<p>Clarification of application of OATS rules to customer allocations of executions.</p>
<p>A member firm may pay continuing commissions to a former registered representative who is no longer in the securities business provided the conditions of NASD IM-2420-2 are satisfied, and further, that such payments are made in compliance with SEC "no-action" letters addressing the permissibility of those payments under Section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</p>
James Gonedes served two combat tours in Iraq as a Marine. While there, he formed many enduring bonds and friendships, including with fellow Marine Clayton Cohn. So when Clayton started working as an investment adviser in Chicago after their discharge, James gladly invested in his hedge fund business. He eventually gave Cohn almost $400,000—money James had inherited from his late father.
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FINRA Enforcement works tirelessly on the front lines of investor protection, and this tremendous undertaking demands steadfast leadership. On this episode of FINRA Unscripted, we are reintroduced to Bill St. Louis, FINRA's new Executive Vice President and Head of Enforcement, to learn more about what's on the horizon for Enforcement in the new year.
