SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior ManagementInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceOperations
Executive Summary
On August 13, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter that allows broker/dealers to treat foreign equity securities listed on the FT-Actuaries World Indexes (Indexes) as having a "ready market" under SEC Rule 15c3-1 (net capital rule
Summary
FINRA has amended its Codes of Arbitration Procedure for Customer and Industry Disputes (Codes) to apply minimum fees to requests for expungement of customer dispute information, whether the request is made as part of the customer arbitration or the associated person files an expungement request in a separate arbitration (straight-in request).1 The amendments also apply a minimum process
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior ManagementInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceOperationsSystems
Executive Summary
In May 1993, the NASD published Notice to Members 93-30, which set forth, in question and answer format, certain guidelines for compliance with recent amendments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Net Capital Rule, Rule 15c3-1. The SEC adopted the amendments,
INFORMATIONAL
Books And Records Rules
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Books and Records
Exchange Act Rule 17a-3
Exchange Act Rule 17a-4
ACTION REQUIRED
Electronic Filing Requirements
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Electronic Filing Requirements
NASD Rule 3170
NASD Advises Firms That Certain Notices Required
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Must Be Filed
Electronically Starting on January 1, 2007
Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange
Regulatory Obligations and Related Considerations
Regulatory Obligations
Under the financial responsibility rules, and related supervisory obligations, firms need to properly capture, measure, aggregate, manage and report credit risk, including risk exposures that may not be readily apparent. Such responsibility can be incurred under clearing arrangements, prime brokerage arrangements (
Executive Summary
The transition of the current NASD PROCTOR® Certification and Training Centers into the Sylvan Network is on schedule. Authorized Sylvan Technology Centers will begin computerized delivery of Qualifications Examinations and the Continuing Education Program's computer-based training (CBT) in mid-November 1996. Questions regarding locations available for computerized
SEC Approval and Effective Date for New Consolidated FINRA Rules
TO: All NASD Members
ATTENTION: Officers, Partners, and Proprietors
BACKGROUND
On September 3, 1982, President Reagan signed into law the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 ("TEFRA" or the "Act"). The purpose of the law was to raise nearly $100 billion in additional federal revenues through targeted tax increases and reform measures designed to improve taxpayer
At the conclusion of an arbitration, an arbitrator may refer any matter to FINRA for disciplinary investigation that has come to the arbitrator's attention during and in connection with the arbitration.
