• Corporate Financing Rule—Failure to Comply With Rule Requirements
• Engaging in Prohibited Municipal Securities Business
• Escrow Violations—Prohibited Representations in Contingency Offerings; Transmission or Maintenance of Customer Funds in Underwritings
• Restrictions on the Purchase and Sale of
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Summary
FINRA requests comment on a proposal to expand TRACE reporting requirements to collect information on trades in foreign sovereign debt securities that are U.S. dollar-denominated. Issuance activity in these debt securities has accelerated in recent years and FINRA believes the proposal would provide important regulatory information on an increasingly active segment of the market. Under
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FINRA adopted a new rule to limit any associated person of a member firm who is registered with FINRA (each a “registered person”) from being named a beneficiary, executor or trustee, or to have a power of attorney or similar position of trust for or on behalf of a customer.1 New FINRA Rule 3241 (Registered Person Being Named a Customer’s Beneficiary or Holding a Position of Trust for a
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD Fixed Income Securities Committee has considered the need for adequate disclosure in advertising relating to collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). The committee has determined that
What is Mediation
Mediation is a non-binding alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process in which a neutral mediator helps the parties reach an agreed resolution of the disputed issues in the disciplinary proceeding. The mediator assists the parties in reaching their own negotiated settlement by defining the issues, probing and assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each party’s positions,
SummaryFINRA has adopted amendments to Rule 3240 (Borrowing From or Lending to Customers) to strengthen the rule’s general prohibition against borrowing and lending arrangements between registered persons and their customers, narrow some existing exceptions to the general prohibition, modernize the “immediate family” definition, and enhance the notice and approval requirements related to
FINRA Reminds Firms of Their Obligations to Determine Whether Securities are Eligible for Public Sale
<p>Secondary market trading in Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking Stock would be consistent with the requirements of NASD Rules 2110, 2420, 2830(c), (g), and (i), and Interpretive Material 2830-2.</p>
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On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (PATRIOT
