Exemptive relief is granted based on the following considerations: (1.) the de minimis nature of the Proposed Hire’s Contribution made more than one year ago; (2.) the Contribution was made by an individual who has never been employed in the municipal securities business.
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Consolidated FINRA Rule Governing Reporting Requirements; Comment Period Expired: January 16, 2009
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Executive Summary
On January 29, 1996, the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC)
approved amendments to Sections
1(a)(v)
NASD has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of NASD rules; federal securities laws, rules, and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
Price Validation and Price-Override Protocol
Exemptive relief is granted based on representations that: the MFP/MAP made the contribution during a period of retirement prior to his employment as an MFP/MAP; the Firm discovered the contribution through its pre-employment due diligence process; the MFP/MAP requested a refund of the contribution; the Firm hired the MFP/MAP for reasons unrelated to the contribution; the Firm has a long-standing relationship with the City ; the contribution was not related to any business with the City; and the MFP/MAP will be prohibited from involvement in municipal securities and municipal advisory business with the City for a period of time.
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Volume-Weighted Average Price Transactions
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Executive Summary
NASD reminds members that when executing a volume-
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Denial of Access Complaints
Compliance Date: May 26, 2005
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Executive Summary
On March 10, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Exemptive relief is granted based on representations that: the MFP made the contributions prior his employment as an MFP and before he was aware of Rule G-37; the Candidate is a personal friend of the MFP; the Firm discovered the contributions through its pre-employment due diligence process; the contributions were refunded; the Firm hired the MFP for reasons unrelated to the contributions; the Firm has a long-standing relationship with the State and the contributions are not related to any business; and the individual will be prohibited from involvement in municipal securities business with the G-37 Issuers for a period of time.
Beginning September 30, 2009, FINRA will publish on its Web site a Monthly Short Sale Transaction File to provide public access to certain transaction data, including transaction times, price, and number of shares for every short sale transaction in an NMS stock. FINRA also will begin publishing a Daily Short Sale Volume File in the fourth quarter of 2009, which will provide aggregate daily short
