Good afternoon, Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Allard and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. NASD is grateful for the invitation to testify regarding the regulatory consolidation of NASD and NYSE Member Regulation.
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: NASD would like to thank the committee for the invitation to submit this written statement for the record.
I am Daniel M. Sibears, Vice President, Member Regulation of NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASDR). I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to give the views of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD) on the examination of the securities activities of banks and other financial institutions.
On behalf of the National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD"), I want to thank the Committee for this opportunity to testify. My name is Daniel M. Sibears and I am a Senior Vice President and Deputy for Member Regulation at NASD in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: NASD is grateful for the invitation to testify regarding self-regulation in the securities industry. NASD commends the Committee's efforts in reviewing the self-regulatory system.
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: NASD would like to thank the committee for the invitation to testify regarding self-regulation in the securities industry.
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: NASD is grateful to the committee for inviting us to testify on NASD's regulatory activities regarding inappropriate sales of certain investment products to members of the armed forces, and for allowing us to submit this statement for the record.
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: NASD would like to thank the committee for the invitation to testify regarding securities arbitration.
In December of 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), New York Attorney General, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and NASD reached an agreement in principle with ten of the nation's largest investment banks to resolve issues of conflicts of interest involving research analysis and initial public offerings (IPOs).
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: NASD would like to thank the committee for the invitation to submit this written statement for the record.