REQUEST FOR COMMENT
Proposed Rule to Enhance
Confirmation Disclosure in Corporate
Debt Securities Transactions
Comment Period Expires April 19
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal and ComplianceOperationsRegistered Representatives
Senior ManagementTechnologyTraining
ConfirmationsDebt SecuritiesOperationsTransaction Reporting
Executive Summary
NASD is requesting
SUGGESTED ROUTING:*
Senior ManagementCorporate FinanceLegal & ComplianceSyndicate*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or "Commission") has approved amendments to Appendix F under Article III, Section 34 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice regarding members'
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior Management
Corporate Finance
Legal & Compliance
Syndicate
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on a proposed amendment to Appendix F under
Summary
Following the enactment of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (Act), FINRA amended the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes (Code) to align the Code with the Act.1 Among other things, the amendments permit persons with sexual assault claims and sexual harassment claims to elect not to enforce predispute arbitration agreements
Suitability responsibilities of a discount broker/dealer when a customer is trading in options contracts (under former Article III, Section 2, now Rule 2310).
Proposed Rule to Require Alternative Trading Systems to Report Volume Information to FINRA and Use Unique Market Participant Identifiers
SEC Approval and Effective Date for New Consolidated FINRA Rules
The request for exemption stems from the fact that several political contributions were made from Firm X's checking account which Person A contends should have been issued from Person A's checking account. Under the MSRB rules, the NASD may grant exemptions only when the situation involves a disgruntled employee contribution or a number of small contributions totaling slightly more than the $250 de minimis amount. Accordingly, Firm X's request for an exemption is denied.
SEC Approves Amendments to the Codes of Arbitration Procedure to Increase Arbitrator Honoraria by Increasing Arbitration Filing Fees, Member Surcharges and Process Fees and Hearing Session Fees
Changes to Qualification Examination Fees
