NASD reaffirms its policy of exempting members from the requirement to supervise registered bank personnel under Rules 3010, 3030, 3040 and 3050, so long as such persons continue to be supervised by the bank and do not engage in any securities activity for or on behalf of the member firm of which they are registered.
<p>NASD Rules 6950-6957 (OATS)</p>Clarification of application of the OATS rules.
NASD Rule 2510 - Discretionary Accounts - Application of NASD Rules 3110, 2510, 2310, and IM 2310-2 to a default IRA account established by plan sponsor in accordance with Department of Labor safe harbor provisions.
<p>NASD staff declines to extend tolling period to meet qualification requirements related to implementation of Title II of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.</p>
<p><span class="tableEntry">NASD Rule 2210 - Communications with the Public</span></p>The posting to a Web site of performance information as required by California state law does not constitute an advertisement under NASD Rule 2210.
NASD Rule 2510 - Discretionary Accounts - A member may use the negative response process under Rule 2510(d)(2)(A) to effectuate the transfer to another money market fund of customer free credit balances that have been returned to the member by a fund that has been terminated.
Member ceasing to offer retail brokerage services may use negative response letters to accomplish the bulk transfer of its retail brokerage accounts to an affiliated broker-dealer.
<p>NASD Rule 2110 - Standards of Commercial Honor and Principles of Trade</p>Member whose firm will cease to exist upon merger with an acquiring member that does not generally offer retail brokerage services may use negative response letters to accomplish the bulk transfer of its retail accounts to a broker-dealer affiliate of the acquiring member.
<p>Based on certain representations and compliance with the requirements of SEC Rule 17a-4(i), third party may provide recordkeeping services to its NASD member clients, such that the member clients would not be required to individually download and separately retain copies of documents required pursuant to Rule 2790(b).</p>
