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Good morning. First let me thank Martin Baily for the invitation to talk with you this morning. Martin, I also want to commend you for the work you do here in Washington to bring about a greater understanding of business and the economy and, specifically of financial regulation.
It’s a pleasure to be here today to participate in this important discussion on the role of
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Consolidated FINRA Rule Governing Reporting Requirements; Comment Period Expired: January 16, 2009
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.
Call for Candidates for Upcoming FINRA Small Firm Advisory Committee Election
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 9as 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.
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The NASD® requests comment on a proposed amendment to the Corporate Financing Rule under Article III, Section 44 of the Rules of Fair Practice intended to regulate the anti-dilution provisions of warrants received as underwriting compensation. The amendment would provide
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
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Comment Period Expires May 20, 2005
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NASD is proposing to amend
New Alert-Reporting Criterion for Leverage in FOCUS Reports
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On November 24, 1992, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted significant amendments to the Net Capital Rule, Rule 15c3-1. The changes to the minimum net capital requirements will take effect in three installments beginning July 1, 1993; other changes took
Exemptive relief is granted based on: the representation that at the time of the contribution the individual was not an MFP (as defined); the firm already has a significant business relationship with the government entity of which the contribution recipient was considered to be an issuer official; 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.
