No person shall participate as an Adjudicator in a matter governed by the Code as to which he or she has a conflict of interest or bias, or circumstances otherwise exist where his or her fairness might reasonably be questioned. In any such case the person shall recuse himself or herself, or shall be disqualified as follows:
(a) FINRA Board
The Chair of the FINRA Board shall have
NASD has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rules to require members to request Underwriting Activity Reports ("UARs") from NASD’s Market Regulation Department rather than NASD’s Corporate Financing Department.
Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11 (the “Rule”) governs the publication or submission of quotations by broker-dealers in a quotation medium other than a national securities exchange (i.e., the OTC market). The Rule generally prohibits a broker-dealer from publishing a quotation for any security in a quotation medium unless the broker-dealer has reviewed current and publicly available information about the issuer whose security is the subject of the quotation, and the broker-dealer believes this information is accurate and obtained from a reliable source. Municipal securities and other “exempt securities” (e.g., government securities, Treasury securities) are not subject to the Rule.
This new rule is unacceptable.
NASD has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to require principal pre-use approval of member correspondence to 25 or more existing retail customers within a 30 calendar-day period.
(a) Notice of Pre-Use Filing Requirement
Pursuant to Rules 2210(c)(1)(B) and 2220(c)(2), FINRA staff may issue a written notice requiring a member to file communications with the FINRA Advertising Regulation Department at least ten days prior to use if FINRA staff determines that the member has departed from the standards of Rule 2210 or 2220.
(b) Service of Notice of Pre-Use Filing
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD has taken several actions to eliminate short-sale abuses. Notwithstanding these initiatives, an important segment of market participants, including investors and corporate issuers,
<p>NASD Rules 6950-6957 (OATS)</p>
