I am pleased to be able to participate in these important public hearings on micro-cap stock fraud. As head of NASD Regulation’s Enforcement Department, my staff and I have had numerous opportunities to work with Andrew Kandel and the fine staff of the New York Attorney General’s Bureau of Investor Protection & Securities.
Summary
FINRA warns member firms of a widespread, ongoing phishing campaign that involves fraudulent emails purporting to be from FINRA asking member firms to complete a survey (see sample below). The email was sent from the domain “@regulation-finra.org” and was preceded by “info” followed by a number, e.g., [email protected]. FINRA recommends that anyone who clicked on any link or
SummaryFINRA, as a self-regulatory organization, is informed by and benefits from the expertise of industry and other stakeholders. As such, FINRA has multiple committees that facilitate effective engagement with member firms and representatives of the public regarding regulatory and policy initiatives related to FINRA’s mission of promoting market integrity and investor protection. The purpose
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The following is a list of NASD Notices to Members issued during the second and third quarters of 1985. Requests for copies of any notice should be accompanied by a self-addressed mailing label and directed to: NASD Administrative Services, 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20006.
Notice Number
Date
Topic
85-22
April 8, 1985
NASDAQ
NASDR has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to amend Rule 6957 to extend the effective date of the implementation of Phase Three of the Order Audit Trail System ("OATS") Rules to October 31, 2000.
Supplementary Material .15 is effective from Apr 24, 2014 through Dec. 1 2015.
(a) Supervisory System
Each member shall establish and maintain a system to supervise the activities of each associated person that is reasonably designed to achieve compliance with applicable securities laws and regulations, and with applicable FINRA rules. Final responsibility for proper supervision shall rest with
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As of June 28, 1994, the following 68 issues joined the Nasdaq National Market®, bringing the total number of issues to 3,688:
Symbol
Company
Entry Date
SOES Execution Level
ABRX
ABR Information Services Inc.
5/26/94
200
FRES
Fresh America Corp.
5/26/94
500
LZTN
Lazer-Tron Corporation
5/26/94
200
The Series 3 exam—the National Commodities Futures Examination—is a National Futures Association (NFA) exam administered by FINRA.
Each year, FINRA publishes its Annual Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities Letter to highlight issues of importance to FINRA's regulatory programs.
Proposed Rule Change to Modify the Dissemination Protocols for TRACE-Eligible Securities
