INFORMATIONAL
FIPS Changes
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Corporate Finance
Legal & Compliance
Municipal/Government Securities
Operations
Senior Management
Trading & Market Making
FIPS
The Suggested Routing function is meant to aid the reader of this document. Each NASD member firm should consider the appropriate distribution in the context of its own organizational
SUGGESTED ROUTING:*
Senior ManagementCorporate FinanceLegal & ComplianceMutual Fund*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On July 7, 1992, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Article III, Section 26 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice relating to asset-based sales charges by mutual funds.
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Municipal
Executive Summary
On May 28, 1998, the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) considered two requests for exemptive relief under Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Rule G-37(i). The NAC's decisions are published belowin redacted form, pursuant to a publication policy that the NAC adopted,
<p>Staff interpretation on the use of electronic signatures under NASD Rules 3110(c)(1)(C) and 3010(d).<br/></p>
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, December 16, 1986, 26 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System, bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 2,709. These 26 issues, which will begin trading under real-time trade reporting, are entering NASDAQ/NMS pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's criteria for
Remarks From MarketsMedia/Traders Magazine Equity Market Structure Town Hall Forum
INFORMATIONAL
OTCBB Trading Halts
Effective Date: June 26, 2000
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Trading & Market Making
Training
OTC Bulletin Board
Trading Halts
Executive Summary
On May 22, 2000, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a rule change that allows The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (The Nasdaq Stock
FINRA issued $85.5 million in fines in 2023 , and the Board determined that there were $97.8 million in fines-eligible expenditures in 2023 (i.e., capital initiatives, strategic expenditures and other activities eligible to be funded by fine monies based on the criteria set forth above). Because the total of fines-eligible expenditures exceeded the amount of fines issued in 2023, the balance of $12.3 million was funded from FINRA’s reserves and excess operating results.
In general, a member firm’s office or location is either registered as a branch office, if it meets the definitions contained in Rule 3110(f), or exempt from branch office registration (i.e., an unregistered office or non-branch location), if it fits within an express exclusion from the branch office definition listed in Rule 3110(f)(2)(A)(i)–(vii) or is designated as a residential supervisory
In 2021, considerable industry, and in some cases public, attention was focused on topics that FINRA also addressed through its exam and risk monitoring program. These topics include newer SEC Rules (e.g., Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI), Form CRS, amendments to Rule 606), recent increases in the number and sophistication of cybersecurity threats, and the proliferation of securities trading
