NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to incorporate certain rules of New York Stock Exchange LLC (“NYSE”) relating to the regulation of member firm conduct (the “Incorporated NYSE Rules”). The Incorporated NYSE Rules will apply solely to members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) that also are members
NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to make certain amendments to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NASD (the “Certificate”) to reflect the governance and related changes to accommodate the consolidation of the member firm regulatory functions of NASD and NYSE Regulation, Inc. and to conform the Certificate to the
NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend the NASD Rule 9700 Series to streamline the existing procedural rules applicable to general grievances related to NASD automated systems.
NASD has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rule 7002B to establish a fee for reports that are submitted to the NASD/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility (the "NASD/Nasdaq TRF") to process transaction fees charged by one member to another member pursuant to Rule 6130(h). In addition, NASD is
NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rule 2711 regarding a member’s disclosure and supervisory review obligations when it distributes or makes available third-party research reports.
This rule filing was withdrawn.
NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rule 3013 and accompanying Interpretive Material 3013 to permit members to designate co-chief executive officers and multiple chief compliance officers to discharge the requirements of those rules.
NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rule 2210 (Communications with the Public) to create an exception from the principal approval requirements for certain filed sales material.
This rule filing was withdrawn and replaced with SR-FINRA-2007-020
(a) Appointment
The Chief Hearing Officer shall appoint a Hearing Panel or an Extended Hearing Panel to conduct the disciplinary proceeding and issue a decision.
(b) Hearing Panel
The Hearing Panel shall be composed of a Hearing Officer and two Panelists, except as provided in paragraph (e) and in Rule 9234 (a), (c), (d), or (e). The Hearing Officer shall serve as the chair of the Hearing
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 9231 to provide for the compensation of all panelists that serve in connection with a FINRA disciplinary hearing, regardless of whether it is an Extended or non-Extended Hearing.
Summary
FINRA warns member firms of a widespread, ongoing phishing campaign that involves fraudulent emails purporting to be from FINRA officers, including Bill Wollman and Josh Drobnyk (see Attachment A). These emails have a source domain name “@broker-finra.org” and request immediate attention to an attachment relating to your firm. In at least in some cases, the emails do not actually include