I am John Gannon, Senior Vice President for Investor Education with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. On behalf of FINRA, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today.
Summary
FINRA requests comment on a proposal to expand TRACE reporting requirements to collect information on trades in foreign sovereign debt securities that are U.S. dollar-denominated. Issuance activity in these debt securities has accelerated in recent years and FINRA believes the proposal would provide important regulatory information on an increasingly active segment of the market. Under
September 2005
In a continuing effort to assist member firms' compliance efforts, NASD is issuing this regular communication, "Improving Examination Results." This document has two sections: "Examination Priorities" and "Frequently Found Violations," both of which relate to the Department of Member Regulation's routine examinations of firms. While each
TO: All NASD Members
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted the amendments proposed in March to its shareholder communications rules. The amendments, which specify the obligations of brokerage firms and issuers, stipulate:
• That issuers who request a list of nonobjecting security holders from one broker must request it from all brokers with customers who beneficially own the issuer
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Executive Summary
On January 27, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the NASD's Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Advertising Guidelines (Guidelines). The Guidelines provide a framework for members to assess the accuracy and appropriateness of Collateralized Mortgage
Summary
FINRA requests comment on a proposal to require members to publish quarterly order routing disclosure reports for held orders in OTC Equity Securities. The proposed new quarterly reports would be similar to those required for NMS stocks under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Rule 606(a) of Regulation NMS, with certain modifications reflecting the different structure of the
Thank you Catherine [Weatherford, NAVA President and CEO] and Lee [Covington, SVP & General Counsel, NAVA]. I'd like to begin by acknowledging my friend Mark Casady, the extremely effective chairman of the NAVA board, and thanking him for agreeing recently to serve on the FINRA Board of Governors. Mark, my colleagues and I look forward to working with you.
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Thank you, Drew [Bowden] for that introduction, and thanks also to IRI for the invitation to speak here today. It’s my pleasure to update you on what we are doing and thinking about at FINRA.
I don’t need to tell anyone in this room how rapidly the legislative and regulatory environment is changing and evolving. We are all seeing it and living it every day. But, many of
Summary
FINRA requests comment on a proposal to provide additional transparency into delayed Treasury spot trades in corporate debt securities—i.e., corporate bond trades where the dollar price of the trade is based on a spread to a benchmark U.S. Treasury security that was agreed upon at an earlier time on the same day. The proposed changes would provide for immediate transparency into the size
Thank you, Elisse. Good morning, everyone - it's wonderful to see all of you here today. All of us at FINRA are committed to assisting you with your compliance efforts and these conferences are a large part of that effort. I'm thrilled you took the time to come to Scottsdale.
