TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
ATTN: Direct Participation Programs Department
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This notice examines a number of due diligence reimbursement practices that have arisen in the area of public offerings of direct participation programs and the appropriateness of those practices under the NASD's underwriting compensation guidelines. This notice is a
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I. IntroductionFINRA, a not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to protecting investors and safeguarding market integrity in a manner that facilitates vibrant capital markets. Authorized by Congress, FINRA works to protect America’s investors by making sure the broker-dealer industry operates fairly and honestly. We oversee more than 624,000 brokers across the country—and analyze billions of
Good morning. It’s great to have this opportunity to be with you today.
My colleague in Member Regulation, Sales Practice, Mike Rufino, will be talking about FINRA’s regulatory and examination priorities during the next session, so I won’t steal Mike’s thunder and tell you everything that he is going to say. Rather, I want to take a step back and take this opportunity to talk about something
Sec. 2. (a) The Board shall have authority to adopt rules and regulations applicable to applicants for membership, members, and persons associated with applicants or members establishing specified and appropriate standards with respect to the training, experience, competence, and such other qualifications as the Board finds necessary or desirable, and in the case of an applicant for
Research Analysts and Research Reports
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Executive Representative
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Advertising
Investment Banking
Research Reports
Executive Summary
On May 10, 2002, the SEC approved new NASD Rule 2711, Research Analysts and Research Reports. The rule is intended to improve the objectivity of research
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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Trading
Training
Executive Summary
On July 11, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Article III, Section 34 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice to exclude initial placements and secondary market transactions in direct participation program (DPP) securities that are listed or for
I am Steve Luparello, Vice Chairman of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. On behalf of FINRA, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the important issues of how markets and trading have evolved, and how we can enhance the information regulators receive to ensure market integrity and the protection of investors.
FINRA is conducting a review of firm practices related to the acquisition of customers through social media channels and how firms manage their obligations related to information collected from those customers and other individuals that may provide data to firms. Please note that each item requested is specific to the subsection header.
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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperations
Executive Summary
In the March 1, 1993, edition of the Federal Register, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published notice of its intention to adopt Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This new rule would establish three, instead of five, business days as the standard settlement
