NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rules 6951 and 6954 to require members that transmit an intermarket sweep order ("ISO") to another member, electronic communications network, non-member, or exchange to record and report the fact that the order was an ISO.
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SummaryFINRA has amended its Codes of Arbitration Procedure (Codes) to make: (1) changes to the arbitrator list selection process in response to recommendations in the report of independent counsel Lowenstein Sandler LLP (Report) and (2) clarifying and technical changes to requirements in the Codes for holding prehearing conferences and hearing sessions, initiating and responding to claims,
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Application of registration and supervisory requirements to certain activities conducted by a member firm in the U.S. relating to sales outside the U.S. of foreign mutual funds.
Alert to Member Firms About the Federal Trade Commission’s FACT Act Regulations and the Announcement of the FTC’s Decision to Delay Enforcement of the Red Flags Rule until May 1, 2009
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Summary
FINRA is soliciting comment on a proposal to establish a new trade reporting requirement for transactions in over-the-counter options on securities with terms that are identical or substantially similar to listed options. FINRA is proposing to require firms to report this information to FINRA on a daily basis (end-of-day) for regulatory purposes only.
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Introduction: Guidance for Arbitrators on Requests to Produce Suspicious Activity Report Information
By Judith R. Starr *
Introduction by Alma Angotti **
Introduction
On October 26, 2001, President George W. Bush signed into law the USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act). Title III of the Patriot Act, entitled "International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001,