INFORMATIONAL
FOCUS Reporting
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KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FOCUS Reports
Executive Summary
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) has modified the FOCUS Report to include disclosure, pursuant to Financial
Day of Closure
Regulatory Notice
Notice Type
Guidance
Referenced Rules & Notices
Federal Reserve Board Regulation T
FINRA Rule 4210
FINRA Rule 4230
FINRA Rule 4521
FINRA Rule 4524
SEA Rule 15c3-1
SEA Rule 15c3-3
SEA Rule 17a-5
Regulation SHO
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Compliance
Legal
Margin Department
Operations
Exemptive relief is granted based on: the representation that the acquiring firm did not engage in the soliciation of business and the individual was not, at the time, considered to be an MFP as defined; the acquiring firm did not have knowledge of the contribution and the contribution has been returned; the municipal securities business relationships of the acquired firm were long standing and existed prior to the contribution; the firm has instituted extensive information barriers on certain municipal business communications; the individual involved will be prohibited from the solicitation of new municipal securtiies business for a period of time.
On behalf of the National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD"), I want to thank the Committee for this opportunity to testify. My name is Daniel M. Sibears and I am a Senior Vice President and Deputy for Member Regulation at NASD in Washington, D.C.
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Expense-Sharing Agreements
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KEY TOPICS
Accounting
Executive Representatives
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Expense-Sharing Agreements
Net Capital
Recordkeeping
SEC Rule 15c3-1
SEC Rules 17a-3, 17a-4, and 17a-5
Executive Summary
On
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Senior ManagementCorporate FinanceGovernment SecuritiesInstitutionalInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceMunicipalMutual FundOperationsOptionsRegistrationResearchSyndicateSystemsTradingTraining
Executive Summary
The NASD® has created a Member Buying Services department and consolidated responsibility for the operation of its existing sponsored programs under the
Summary
Exchange-traded products (ETPs) provide different types of exposure to the oil market through several product structures, which some investors or investment professionals might not understand.1 Moreover, the performance of such products may be linked to unfamiliar indices or reference benchmarks, making them difficult for the average investor to comprehend. In particular, a
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Senior ManagementCorporate FinanceLegal & ComplianceTrading*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on a proposed amendment to Part 111, Section 5 of Schedule D to the NASD By-Laws to provide nonquantitative designation criteria for limited partnerships that list on the Nasdaq
Answers to frequently asked questions regarding FINRA Rule 3310 and AML program requirements.
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