Summary
FINRA is adding two new Rule 4530 Problem Codes related to SEC Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) and Form CRS, and making related amendments to the existing Rule 4530 Problem Code related to suitability. Starting on July 18, 2020, firms can use new Problem Code 16–Reg BI and new Problem Code 17–Form CRS, when applicable, to report customer complaint information and required documents
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Executive Summary
On January 5, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an NASD rule change codifying existing requirements for access to and use of the OTC Bulletin Board® service (OTCBB).1 This codification will provide a ready reference to OTCBB rules and operational requirements in a discrete section of
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
Three additional securities will join the NASDAQ National Market System on Tuesday, November 13, 1984. These three securities have met the NASDAQ/NMS mandatory designation requirements as of the end of the third quarter and, as required by SEC Rule HAa2-l, automatically are added to NASDAQ/NMS within 45 days of the quarter ending date.
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FINRA has seen a recent significant spike in investor complaints resulting from recommendations made by fraudulent “investment groups” promoted through social media channels. Complaints describe bad actors, posing as registered investment advisers, who advertise “stock investment groups” on Instagram and other social media channels and then turn to encrypted group chats on WhatsApp to communicate with interested investors and pitch investments.
A member inter-dealer quotation system (whether or not also an alternative trading system or “ATS” as defined by Rule 300(a) of SEC Regulation ATS) that permits quotation updates on a real-time basis in OTC Equity Securities must comply with the following requirements:
(a) The member inter-dealer quotation system must establish, maintain and enforce written policies and procedures
(a) Prior to executing a transaction for or with a customer on a "net" basis as defined in paragraph (e) below, a member must provide disclosure to and obtain consent from the customer as provided in this Rule.
(b) With respect to non-institutional customers, the member must obtain the customer's written consent on an order-by-order basis prior to executing a transaction for
The following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of the Rule 6640 Series.
(a) "OTC Reporting Facility" means the service that, among other things, accommodates reporting of transactions in direct participation programs (DPPs). The OTC Reporting Facility comparison function will not be available for those DPPs that are not eligible for clearance and settlement through
2025 Program Dates: November 16 – 21This course takes place at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business in Washington, DC. Over five days, Georgetown University business and law school professors and financial services industry experts explore a series of advanced-level regulatory and compliance topics that help participants build on previous coursework covered during Week I.
In December of 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), New York Attorney General, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and NASD reached an agreement in principle with ten of the nation's largest investment banks to resolve issues of conflicts of interest involving research analysis and initial public offerings (IPOs).
NASD Encloses New Guide to Information and Services
With this issue of Notices to Members, NASD members are receiving the new edition of the NASD Guide to Information and Services. The Guide is arranged by subject headings and includes the names and phone numbers for NASD contacts on each subject.
Date Changes for January First Saturday Examination
The date for the January 1991 first Saturday
