SR-FINRA-2008-051 - Proposed Rule Change to Amend Rules 12214, 12514 and 12904 of the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes and Rules 13214, 13514 and 13904 of the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes to Require Arbitrators to Provide an Explained Decision upon the Joint Request of the Parties
SR-FINRA-2008-048 - Proposed Rule Change to Adopt FINRA Rule 6121 (Trading Halts Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility)
Proposed Rule Change to Amend Rule 12401 of the Customer Code and Rule 13401 of the Industry Code to Raise the Amount in Controversy Heard by a Single Chair-qualified Arbitrator to $100,000
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA") (f/k/a National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD")) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to amend certain NYSE Rules to reduce regulatory duplication and relieve firms that are members of both FINRA and the NYSE ("Dual Members") of conflicting or unnecessary regulatory burdens in the interim period before a consolidated FINRA rulebook is completed.
Rule 3070
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KEY TOPICS
Legal and Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Rule 3070
Reporting Requirements
Executive Summary
On March 3, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved SR-NASD-2002-112, a proposal to amend NASD Rule 3070 to require members promptly to file with NASD copies of
May 2006
In a continuing effort to assist member firms' compliance efforts, NASD is issuing this regular communication, "Improving Examination Results." This document has two sections: "Examination Priorities" and "Frequently Found Violations," both of which relate to NASD's routine examinations of firms. While each firm must establish its own compliance
FINRA publishes this quarterly review to provide firms with a sampling of recent disciplinary actions involving misconduct by registered representatives. The sample includes settled matters and decisions in litigated cases (National Adjudicatory Council decisions and decisions of the SEC in FINRA cases).
Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 4240 (Margin Requirements for Credit Default Swaps)
Q1. Is a firm required to report on the OBS the market value of underwriting commitments entered into on a “best efforts” basis?
A1. No. Underwriting commitments entered into on a “best efforts” basis are not required to be reported on the OBS.
Q2. If a member firm enters into an agreement with a customer or other party, whereby it commits to lend up to a specified dollar amount, whether such
Proposed Rule Change to Provide that Absent Specification to the Contrary in an Award, When Arbitrators Order Opposing Parties to Pay Each Other Damages, the Monetary Awards Shall Offset.
