FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
FINRA Requests Comments on Proposed Changes to Forms U4 and U5; Comment Period Expired: May 27, 2008
Summary
FINRA requests comment on the practice of internalizing customer trades in the corporate bond market after obtaining auction responses, commonly known as “pennying.” In particular, pennying involves a dealer, after receiving a customer order, initiating a bid or offer wanted auction process on behalf of a customer, reviewing the auction responses, and then executing the customer order
Comment Period Expires On March 1,
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Executive Summary
At its November 1994 meeting, the NASD Board of Governors approved the issuance of a Notice to Members soliciting comments on the National Arbitration Committee's (Committee or NAC) recommendation to establish an NASD Mediation Program to resolve
Guidance on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
Upcoming FINRA Board of Governors Election of a Small Firm and Large Firm Governor
Late Disclosure Fee Related to Reporting of Judgment/Lien Events
Good morning. It’s great to have this opportunity to be with you today.
My colleague in Member Regulation, Sales Practice, Mike Rufino, will be talking about FINRA’s regulatory and examination priorities during the next session, so I won’t steal Mike’s thunder and tell you everything that he is going to say. Rather, I want to take a step back and take this opportunity to talk about something
Upcoming Election to Fill FINRA District Committee Vacancies
Unless otherwise indicated, suspensions will begin with the opening of business on Monday, October 21, 1996. The information relating to matters contained in this Notice is current as of the end of September. Information received subsequent to the end of September is not reflected in this edition.
Firms Expelled, Individuals Sanctioned
Beacon Securities, Inc. (New York, New York), Gary L.