I am Richard Ketchum, Chairman and CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. On behalf of FINRA, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today.
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Municipal
Operations
Syndicate
Systems
Trading
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: Trade Date — Settlement Date Schedule
The Nasdaq Stock MarketSM and the securities exchanges will be closed on Monday, January 19, 1998, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. "Regular way" transactions
The Trading Examinations Unit (“TEU”) within the Trading and Financial Compliance Examinations (“TFCE”) group of the Market Regulation Department at FINRA is conducting a review of processes and procedures of ABC Securities LLC (“the Firm”) in connection with order routing and execution quality of customer orders in exchange listed stocks.
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Advertising
Legal & Compliance
Mutual Fund
Supervisory Personnel
Training
Executive Summary
On March 5, 1997, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to NASD® IM-2210-3 (Guidelines) to allow for the use by members and associated persons in advertisements and sales literature of investment
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperationsTrading
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
IMPORTANT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Participation in the Securities and Exchange Commission-approved Automated Confirmation Transaction (ACT) service will become mandatory for all self-clearing firms during the first quarter of 1990. The
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Internal AuditLegal & ComplianceTrading
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of the Treasury recently established a toll-free number, 800-BSA-CTRS, as a hotline for reporting suspicious currency transactions. Broker-dealers can use the hotline to refer information on transactions that
Unless otherwise indicated, suspensions will begin with the opening of business on Monday, May 20, 1996. The information relating to matters contained in this section is current as of May 5, 1996. Information received subsequent to May 5, 1996 is not reflected in this section.
Firm Expelled, Individuals Sanctioned
Devon Resources Financial Corporation (Tulsa, Oklahoma), Catherine W. Yox (
TO; All NASD Members
LAST VOTING DATE IS MAY 28, 1988
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
NASD members are invited to vote on new Section 3 to Article VII of the NASD By-Laws, which grants emergency authority to the NASD Board of Governors and a committee consisting of the Chairman of the Board (or Vice Chairman in his absence), the NASD President, and a member of the Executive Committee—to take various actions
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently adopted regulations under the South African Sanctions Act. The provisions of the Act were the subject of NASD Notice to Members 86-76.
This notice provides information relating to the new investment provisions of the Act which became effective on November 16, 1986.
The full text of
Summary
FINRA reminds firms to evaluate their exposure to LIBOR (formerly, the London Interbank Offered Rate), and review their preparedness to manage LIBOR’s phase-out. To understand how firms are preparing for that phase-out, FINRA surveyed a representative cross-section of member firms, including some firms with significant trading volume or positions in LIBOR-linked securities. This Notice
