(a) "Adjudicator"
The term "Adjudicator" means:
(1) a body, board, committee, group, or natural person that presides over a proceeding and renders a decision;
(2) a body, board, committee, group, or natural person that presides over a proceeding and renders a recommended or proposed decision which is acted upon by an Adjudicator described in paragraph (a)(1); or
(3) a
SUGGESTED ROUTING:*
Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceTrading*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD recently completed a study of secondary market trading in direct participation program (DPP) securities. As a result, this notice is being issued to emphasize the applicability and relevance of certain NASD rules
Electronic Refiling And Payment Reminders
Form BD Refile- Deadline: Dec. 15, 1999
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has required all broker/dealers to electronically file new information elicited by the revised Form BD and any information that NASD Regulation was unable to convert to the new Web CRDSM format. (NASD Regulation was able to convert some, but not all, of the broker/
Regulatory Obligations and Related Considerations
Regulatory Obligations
FINRA Rule 4530 (Reporting Requirements) requires member firms to promptly report to FINRA, and associated persons to promptly report to firms, specified events, including, for example, violations of securities laws and FINRA rules, certain written customer complaints, certain disciplinary actions the firm takes and
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Registration
Training
NASD® member firms may now order rosters of their registered persons who are subject to the Regulatory Element of the new Securities Industry Continuing Education rules, which were effective July 1, 1995. (See Special Notice to Members 95-13, March 8, 1995).
Firm rosters will be prepared from a database periodically
SEC Approves New FINRA Rule Relating to the Processing of and Fees for Company-Related Actions for Non-Exchange-Listed Securities
Summary
The NAC has revised FINRA’s Sanction Guidelines to incorporate a new guideline for violations of the Consolidated Audit Trail System (CAT) industry member compliance rules.
The revised Sanction Guidelines are effective immediately and available on FINRA’s website.
Questions concerning this Notice should be directed to:
Alan Lawhead, Vice President and Director – Appellate Group,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to: (1) amend the FINRA Rule 9200 Series (Disciplinary Proceedings) and the 9300 Series (Review of Disciplinary Proceeding by National Adjudicatory Council and FINRA Board; Application for SEC Review) to allow a Hearing Officer to impose
FINRA is conducting an inquiry regarding incentives for broker-dealer ("firm") employees to:
