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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceRegistration*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Congress has recently enacted legislation that expands the number of criminal or civil offenses that are considered statutory disqualifications under the securities laws. Any felony conviction, certain foreign
NASD Rule 2420 - Dealing with Non-Members
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed FINRA Rules Requiring the Identification of Non-Member Broker-Dealers in Order Audit Trail System (OATS) Reports and the Reporting of Additional Order Information by Alternative Trading Systems (ATS)
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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperationsRegistration
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
State participation in CRD Phase II, the Form BD (Uniform Application for Broker-Dealer Registration) and Form BDW (Uniform Request for Broker-Dealer Withdrawal) processing phase of the CRD system will begin
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Senior Management Corporate FinanceLegal & Compliance Syndicate
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Com mission (SEC) has approved an amendment to the NASD Uniform Prac tice Code that requires syndicate managers of public offerings to provide itemized expense statements to
FINRA is issuing this Regulatory Notice to provide members an update on regulatory coordination efforts concerning compliance with CAT reporting rules (the “CAT compliance rules”). In particular, FINRA and the national securities exchanges, as CAT NMS Plan Participants, have entered into a Rule 17d-2 Plan and corresponding Regulatory Services Agreements (RSAs) to coordinate regulation of the CAT
GUIDANCE
Corporate Financing Fee
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Corporate Financing
Legal and Compliance
Senior Management
Operations
Corporate Financing
Fees
Public Offerings
Rule 2710
Rule 2720
Schedule A to NASD By-Laws
Well-Known Seasoned Issuers (WSKIs)
Executive Summary
On January 24, 2007, NASD filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) for immediate
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued an investor alert listing some of the risks associated with using credit cards to buy investments or to fund an investment account.
Arbitration cases decided by award in the forum operated by FINRA represent a small subset of all cases closed involving customer disputes. The vast majority of customer cases close by settlement – not award.
GUIDANCE
Option Disclosure Documents
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KEY TOPICS
Legal and Compliance
Options
Institutional
Senior Management
Trading
Disclosure Documents Delivery
Characteristics and Risks of
Standardized Options
Special Statement for Uncovered
Option Writers
Options
Rule 2860
Executive Summary
On August 17, 2006, NASD filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (
