SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior ManagementLegal & Compliance
Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved amendments, effective March 8, 1994, to remove the member vote requirement for adoption of, or amendment to, the Rules of Fair Practice, to incorporate Appendices A, B, C, E, and F into Sections 30 through 34 of the Rules of Fair Practice, and to
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed New In re Expungement Procedures for Persons Not Named in a Customer-Initiated Arbitration
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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish three business days, instead of five, as the standard settlement time-frame
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior ManagementInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceOperations
Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved changes to Rule 17a-5. This rule authorizes the designated examining authority (DEA) to grant or deny requests from broker/dealers for extensions of time to file their FOCUS and audited annual financial reports. Also, these
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
Short Interest Reporting
Comment Period Expires November 29, 2005
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Rule 3360
Short Interest Reporting
Short Sales
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing this Notice to Members to solicit comments from
members and other interested parties on proposed changes to
Rule 3360, Short Interest Reporting.
This request for exemptive relief is granted based on the Firm's representation that the contributor has never solicited municipal securities business, as defined by MSRB Rule G-37, from the State or entities or agencies connected with the State of whom the contribution recipient is considered to be an issuer official, the Contribution was returned, and representations that the Firm has imposed certain limitations on the individual's municipal business solicitation, and receipt of compensation from the Firm's municipal securities business with the State or State agencies.
FINRA to Require Electronic Submission of Subordination Approval Requests
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 7620B (Trade Reporting Facility Reporting Fees) to modify the trade reporting fees applicable to participants that use the FINRA/NYSE Trade Reporting Facility (“FINRA/NYSE TRF”).
This filing has been withdrawn.
It is Beech Hill Securities (BHS) opinion, that FINRA’s proposal to amend Rule 6730 to reduce TRACE reporting timelines to 1-minute will adversely affect the ability of small to mid-sized firms to participate in Fixed Income reportable securities. Given it is cost prohibitive, most small to mid-size firms do not utilize automated trade reporting systems (E.g., Bloomberg TOMS). Rule 6730 proposal
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Senior ManagementInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceOperationsSystems
Executive Summary
On November 24, 1992, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted significant amendments to the Net Capital Rule, Rule 15c3-1. The changes to the minimum net capital requirements will take effect in three installments beginning July 1, 1993; other changes took
