In December of 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), New York Attorney General, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and NASD reached an agreement in principle with ten of the nation's largest investment banks to resolve issues of conflicts of interest involving research analysis and initial public offerings (IPOs).
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
On November 12, 1985, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a new Article III, Section 40 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice (SEC Release No. 34-22617). The rule establishes new requirements for the private securities transactions of persons associated with members, and entirely replaces the Private Securities Transactions
Chairman Sarbanes, Ranking Member Gramm, members of the Senate Banking Committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify today on the vital, troubling and timely issues of investor protection and accounting highlighted by the collapse of Enron. It would be hard to overstate the human tragedy for Enron’s employees, pension-holders and investors caused by the failure of America’s seventh largest company.
The Net Capital and Credit Risk Assessments section of the 2017 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
<p>Application of NASD Rules 3370(b)(1) and 3370(b)(2)(A) to orders received by a Nasdaq market maker from other registered broker/dealers.</p>
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: NASD would like to thank the committee for the invitation to testify regarding self-regulation in the securities industry.
GUIDANCELiquefied Home EquitySUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal and ComplianceRegistered RepresentativesSenior ManagementCommunications with the PublicHome Equity Lines of CreditLeverageLiquefied Home EquityMarginMortgagesExecutive SummaryThe rapid increase in home prices over the past several years, in combination with refinancing activity by homeowners, has lead to increasing investment activity
Amendments to FINRA Trade Reporting and OATS Rules to Reinstitute Short Sale Exempt Marking and to Require Price and Short Exempt Identifier on Route Reports
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Executive Summary
On September 9, 1998,
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In support of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s re-proposal to amend Rule 15b9-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,1 FINRA is issuing this Notice to re-open the comment period for Regulatory Notice 15-13. Rule 15b9-1 currently provides proprietary trading firms with an exemption from membership in a national securities association. If the SEC re-proposal is adopted, the
