Mo. Code Regs. tit. 15 § 30-51.040

Current through Register Vol. 49, No.12, June 17, 2024

Section 15 CSR 30-51.040 - Financial Statements

PURPOSE: This rule prescribes the content of financial statements filed by persons applying for registration and by persons registered as a broker-dealer or as an investment adviser.

(1) A financial statement shall consist of a balance sheet, a profit and loss statement, statement of change in financial condition, certified unless otherwise prescribed hereinafter or permitted by the commissioner.

(2) Every applicant for initial registration as broker-dealer or investment adviser shall file a financial statement as follows:

(A) As to initial registration as a broker-dealer, the applicant shall file a certified financial statement as of a date within thirty (30) days prior to the filing; provided if the applicant has been engaged in business one (1) year or more, s/he may file a certified financial statement as of the end of his/her last fiscal period together with a balance sheet, which need not be certified, as of a date within thirty (30) days prior to the filing. If the annual financial statement is more than six (6) months old, s/he also shall file a semi-annual financial statement, which need not be certified. The semi-annual financial statement may consist wholly of a completed FOCUS report for that period and a net capital computation (FOCUS Report, Form X-17A-5 (see 15 CSR 30-51.020 )), as of the date of the balance sheet shall accompany the financial statement; and

(B) As to initial registration as an investment adviser, the applicant shall file a verified balance sheet current within thirty (30) days prior to filing.

15 CSR 30-51.040

AUTHORITY: sections 409.4-411(b) and 409.6-605, RSMo Supp. 2003.* Original rule filed June 25, 1968, effective Aug. 1, 1968. Amended: Filed May 21, 1969, effective Aug. 1, 1969. Amended: Filed July 21, 1972, effective Aug. 1, 1972. Amended: Filed Nov. 15, 1974, effective Nov. 25, 1974. Amended: Filed Dec. 19, 1975, effective Dec. 31, 1975. Amended: Filed Aug. 11 , 1978, effective Feb. 11 , 1979. Emergency amendment filed Aug. 15, 1983, effective Aug. 29, 1983, expired Dec. 26, 1983. Amended: Filed Aug. 15, 1983, effective Nov. 11 , 1983. Amended: Filed July 3, 1989, effective Sept. 28, 1989. Emergency amendment filed Aug. 27, 2003, effective Sept. 12, 2003, expired March 9, 2004. Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2003, effective Feb. 29, 2004.

*Original authority: 409.4-411 , RSMo 2003; 409.6-605, RSMo 2003.