<p>NASD Rule 11190 - Reconfirmation and Pricing Service Participants</p>
To Whom it May Concern. I do not like the current SEC to be changing the rules. In a democracy, people should have a right to invest their money as they see fit. Government is not responsible to protect people from everything. In the world of the financial markets, investors must follow the rule of Caveat Emptor. If government becomes too regulatory in a capitalist economy, then it is no longer a
I oppose SEC proposed Rule #S7-24-15. The small investor should not have rules applied to them that the SEC does not apply to the large investor. Indivindual investors(Adults) have the means to read a prospectus and do their own research. My analogy is ignorance of the law is no excuse when you break the law and get in trouble. Ignorance of an investor not knowing what they are investiing in is
Application of Rule 2370 to lending arrangements between registered persons and banks or other financial institutions in the business of lending money.
Report cards created for firms to monitor timeliness of Corporate Financing filings.These report cards display statistics about late filings submitted to Corporate Financing.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD, on the recommendation of its Legal Advisory Board (LAB), has undertaken a reorganization of the NASD Manual in order to make the Manual easier to use. As a first step in the Manual revision project, the LAB proposed an
The Series 65 exam — the NASAA Investment Advisers Law Examination — is a North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) exam administered by FINRA.The exam consists of 130 scored questions and 10 unscored questions. Candidates have 180 minutes to complete the exam. In order for a candidate to pass the Series 65 exam, they must correctly answer at least 92 of the 130 scored
What is the point of a regulatory authority if not to enforce rules and protect the consumer? Rules are made for the betterment of society, not as a way to placate the masses of thinly veiled corruption. The best time for action was before 2008. The second best time is right now. Enough is enough.
Exemptive relief is granted based on: the representation that the individual did not engage in the solicitation of municipal securities business; for the six years prior to being hired by the Firm; the Contributions were made prior to the individual being employed by the Firm; imposition by the Firm of extensive Firm-wide information barriers on certain municipal securities business communications; prohibition of, for a specified period of time, the individual's solicitation of new municipal securities business; and the commitment to a quarterly certification of compliance.
Exemptive relief is granted based on the following: (1) Name was not an MFP at the time the Contribution was made and was not engaged in, and did not supervise, municipal securities business; (2) the Firm took action once it became aware of the Contribution by retaining outside counsel to review the proposed reorganization and the possibility of municipal securities business restrictions as a result of the Contribution; (3) the Firm notified Name that when the municipal activities of certain retail sales brokers and MFP’s become part of the Business Unit on Month Day, 2003, the Firm will consider her to be an MFP and her municipal securities business activities will be restricted as a result of her Contribution and of her responsibilities3; (4) the Firm has agreed to restrict Name’s municipal securities activities, minimizing the potential for a quid pro quo resulting from the Contribution; and (5) although a less weighty factor, the Contribution has been returned.