Regulatory Obligations and Related Considerations
Regulatory Obligations
Exchange Act Rule 15c3-1 (Net Capital Rule) requires that firms must at all times have and maintain net capital at specific levels to protect customers and creditors from monetary losses that can occur when firms fail. Exchange Act Rule 17a-11 requires firms to notify FINRA in the event their net capital falls below the “
All investments carry some degree of risk. Stocks, bonds and funds can lose value. Even conservative, insured investments such as certificates of deposit issued by a bank or credit union, come with inflation risk. They may not earn enough over time to keep pace with the increasing cost of living.
Summary
FINRA has amended its Rule 5110 (Corporate Financing Rule - Underwriting Terms and Arrangements) to make substantive, organizational and terminology changes to the rule.1 The amendments to Rule 5110 modernize, simplify and clarify its provisions while maintaining important protections for market participants, including issuers and investors participating in public offerings. The
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OFFICERS, PARTNERS AND PROPRIETORS
TO: All NASD Members And Interested Persons
LAST VOTING DATE IS NOVEMBER 21, 1983
Attached are amended By-Laws of the Association which are being submitted to the membership for a vote. The proposal is the product of the Association's Committee on Rule and By-Law Amendments which is reviewing and revising all of the Association's By-
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Executive Summary
The obligation of NASD® members under the Rules of Fair Practice with respect to mutual fund sales practices is a continuing concern of the NASD. The proliferation of new mutual funds and varied fee structures has significantly increased the options available for
Summary
FINRA has received an increasing number of reports regarding customer account takeover (ATO) incidents, which involve bad actors using compromised customer information, such as login credentials (i.e., username and password), to gain unauthorized entry to customers’ online brokerage accounts.
To help firms prevent, detect and respond to such attacks, FINRA recently organized roundtable
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rules 2210 (Communications with the Public) and 2241 (Research Analysts and Research Reports) to conform to the requirements of the Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (FAIR Act).1 The rule change creates a filing exclusion under Rule 2210 for investment fund research reports that
This reference guide covers a range of private placement topics, from the basic question of "What is a private offering?" to more technical discussions on broker-dealer compliance with FINRA's private placement rules.
Use Of Alias Prohibited During Cold Calling
It has come to the attention of NASD Regulation, Inc., that some registered representatives may be using aliases when making cold calls. Such activity violates National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Rule 2211 and the Federal Communications Commission's telephone solicitation rules, 47 C.F.R. 64.1200(e)(iv) (1997)1, which require
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As of August 21, 1995, the following 59 issues joined the Nasdaq National Market®, bringing the total number of issues to 3,863:
Symbol
Company
Entry Date
SOES Execution Level
CBXC
Cybex Computer Products Corporation
7/28/95
500
FLCN
Falcon Drilling
