Guidance on Blogs and Social Networking Web Sites
I am Richard Ketchum, Chairman and CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. On behalf of FINRA, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today.
Investors and financial services professionals alike are increasingly using social media for a variety of business purposes. Social Media may be a new medium, but FINRA's rules on communicating with the public are still applicable. The rules protect investors from false, misleading claims, exaggerated statements, and material omissions. Below we identify key areas and concepts when using
The NASD would like to thank the Subcommittee for this opportunity to testify on micro-cap fraud in the U.S. markets, the nature of the problem and our efforts to address it.
Executive Summary
The purpose of this Notice is to advise members of the impending election to fill forthcoming vacancies on the District Committee and next year's District Nominating Committee and to communicate with all members the procedures to fill these vacancies. The procedures are described in detail in Exhibit A: 1998 District Election Procedures.
This Notice also serves to advise
Testimony Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Executive Summary
On December 3, 1998, the
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD has amended its policy regarding the publication of disciplinary actions to provide that actions resulting in monetary sanctions of $10,000 or more will be published in the same manner as actions resulting in suspensions, bars, expulsions and/or revocations. The new policy will be implemented with respect to District
Sec. 3. The Board, or such person or persons as may be designated by the Board, in the event of an emergency or extraordinary market conditions, shall have the authority to take any action regarding:
(a) the trading in or operation of the over-the-counter securities market, the operation of any automated system owned or operated by the Corporation or NASD Regulation, and the
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Executive Summary
The cornerstone of the NASD's self-regulatory process is the nationwide committee system of securities industry representatives that conducts peer reviews, takes disciplinary action where appropriate, and imposes remedial sanctions when federal securities laws or NASD® rules and regulation
