ACTION REQUIRED
Expense-Sharing Agreements
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Accounting
Executive Representatives
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Expense-Sharing Agreements
Net Capital
Recordkeeping
SEC Rule 15c3-1
SEC Rules 17a-3, 17a-4, and 17a-5
Executive Summary
On
Exemptive relief is granted based on the following factors: (1) the Contribution was made by Company prior to signing an acquisition agreement with the Firm Parent;6 (2) at the time of the contribution Company had no involvement in soliciting new, or participating in existing, municipal securities business; (3) Company has been acquired by the Firm Parent and merged into Firm Y, an existing subsidiary of the Firm Parent that reports to and is controlled by the equities business unit of the Firm; (4) Firm Y securities information flow is controlled by NYSE approved information barriers designed to prevent the use of confidential information and conflicts of interest, minimizing the potential for quid pro quo resulting from the Contribution; (5) the Firm has put in place additional processes to ensure the segregation of the acquired Company business operations and its principals from State Business; and (6) although a less weighty factor, the Contribution was returned.
September 26, 1995;
Executive Summary
On September 8, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a new rule under Article III, Section 50 of the Rules of Fair Practice (Rules) for reporting customer complaint information and other specified events to the NASD. The new rule requires members to report to the NASD the occurrence of 10 specified events and quarterly summary
ACTION REQUESTED
Decimalization
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Technology
Trading & Market Making
Decimalization
Executive Summary
A review of the decimalization testing mandate and plans for Nasdaq® decimalization testing are included in this NASD Notice to Members. A select
Application of Customer Account Information and Suitability requirements to member selling one type of security to narrow target audience.
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior ManagementCorporate DebtInstitutionalLegal & ComplianceMunicipalOperationsSystemsTrading
Executive Summary
On March 18, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved NASD rules regarding quotation- and transaction-reporting requirements for members trading high-yield, fixed-income securities. The following Notice answers some commonly
<p>Fair Labor Standards Act class actions are ineligible for arbitration in the NASD Regulation forum.<br />
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L. B. FISHER & COMPANY16924 PRESTON BEND DRIVE, DALLAS, TX 75248Mailing Address: 16924 PRESTON BEND DRIVE, SUITE 3050, DALLAS, TX 75248L.J. HART AND COMPANY8000 FORSYTH BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63105Mailing Address: 8000 FORSYTH BLVD, CLHART, ST. LOUIS, MO 63105L.M. KOHN & COMPANY10151 CARVER RD., SUITE 100, CINCINNATI, OH 45242L.O. THOMAS & CO. INC.LINWOOD COMMONS-SUITE A-6,
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Mutual Fund
Operations
Training
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on proposed amendments to subsections (b)(7) — Definitions
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior Management
Corporate Finance
Legal & Compliance
Syndicate
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The SEC has approved an amendment to the definition of qualified independent underwriter
