NASD Creates Two New Exams—Equity Trading And Government Securities
The NASD® Board of Governors has approved the creation of two new qualification exams for securities industry personnel. The new exams, one for Equity Securities Traders and the other for Government Securities Representatives, join an existing battery of tests that NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) administers to qualify
Restructured Qualification Examinations and Related Examination Fees
The 2017 Compliance Outreach Program for Municipal Advisors is designed for municipal advisor industry professionals. The focus of the program is to promote strong compliance practices for the protection of investors. FINRA is partnering with the SEC and the MSRB to sponsor the program. Topics of discussion will focus on the duties and standards of conduct for non-solicitor municipal advisors
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Representatives of broker-dealers, investment advisers or issuers of securities must be registered with the appropriate jurisdictions and/or self-regulatory organizations (SROs).
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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceSyndicate
Executive Summary
The NASD and five other securities industry self-regulatory organizations (SROs) have agreed to develop a single continuing education program for all securities industry registered representatives and principals. Furthermore, the NASD has agreed to remain flexible over the question of whether an
GUIDANCE
Trade Shredding
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KEY TOPICS
Legal and Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Trading
Market Orders
Rule 3380
Trade Shredding
Executive Summary
On February 24, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) approved new Rule 3380, Order Entry and Execution Practices,
which prohibits conduct known as "trade shredding."1 Specifically,
under
Upcoming FINRA Board of Governors Election
SEC Approves Amendments to FINRA’s Short-Interest Reporting Rule
ACTION REQUIREDAmendments to Section 5 of Schedule A to the NASD By-Laws SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal & ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementFeesNASD By-LawsSimultaneous Filing Group (SFG)Executive SummaryThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the immediate effectiveness of amendments to Section 5 of Schedule A to the NASD By-Laws (Section 5) to (1)
