Summary
To bring attention to a rising trend in the fraudulent transfer of customer accounts through the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS), FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 22-21, which alerted member firms about how bad actors effect fraudulent transfers of customer assets using ACATS (referred to as ACATS fraud). That Notice listed several existing regulatory obligations that
The staff granted an exemption from FINRA Rule 5130 with respect to purchases of "new issues" by the Novartis Pension Funds.
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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Operations
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Trading
Executive Summary
On January 14, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved changes to National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Rule 11890 regarding the handling of clearly erroneous transactions. 1 The NASD and The Nasdaq Stock MarketSM (Nasdaq®)
<p>NASD staff declines to extend tolling period to meet qualification requirements related to implementation of Title II of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.</p>
FINRA Requests Comment on the Reduction of the Delay Period for Historic TRACE Data
GUIDANCEContinuing Education RulesSUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSContinuing EducationLegal & ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementContinuing EducationRule 1120Executive SummaryOn February 13, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Rule 1120 to require that each member designate and identify to NASD the individual(s) who will receive Web Central
Application of NASD Rule 2330(f) to Proposed Profit Sharing Arrangement.
GUIDANCE
Exemptive Relief from the OATS Electronic Recording and Reporting Requirements; Enhancements to the OATS Web Interface
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Internal Audit
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Senior Management
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OATS
Rule 6958
Rule 9610(a)
Executive Summary
In November 2005, NASD issued Notice to Members (NTM) 05-78
announcing Securities and
INFORMATIONAL
Single Arbitrator Pilot Program
Effective Date: May 15, 2000
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Legal & Compliance
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Arbitration
Direct Communication with Single Arbitrator
Neutral List Selection System
Reduced Hearing Session Fees
Single Arbitration Pilot
Executive Summary
On February 15, 2000,1 the
Please approve the new rules to tighten up short interest reporting requirements. There are too many loopholes that short traders use to hide and obfuscate their true short interest (eg hiding shorts in deep OTM put contracts) which puts retail traders at an information disadvantage, which is anathema to free market principles.
