FINRA's Securitized Products 144A Dissemination ServiceSM (SP-144ASM) broadcasts last sale price and other relevant trade data for U.S. dollar-denominated private placement, investment grade and high yield securitized product bonds to authorized market data vendors.
NASD has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to: (1) amend NASD Rule 3110(f)(2)(B) to conform to the SEC's recordkeeping rules by extending the time period for delivery of a copy of a customer account agreement containing a predispute arbitration clause from the time of signing to within 30 days of
<p>Secondary market trading in ETF Advisors Trust shares does not violate NASD Rules 2830, 2110 or 2420.</p>
GUIDANCE
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Continuing Education
Legal & Compliance
Registration
Senior Management
Continuing Education
Firm Element
Continuing Education
Executive Summary
In the fourth quarter of every year, the Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education (Council) publishes the annual Firm Element Advisory (FEA). The Council is now updating the FEA in
<p>Member firms may pay retired registered representatives continuing commissions based on contributions to accounts established by the former representatives prior to retirement, provided the conditions of NASD IM-2420-2 are satisfied, and further, that such payments are made in compliance with SEC "no-action" letters addressing the permissibility of those payments under Section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Firms cannot pay retired registered representatives commissions based on activity in accounts established after the representatives' retirement.</p>
Rule 2210 does not require member to approve, file or maintain as advertising records certain statistical information that is regularly updated on firm's web site.
INFORMATIONAL
Municipal Fund Securities
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive RepresentativesInstitutionalLegal & ComplianceOptionsSenior Management
Investment CompaniesMunicipal Fund Securities/529 PlansSales Material
Executive Summary
NASD recognizes that the market for municipal fund securities, particularly Section 529 college savings plan securities,
INFORMATIONAL
Underwriting Activity Reports
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal and Compliance
Operations
Technology
Trading and Market Making
Underwriting Activity Reports
Public Offerings
Executive Summary
NASD has amended its rules to require members to request Underwriting Activity Reports (UARs) from NASD's
NASD has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rule 3011 and adopt new related interpretive material ("IM"), specifically IM-3011-1 and IM-3011-2. Proposed amendments to Rule 3011 would require each member to conduct the independent test of its anti-money laundering program on an
