Broker-Dealer Registration Services
FINRA’s broker-dealer registration process covers a firm’s full life cycle, from meeting initial membership standards to updating and renewing registration. My RIA Lawyer offers guidance to BDs seeking to become FINRA members, the various filing and qualification requirements and what member firms need to do to expand their business or withdraw their registration.
Are you registering a new BD firm? Do you want to manage a branch office? Are you terminating a BD’s firm registration? Or are you updating your BD firm registration as a Continuing Member?
Our registration experts will draft and file the required forms, coordinate the registration process, handle correspondence with regulators and ensure regulatory obligations are met. Our hands-on assistance will guide you through every step of the complex broker-dealer registration process.
Our BD Registration services include:
- Draft and file the applicant’s Form BD
- Draft and file the applicant’s new membership application (Form NMA) with FINRA
- Schedule qualification examinations for all registered representative candidates
- Draft and submit FINRA entitlement forms that provide access to the online FINRA Gateway system
- Draft and submit U-4 filings for each registered representative within the firm
- Draft and submit NRF filings for all associated persons within the firm
- Assist in preparing the applicant’s business plan
- Draft supervisory procedures manual
- Develop and implement anti-money laundering (AML) policies and procedures
- Preparation for the pre-membership interview
- Perform continuing education needs analysis and create training plan
- Develop business continuity plan
- Prepare and submit state registration package(s)
- Prepare continuing membership applications (CMA)
- Prepare materiality consultations
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