April 2003
In an effort to assist member firms' compliance efforts, NASD is issuing this regular communication, "Improving Examination Results." This document has two sections: "Examination Priorities" and "Frequently Found Violations," both of which relate to the Department of Member Regulation's routine examinations of firms. While each firm must
Summary
FINRA has amended its By-Laws to exempt from the Trading Activity Fee (TAF) any transaction by a proprietary trading firm that occurs on an exchange of which the proprietary trading firm is a member.
The amendment to FINRA’s TAF will take effect on November 6, 2023.
The amended text of the FINRA By-Laws is set forth in Attachment A.
Questions regarding this Notice should be directed
FINRA Requests Comment on FINRA Rules Impacting Capital Formation
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
Prohibition of Certain Bank Tying Arrangements
Comment Period Expires: October 21, 2002
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KEY TOPICS
Corporate Finance
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
Investment Banking
Just and Equitable Principles of Trade
NASD Rule 2110
Discussion
NASD is concerned that the practice of tying commercial credit to investment banking
On March 29, 2019, the data collection requirements under the National Market System (NMS) Plan to implement a Tick Size Pilot Program (Tick Size Pilot) will come to an end. As a result, the Pilot Securities File and Change File will no longer be produced on a daily basis. At the conclusion of the pilot, a blank Tick Size Pilot Securities file will be produced, and the Change File will be updated
Comment Period Expires: September 29, 1997
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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Mutual Fund
Executive Summary
NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) requests member comment on proposed amendments that would revise NASD® Conduct Rule 2830, governing the sale and
INFORMATIONAL
Decimalization Testing
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Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Technology
Trading & Market Making
Decimalization
Executive Summary
In this NASD Notice to Members you will find information on Nasdaq® adding an additional pilot phase to its decimal conversion schedule. A
The prevalence of cybersecurity incidents continues to increase at FINRA member firms. As a result of the continued proliferation of cybercrime, the Cyber and Analytics Unit (CAU) within FINRA’s Member Supervision program is issuing this advisory to highlight effective practices and considerations for member firms when responding to cyber incidents, including the benefits of voluntarily reporting information related to the incident to various entities.
SummaryFINRA has amended its Rule 5110 (Corporate Financing Rule - Underwriting Terms and Arrangements) to make substantive, organizational and terminology changes to the rule.1 The amendments to Rule 5110 modernize, simplify and clarify its provisions while maintaining important protections for market participants, including issuers and investors participating in public offerings. The
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