TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT: April 9, 1987.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on proposed amendments to Article IV, Sections 3 and 4 of the NASD By-Laws and Article IV, Section 5 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. The amendments to the By-Laws would codify certain internal procedures presently employed by the NASD in processing terminations
IMPORTANT
OFFICERS, PARTNERS AND PROPRIETORS
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a recodification of the NASD By-Laws 1/ and a revised Code of Procedure. 2/ The text of these amendments, which were effective upon approval by the Commission, 3/ is attached.
Over the past several years, the Association's Ad Hoc Committee on
Year 2000 Program Addresses Challenges Faced By Automated Systems
Members Be Advised: The year 2000 will be upon us in less than two and a half years, and, to be ready, all National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) member firms must take action now to ensure that their automated systems will continue to operate successfully. The NASD has instituted a Year 2000 (Y2K) Program to
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Trading
Training
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved amendments to Appendix F under Article III, Section 34
Last Voting Date: September 27, 1993
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior ManagementMutual FundSyndicate
Executive Summary
The NASD invites members to vote on a proposed amendment to Article III, Section 26(d)(4) of the Rules of Fair Practice to exempt money market mutual funds from the required disclosure under that Subsection that "long-term shareholders may pay more than the economic
SCRA offers a variety of provisions to help active duty personnel meet their legal and financial obligations. But relief under the SCRA is not always automatic.
Exemptive relief is granted based on: the representation that the acquiring firm did not engage in the soliciation of business and the individual was not, at the time, considered to be an MFP as defined; the acquiring firm did not have knowledge of the contribution and the contribution has been returned; the municipal securities business relationships of the acquired firm were long standing and existed prior to the contribution; the firm has instituted extensive information barriers on certain municipal business communications; the individual involved will be prohibited from the solicitation of new municipal securtiies business for a period of time.
SEC Approves Amendments to Customer Arbitration Code to Simplify Panel Selection in Cases With Three Arbitrators
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The following are NASD Notices to Members issued during the third quarter of 1987. Requests for copies of any notice should be accompanied by a self-addressed mailing label and directed to: NASD Administrative Services, 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006-1506.
Notice Number
Date
Topic
87-42
July 1, 1987
NASDAQ National Market
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Corporate Finance
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Executive Summary
On February 21, 1997, NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) an amendment to NASD ® Conduct Rule 2340 to regulate the disclosure of values for unlisted and illiquid direct participation program (DPP) and
