The Neutral Corner - Volume 1—2023
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
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MAIL VOTE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Members are invited to vote on proposed amendments to Article III, Section 35 of the NASD's Rules of Fair Practice that would: (1) subject advertisements and sales literature
Clarification Of Notice To Members 96-60
NASD Regulation Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) is issuing this FYI to clar the staff's regulatory intent and purpose in issuing NASD Notice to Members 96-60 (Notice). This FYI describes the substance of advice that the staff has provided in response to individual written inquiries pertaining to the Notice. That Notice was published to clarify member's
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Transparency is essential to our “free” markets and recently implemented rules & regulations mean NOTHING without enforcement. I am sickened by the lack of accountability of our government officials and how naked short-selling and other egregious behaviors have continued for far too long by Hedge Fund institutions with ZERO considerations “paid” to retail investors.
Reporting needs to be more than monthly, weekly at latest. It also needs to be changed so that it 100% accurately identifies short interest and delineates between real and synthetic borrowed shares for short interest. Fines should also be such that they accumulate to a point that a rule breaker will not be able to just choose to keep paying the fine and committing the crime.
Exemptive relief is granted based on: representations that at the time of the contribution the individual was not employed by the firm and was not an MFP; the firm already had a significant business relationship with the state of whom the contribution recipient is an issuer official (as defined); the firm has instituted information barriers on certain municipal business communications; the individual will be prohibited from the solicitation of certain new municipal business for a period of time.
I am infuriated about the current proposed FINRA Rule #22-08! I, not some buerocratic regulators in Washington, D.C. should decide where, when and how I invest my money. It is my money, that I have earned and that I fully am aware of the potential risks, pitfalls, benefits, and otherwise that I put myself in when I invest in any investment - traditional or otherwise. I should not need to jump
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(1) The application and all supporting
(a) Standards for Admission
After considering the application, the membership interview, other information and documents provided by the Applicant, other information and documents obtained by the Department, and the public interest and the protection of investors, the Department shall determine whether the Applicant meets each of the following standards:
(1) The application and all supporting
