Effective Date: January 1, 1999
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Advertising
Continuing Education
Corporate Finance
Executive Representatives
Government Securities
Institutional
Insurance
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Municipal
Mutual Fund
Operations
Options
Registered Representatives
Registration
Research
Syndicate
Systems
Trading
Training
Variable Contracts
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior Management
Corporate Finance
Legal & Compliance
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests membership comment on a proposed Corporate Financing Rule that, if
FINRA Recommends Review of Municipal Securities Activities
(a) A member, when notified by FINRA, may not continue to custody or retain record ownership of assets, whether such assets are proprietary or customer assets, at a financial institution that is not a member of FINRA, which, upon FINRA staff's request, fails promptly to provide FINRA with written verification of assets maintained by the member at such financial institution.
(b) The
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Municipal
Executive Summary
On May 28, 1998, the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) considered two requests for exemptive relief under Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Rule G-37(i). The NAC's decisions are published belowin redacted form, pursuant to a publication policy that the NAC adopted,
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
BACKGROUND
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended its customer protection rule (Rule 15c3-3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in connection with repurchase (repo) agreements with customers when the broker-dealer retains custody of any securities subject to these agreements.
The amendments become effective January 31,
(a) Prior written notice shall be given to FINRA whenever any member guarantees, endorses or assumes, directly or indirectly, the obligations or liabilities of another person.
(b) Prior written approval must be obtained from FINRA whenever any member receives flow through capital benefits in accordance with Appendix C of SEA Rule 15c3-1.
• • • Supplementary
GUIDANCE
"New Issue" Rule
Effective Date: November 2, 2005
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Corporate Financing
Executive Representatives
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Syndicate
Trading & Market Making
Training
Business Development Company
Direct Participation Program
Foreign Investment Company
IPO Distribution Manager
IPOs
New Issue
Under Rule 2710, a broker/dealer may pay finder's fees to a joint venture for the referral of issuers that are potential corporate finance clients. If the joint venture is not required to be registered as a broker/dealer, such payments would not violate Rule 2420.
We need more accountability for short positions in the market. There is far too much collusion and conflicts of interest that are not good for our markets/economy as a whole. I hope FINRA is able to provide more accountability by passing more rules for institutions, hedge funds and big players as a whole. All information regarding our markets should be public knowledge. Short positions, volumes,
