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Summary Arbitration Statistics December 2013
New Case Filings through December:
2011
4,729
2012
4,299
2013
3,714
2013 vs 2012
-14%
Number of Cases Closed through December:
2011
6,099
2012
4,877
2013
4,498
2013 vs 2012
-8%
Turnaround Time1 (in months) through December:
Year
Summary Arbitration Statistics December 2014
New Case Filings through December:
2012
4,299
2013
3,714
2014
3822
2014 vs 2013
3%
Number of Cases Closed through December:
2012
4,877
2013
4,498
2014
3,838
2014 vs 2013
-15%
Turnaround Time1 (in months) through December:
Year
GUIDANCE
Supervision of Recommendations after a Registered Representative Changes Firms
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal and Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Mutual Funds
Registered Representatives
Rule 11870
Supervision
Variable Products
Executive Summary
Registered representatives with an established customer base
may, from time to time,
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Mutual Fund
Registered Representatives
Training
Variable Contracts
Executive Summary
On July 15, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Rules 2820 (Variable Contracts Rule) and 2830 (Investment Company Rule) that
GUIDANCE
Life Settlements
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal and Compliance
Retail
Senior Management
Variable Life Settlements
Variable Insurance Policies
Suitability
Best Execution
Rule 3010
Executive Summary
Sales of existing life insurance policies to third parties—often
referred to as "life settlements"—have grown exponentially in
recent years, and
Please note: The following information is intended to provide a general overview of the permitted activities of various registration categories, but it is not an exhaustive list. Please refer to Regulatory Notice 17-30, FINRA Rule 1220 and, regarding retired exam categories, NASD Rule 1032 for further details.
Series 6 - Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Limited Representative
The NASD Office of General Counsel Regulatory Policy and Oversight (OGC) publishes the Disciplinary Update to provide registered representatives with a summary sampling of recent disciplinary actions involving misconduct by registered representatives. The sample of disciplinary actions includes settled matters and decisions in litigated cases (National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) decisions and decisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission in NASD cases).
May 2006
In a continuing effort to assist member firms' compliance efforts, NASD is issuing this regular communication, "Improving Examination Results." This document has two sections: "Examination Priorities" and "Frequently Found Violations," both of which relate to NASD's routine examinations of firms. While each firm must establish its own compliance
The NASD Office of General Counsel Regulatory Policy and Oversight (OGC) publishes the Disciplinary Update to provide registered representatives with a summary sampling of recent disciplinary actions involving misconduct by registered representatives. The sample of disciplinary actions includes settled matters and decisions in litigated cases (National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) decisions and decisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission in NASD cases).
