Regulatory Notice
Notice Type
Request for Comment
Referenced Rules & Notices
Exchange Act Sections 3(a)(10), (12), (29) and (42)
FINRA Rules 0150, 2010, 2241, 2242, 2320, 4370, 5240, 5250, 5270, 5280, 5310, 5320, 6420 and 6710
NASD Rules 1021, 1022, 1031, 1032 and 1050
SEA Regulation NMS
Given their name, high-yield bonds might attract investors looking for products that offer the potential to increase their returns. But it’s important to remember that the level of return an investment might achieve generally correlates with its level of risk, and the bond market is no exception.
Heightened Supervision of Complex Products
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Executive Summary
NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) requests that members review their compliance procedures with respect to Securities and Exchange (SEC) Rule 15c2-4, which is applicable to public and private
I strongly oppose the proposed restrictions on these securities products. Primarily, I am able to evaluate, analyze and decide for MYSELF when and if these securities are appropriate for me. I possess, as do, I would presume, the overwhelming majority of inventors, the skills, knowledge, experience and discretion needed to decide whether or not to use them. These are important hedging tools,
As a long time private investor, I have the right to decide on my investment strategies, not a regulator. Specifically, I recently invested in an inverse fund tailored for the current inflationary environment. I am well educated, and resent being forced to take a special test to be allowed to invest in ANY equity or debt instrument. A regulator controlled decision will damage my investment
MUST KEEP MARKETS FREE AND OPEN.OR ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE BUSINESSES MOVE, THIS INABILITY TO OPERATE AND BUY AND SELL COMPLETELY TAXLESS WHAT IS PRIVATE PROPERTY NEEDS TO STOP. BY TRYING TO CONTROL THIS YOUR KILLING A VERY GOLDEN GOOSE WHICH EXPANDS EVERYONES CAPACITY TO HAVE A BIGGER PIECE OF A BIGGER PIE
EVERYONE WINS BY TAKING TAXATION OUT OF ALL CRYPTO EQUATIONS, WE PAY ANY INTEREST TROUGH A
Reserved MPIDBank NameTreasury (TS)Agency Debt (CA) & Agency MBS (SP)BACPBank of America, N.A. (Private Bank)xxBACTBank of America, N.A. (Corporate Treasury)xxBAGMBank of America, N.A.xxBMCHBank of Montreal, Chicago BranchxxBNYBBank of New York MellonxxBNSABank of Nova Scotiax BOKCBOKF, NAxxCASACredit Agricole CIBx CBKCCommerce Bankx CBNYCitibank, N.A.xxDBNYDBNY
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I would like to discuss with you today the important question of the appropriate standard of care for brokers and dealers or, more directly, whether the time has come to require broker-dealers, when recommending a security or strategy to retail investors, to ensure that the recommendation is in the “best interest” of the investor.
A “best interest” or “fiduciary”
Effective Date: February 15, 1998
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Executive Summary
On November 4, 1997, in Release No. 34-39294, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or
