Regulatory Notice
Notice Type
Rule Amendment
Referenced Rules & Notices
NASD Rules 6130, 6130A, 6130C, 6130D and 6130E
NASD Rules 4632, 4632A, 4632C, 4632D and 4632E
NTM 05-11
NTM 98-40
Suggested Routing
Compliance
Legal
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Systems
Trading
Key Topic
GUIDANCE
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Regulatory
Senior Management
Financial and Operational Principals (FINOPs)
SEC Rule 15c3-1 (Net Capital Rule)
SEC Rule 15c3-3 (Customer Protection Rule)
SEC Rule 17a-5 (Reports to Be Made by Certain Brokers and Dealers)
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing this Notice to
This request for exemptive relief is granted based on the Firm's representation that the Contributions were made prior to the individual's employment with the Firm, and that the individual was never engaged in municipal securities business, as defined by MSRB Rule G-37 ("Rule"), and the individual has never solicited municipal securities business from the City or City agencies of whom the Contribution recipients are issuer officials. The Firm agreed to institute certain information barriers, the individual will, for a period of time, be prohibited from soliciting municipal securities business as defined by the Rule, and the individual may not receive any compensation derived directly or indirectly from municipal securities business from City or certain City agencies for a period of time.
It is my constitutional right to invest my personal funds in any form I choose to invest them. Any and all forms of legislation prohibiting an individual from doing so would be a serious overreach and threat to our constitutional rule of law!
Proposed Rule Change to Revise the Private Securities Offerings Representative (Series 82) Examination
Proposed Rule Change to Revise the Direct Participation Programs Representative (Series 22) Examination
Exemptive relief is denied based on: Firm D was subject to a ban that was discernible via a review of publicly available Forms G-37 which disclosed that a PAC controlled by Firm D or a Firm D MFP made political contributions to the Issuer Officials; Firm D had a long history of making contributions to the Issuer Officials; the ban attached to Firm A upon completion of the acquisition of Firm D; neither Firm A nor Firm D attempted to obtain refunds of the contributions; Firm A’s proposed supervisory systems are not adequate to address regulatory concerns presented.
I respect the right of regulators to watch out for retail investors, but I do not need you to limit my access to leveraged financial products. Similar to PDT rules, these are impotent and silly regulations. Please reconsider your decision to pursue this course of action.
I oppose FINRA dictating regulations on me. I have vern investing over 30 years, and they have no business trying to make it more difficult for me, a Retired woman to invest in whatever I choose.
Please fo NOT impose extra rules on us.
I oppose of any rules or regulations that would prevent me of my right to invest my money into investments of my choosing. This is America. And I think people should start acting like it they know it. Freedom and Liberty.
That's what we stand for.
