On May 24, 2016, FINRA filed with the SEC proposed revisions to FINRA’s new fixed-income research rule that if adopted will provide clarifying guidance regarding institutional third-party research, as well as relief in other respects including research distribution for informational purposes, institutional-only public appearances, and distributions by non-U.S. affiliates to non-U.S. institutional customers. The fixed-income research rule is scheduled to take effect July 16, 2016.
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