GUIDANCEFees for Filing Documents Pursuant to Rule 2710 (Corporate Financing RuleUnderwriting Terms and Arrangements)Implementation Date: January 1, 2005SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal & ComplianceRegistered RepresentativesSenior ManagementCorporate Financing DepartmentCorporate Financing FeesRule 2710 (Corporate FinancingRuleUnderwriting Terms and Arrangements)Schedule A to
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.
FINRA Issues Guidance Regarding the Use of Stop Orders During Volatile Market Conditions
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, August 6, 1985, 32 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 2,077. These 32 issues, which will begin trading under real-time trade reporting, are entering the NASDAQ/NMS pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's criteria for voluntary
INFORMATIONAL
OTC Equity Securities
Effective Date: October 30, 2002
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Trading
NASD Rule 2315
OTC Equity Securities
Executive Summary
On August 22, 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new NASD Rule 2315, Recommendations to Customers in OTC Equity Securities (
A broker-deal firm’s anti-money laundering efforts may overlap with any number of other regulatory concerns. On this episode, the second in a two-part series, we’re looking at how AML may overlap with a firm’s efforts to protect senior investors from exploitation and fraud.
(a) Quid Pro Quo Allocations
No member or person associated with a member may offer or threaten to withhold shares it allocates of a new issue as consideration or inducement for the receipt of compensation that is excessive in relation to the services provided by the member.
(b) Spinning
(1) No member or person associated with a member may allocate shares of a new issue to any account in which
(a) Quid Pro Quo AllocationsNo member or person associated with a member may offer or threaten to withhold shares it allocates of a new issue as consideration or inducement for the receipt of compensation that is excessive in relation to the services provided by the member.(b) Spinning(1) No member or person associated with a member may allocate shares of a new issue to any account in which an
INFORMATIONAL
Continuing Education
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Continuing Education
Legal & Compliance
Registration
Senior Management
Continuing Education
Firm Element
Executive Summary
The Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education (Council) has issued the annual Firm Element Advisory, a
