IMPORTANT MAIL VOTE
OFFICERS, PARTNERS, PROPRIETORS
TO: All NASD Members
LAST VOTING DATE IS JULY 1, 1988.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
NASD members are invited to vote on a proposed amendment to Article III, Section 21 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. The amendment would require the marking of customer order tickets to reflect the dealers contacted by members and the quotations received to determine
Summary
FINRA has multiple committees that facilitate effective engagement with its member firms and representatives of the public regarding regulatory and policy initiatives related to FINRA’s mission of promoting market integrity and investor protection in a manner that promotes vibrant capital markets. The purpose of this Notice is to encourage employees of member firms and other interested
March 24, 2005
NASD has recently made several changes to the OATS Compliance Sweeps that are conducted by the Market Regulation Department. The following list highlights some of the more significant sweeps conducted by the Market Regulation OATS Team and the changes that have been implemented recently for each type of review. Members should note that the following is not a
TO: All NASD Members
ATTN: Operations Principals, Cashiers and Buy-In Personnel
On October 19, 1984, amendments to Sections l(c) and 59(j), "Buy-In Procedures," of the Association's Uniform Practice Code, were approved by the SEC. The Code prescribes the manner in which over-the-counter securities transactions other than those cleared through a registered clearing agency are
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
BACKGROUND
The securities industry, in late 1983, asked the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) to review the registration delays resulting from agent transfers between broker-dealers. After extensive deliberations by the NASAA/CRD Committee and its NASD advisors, a Temporary Agent Transfer program was developed by the
FINRA Vice Chair Luparello Remarks From the FSI Advocacy Summit
If you are assigned to a case as a Category B or C arbitrator, and must travel 75 miles or more to a hearing for an assigned case, we recommend that you use FINRA’s travel desk, ADTRAV, to book travel.Benefits of Using ADTRAVADTRAV will book airfare, rail tickets, and hotel stays that are compliant with FINRA’s travel policy. ADTRAV bills FINRA directly, so arbitrators will no longer need to pay
ACTION REQUIRED
Effective Date: January 1, 2004
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Finance
Legal and Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Systems
Late Payments
Background
Effective January 1, 2004, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ) will implement a new service termination policy for members, issuers, and other market
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.
