Summary
FINRA amended its Membership Application Program (MAP) rules to create further incentives for the timely payment of arbitration awards by preventing an individual from switching firms, or a firm from using asset transfers or similar transactions, to avoid payment of arbitration awards. The amendments will address situations where: (1) a FINRA member firm hires individuals with pending
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Training
Executive Summary
The Office of General Counsel, NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) is issuing this Notice to provide interpretive guidance to members regarding NASD® Rule 3050 and, in particular, paragraph (d) of the Rule. Rule 3050 was designed to obligate members to use reasonable
(a) Disclosures
If at the time a fairness opinion is issued to the board of directors of a company the member issuing the fairness opinion knows or has reason to know that the fairness opinion will be provided or described to the company's public shareholders, the member must disclose in the fairness opinion:
(1) if the member has acted as a financial advisor to any party to the
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Executive Summary
The Department of Treasury (Treasury) asked the NASD® to remind its members about regulations issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). These regulations require broker/dealers to block1 accounts and other assets of countries identified as threats to national security
Board Elections
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Board Elections
The Annual Meeting of Members of NASD will be held on December 5, 2002, at 11:00 am, at the NASD Visitors Center, 1735 K Street, NW, in Washington, DC. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct the election of Governors to
Electronic Filing
Regulatory Notice
Referenced Rules & Notices
NASD Rule 3170
NTM 06-61
Key Topics
Electronic Filing Requirements
Suggested Routing
Compliance
Legal
Operations
Senior Management
Executive
INFORMATIONAL
Conduct Of Business Abroad
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registration
Senior Management
Business Abroad
Executive Summary
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) is issuing this Notice to Members as part of its continuing effort to provide members with guidance on complying with rules that govern
Self reporting of short interest needs to stop, that is like someone self-reporting what crimes they commit and not having a background check. Short interest needs to be reported immediately through automated means (mandatory monitoring software controlled by a regulatory agency) and made available to the public immediately within an hour. If the software stops it should automatically stop all
INFORMATIONAL
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Senior Management
NASD Board of Governors
Executive Summary
The Annual Meeting of NASD members will be held on February 3,
2006.
The formal notice of the meeting, including the precise time and
location, will be mailed on or about December 29, 2005. The
individuals nominated by the NASD National
This rule is no longer applicable. NASD Rule 1010 Series has been superseded by FINRA Rule 1000 Series. Please consult the appropriate FINRA Rule.
(a) Standards for Admission
After considering the application, the membership interview, other information and documents provided by the Applicant, other information and documents obtained by the Department, and the public interest and the protection
