FINRA Regulatory Notice 15-20 Restructure the Representative-Level Qualification Examination Program

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July 17, 2015

SIFMA provides comments to FINRA on Regulatory Notice 15-20, a proposed rule to restructure the current representative-level qualification examination program. Registrants would take a general knowledge examination, the Securities Industry Essentials Examination (SIE) and an appropriate specialized knowledge examination to reflect their particular registered role.

SIFMA believes the proposed changes included in RN 15-20 will make FINRA’s examination program less burdensome, less costly and more efficient. These changes ultimately should benefit investors and the industry by, among other things, eliminating unnecessary and duplicative examinations.

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Regulatory Notice 15-20

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