TO: All NASD Members
ATTN: Operations Principals, Cashiers and Buy-In Personnel
On October 19, 1984, amendments to Sections l(c) and 59(j), "Buy-In Procedures," of the Association's Uniform Practice Code, were approved by the SEC. The Code prescribes the manner in which over-the-counter securities transactions other than those cleared through a registered clearing agency are
Exemptive relief is granted based on: the representation that at the time of the contribution the individual had no connection to the firm’s municipal securities business, and it was not contemplated that, at the time of the contribution, he would be promoted and, thus, become a municipal finance professional (as defined); the firm has significant and long standing business relationships with the government entity of which the contribution recipient was an issuer official; the firm has established additional compliance processes about political contributions; the individual will not be involved in any way in municipal securities business with the state or any other governmental issuer business for which the contribution recipient is an issuer official.
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NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) requests comment on new NASD® Rule 3121 that would govern a member's use and release of customer
Maureen A. DelaneyChief Hearing Officer and Senior Vice PresidentFinancial Industry Regulatory AuthorityMaureen Delaney is the Chief Hearing Officer at FINRA. She has been a Hearing Officer in FINRA’s Office of Hearing Officers since 2009. Prior to joining the Office of Hearing Officers, she served as Senior Counsel in FINRA’s Department of Enforcement in Washington, D.C. Before joining FINRA, Ms
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Members are advised that the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) has filed a proposed rule change to its Membership and Registration Rule 1120 (
TRACE Reporting Timeframes and Transparency Protocols1Type of TRACE-Eligible SecurityOther Transactions - Reporting TimeframesList or Fixed Offering Price Transaction (as defined in FINRA Rule 6710(q)), or Takedown Transaction (as defined in FINRA Rule 6710(r))- Reporting TimeframeTransparency2Corporate Bond (see FINRA Rule 6710(a))Within 15 minutes of time of execution (see
SEC Approves Amendments Raising the Threshold for Single Arbitrator Cases to $100,000
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 (NAC) decisions and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decisions in FINRA cases).
