC and FINRA CAT, LLC (CAT) published a new roadmap to assist Small Firms with their reporting obligations for CAT Reportable Securities by the compliance date of December 13.
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FINRA Files Proposed Rule Change to Delete the Order Audit Trail System (OATS) Rules
By Michael T. Foley & Timothy D. Kertland on
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On August 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission published notice in the Federal Register regarding proposed rule changes that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) had filed with the SEC. The changes would delete the order audit trail system (OATS) rules in the FINRA Rule 7400 Series and FINRA Rule 4554 once FINRA members are…
SEC Provides for Phased CAT Broker-Dealer Reporting Timelines
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On April 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued two orders relating to the implementation of the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) to address the impact of COVID-19. In the first order, the SEC allowed broker-dealers to establish a phased CAT reporting timeline, subject to certain conditions. In its second order, the SEC permitted certain introducing brokers to follow the small broker-dealer reporting timeline.
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