(a) When Offer Allowed; No Stay of Proceeding
A Respondent who is notified that a proceeding has been instituted against him or her may propose in writing an offer of settlement at any time. If a Respondent proposes an offer of settlement before the hearing on the merits has begun, the making of an offer of settlement shall not stay the proceeding, unless otherwise decided by the Hearing
Background
In March 2017, FINRA issued a Special Notice on its engagement programs as part of FINRA360, its comprehensive review of its operations. In response to the Special Notice, FINRA received a number of comments and suggestions regarding the usefulness of some advisory committees, their membership and their effectiveness as a vehicle for dialogue between FINRA and member firms. After
Below are form layout templates for firms that use the import feature in eFOCUS to file their FOCUS filings.
Please note that the template headers, columns, and line item IDs provided should not be modified or removed, as this will impact the compatibility of the import templates in the system.
Additionally, fields adhere to certain input formatting, such as text fields, numeric fields, or
As noted in Regulatory Notice 10-22 (Obligations of Broker-Dealers to Conduct Reasonable Investigations in Regulation D Offerings), as part of their obligations under FINRA Rule 2111 (Suitability) and supervisory requirements under FINRA Rule 3110 (Supervision), firms must conduct a “reasonable investigation” by evaluating “the issuer and its management; the business prospects of the issuer; the assets held by or to be acquired by the issuer; the claims being made; and the intended use of proceeds of the offering.”
(a) Definition of "Ranking Entity"
For purposes of this Rule, the term "Ranking Entity" refers to any entity that provides general information about investment companies to the public, that is independent of the investment company and its affiliates, and whose services are not procured by the investment company or any of its affiliates to assign the investment company a
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Executive Summary
With the enactment of the Government Securities Act Amendments of 1993, the NASD's regulatory jurisdiction was intended to encompass, among other things, sales practices relating to government securities. In conjunction
(a) All awards shall be in writing and signed by a majority of the arbitrators or as required by applicable law. Such awards may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) Unless the applicable law directs otherwise, all awards rendered under the Code are final and are not subject to review or appeal.
(c) The Director will serve the award on each party, or the
(a) The Director will not serve any claim that is deficient. The reasons a claim may be deficient include the following:
(1) A Submission Agreement was not filed by each claimant;
(2) The Submission Agreement was not properly signed and dated;
(3) The Submission Agreement does not name all parties named in the claim;
(4) The claim does not specify the customer's city and state at the
(a) Definition — "Rights"
The term "rights" or "rights to subscribe," as used in this Rule is the privilege offered to holders of record of issued securities to subscribe (usually on a pro rata basis) for additional securities of the same class, of a different class, or of a different issuer as the case may be.
(b) Definition — "Warrants"
The
