TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
ATTN: Direct Participation Programs Department
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This notice announces the adoption of exemptions from the special suitability and disclosure requirements of Appendix F to Article III, Section 34 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice for freely tradable limited partnerships. The exemptions relate to primary and secondary public
FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
<p>Rule 2740 would not prohibit an underwriter in a fixed price offering from paying to another broker/dealer that is unable to participate in the underwriting syndicate an advisory fee or a referral fee to the extent that such payment does not directly or indirectly discount the fixed offering price for any purchaser in the offering.</p>
GUIDANCE
Amendments to Rule 6740
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Trading
Form 211
Rule 6740
SEC Rule 15c2-11
Executive Summary
On March 27, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
approved amendments to NASD Rule 6740 relating to submission
of SEC Rule 15c2-11 information to
FINRA Rule 5310 (Best Execution and Interpositioning) requires that, in any transaction for or with a customer or a customer of another broker-dealer, a member and persons associated with a member shall use reasonable diligence to ascertain the best market for the subject security, and buy or sell in such market so that the resultant price to the customer is as favorable as possible under prevailing market conditions.
(a) General Considerations
This Rule provides a limited exception to Rule 2210(d)(1)(F). No member may imply that FINRA endorses or approves the use of any investment analysis tool or any recommendation based on such a tool. A member that offers or intends to offer an investment analysis tool under this Rule (whether customers use the member's tool independently or with assistance
(a) No member shall accept an order from a customer, including foreign customers and/or broker-dealers trading with or through the member, for eligible transactions of such customers that settle in the United States, pursuant to an arrangement whereby payment for securities purchased or delivery of securities sold is to be made to or by an agent of the customer unless all of the following
Guidance on Social Networking Websites and Business Communications
Pricing Disclosure in the Fixed Income Markets
Regulatory Notice
Notice Type
Request for Comment
Suggested Routing
Compliance
Legal
Operations
Senior Management
Trading
Key Topics
Fixed Income Securities
Pricing Information
Transaction
Summary
To assist members in their financial reporting obligations, FINRA is issuing this Notice to provide the due dates for Annual Report, Financial and Operational Combined Uniform Single (FOCUS), Form Custody, and supplemental FOCUS Report filings that are due in 2021 or the first quarter of 2022.1 Members are reminded that all such filings submitted to FINRA must be made electronically
