Naked Shorting and Dark Pool access across the market have gutted the “fair trading market”. Judicial Action and Margin Calls are requested to commence immediately to concurrently and preemptively filter the malicious acts of hedge funds in the United States and it’s chains/conglomerates internationally. Establishing recently passed DTCC and SEC rules must be applied to all active applications
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes (“Customer Code”) and the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes (“Industry Code”) (together, “Codes”) to apply minimum fees to requests for expungement of customer
Proposed Rule Change to Update Rule Cross-References within Certain FINRA Rules
Applicability of Rule 2510(d) to the use of negative response letters to transfer customer funds from money market mutual funds to interest bearing bank accounts.
FAQ regarding Reporting of Mortgage and Asset Backed Securities (Securitized Products)
Proposed Rule to Establish Fees for Funding Portals
FINRA is aware of the Log4J vulnerability and has taken immediate steps to neutralize the risk. The mitigation tactics deployed by FINRA include defining alerts for exploit attempts, implementing web application firewall (WAF) rules designed to prevent exploitation of the vulnerability, conducting scans to confirm WAF rules are working as expected, and beginning to update Log4J libraries
NASD has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rules 3150 and 3230 governing the reporting of data to clearing firms by correspondent firms.
Exemptive relief is granted based on representations that: although the MFP/MAP is deemed to be such by virtue of her appointment to the Firm’s Management Committee, she is not involved in the Firm’s municipal securities or municipal advisory business; although the MFP/MAP signed the $25 contribution check, she represents that the contribution was actually her husband’s and was motivated by his desire to support female political candidates, as evidenced by a pattern of small contributions to other female candidates; the MFP/MAP’s husband is not employed by the Firm or any of its affiliates; the MFP/MAP has obtained a refund of the contribution; and the Firm identified the contribution through its supervisory processes and has put additional processes in place to ensure the MFP/MAP will not be involved in municipal securities or municipal advisory business for two years from the date of the contribution.
INFORMATIONAL
Imposition Of Censures
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
Disciplinary Actions
NASD Sanction Guidelines
The Suggested Routing function is meant to aid the reader of this document. Each NASD member firm should consider the appropriate distribution in the context of its own organizational structure.
Executive Summary
In July 1999
