TO: All NASD Members
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has adopted a number of important revisions to Regulation T. These amendments are effective on November 21, 1983; however, at their option, members may elect to operate under the revised provisions after June 20, 1983. A detailed summary of the major revisions and the text of the amended rule follows.
These changes to
SEC Approves Changes to Expand the Information Released Through BrokerCheck and Establish a Process to Dispute (or Update) Information Disclosed Through BrokerCheck
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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceRegistration*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On December 13, 1991, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Schedule C of the NASD By-Laws relating to the premembership interview process for applicants for NASD membership. The
FINRA Rule 7470 contains a provision that permits FINRA to grant exemptive relief from the OATS reporting and recording requirements for manual orders in certain circumstances, for example, where reporting of such information would be unduly burdensome for the member or where temporary relief from the rules would permit the member to avoid unnecessary expense or hardship (in the form of additional time to achieve compliance).
If you are aware of unfair practices or specific instances of abusive conduct, FINRA wants to know about it immediately.
Remarks From Baruch College’s Financial Markets Conference
INFORMATIONAL
Proxy Reimbursement Rates
Effective: Immediately
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance Senior Management
IM-2260 Proxy Reimbursement Rates
Executive Summary
NASD has adopted amendments to IM-2260 regarding rates of reimbursement for expenses incurred in forwarding proxy materials, annual reports, information statements, and other
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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Trading
Training
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved amendments to Appendix F under Article III, Section 34
1. Disciplinary sanctions should be designed to protect the investing public by deterring misconduct and upholding high standards of business conduct.
The purpose of FINRA's disciplinary process is to protect the investing public, support and improve the overall business standards in the securities industry, and decrease the likelihood of recurrence of misconduct by the disciplined
The Issue Management System allows firms to comply with FINRA Rules 6760 (Underwriter Obligation to Provide Notice), 6730 (Transaction Reporting), or 6620 (OTCE Symbol Request; it allows firms to:submit new issues;save draft submissions;make changes and updates to previously submitted issues;submit new issues in bulk via a file upload; andview the status of submissions.AccessPlease consult your
