GUIDANCE
OATS Reporting Requirements
Effective Date: May 8, 2006
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KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
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Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Systems
Trading
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OATS
Rules 69506957
Executive Summary
On September 28, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) approved amendments to Rules 6950 through 6957
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Government Securities
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Executive Summary
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is seeking comments on proposed amendments to Regulation T (Credit by Brokers and Dealers) regarding settlement of securities purchases and the status of government
GUIDANCE
Net Trading Requirements
Effective Date: October 2, 2006
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
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Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Systems
Trading
Training
Net Trading
Rule 2441
Executive Summary
On June 30, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
approved new NASD Rule 2441, Net Transactions with
Exemptive relief is granted based on: the representation that the individual did not solicit municipal securities business; the contribution being made prior to his employment at the Firm; the Firm's imposition of Firm-wide information barriers on certain municipal securities business communications: for a specified period, prohibition of the solicitation of new municipal securities business by the individual; and the commitment to a quarterly certification of compliance.
Summary
FINRA is issuing this Notice to remind firms of their obligations when submitting step-outs to FINRA. While step-out submissions are voluntary and not required by rule, if firms elect to use a FINRA equity trade reporting facility to step out of a previously reported trade, they must comply with applicable trade reporting requirements.
Questions regarding this Notice may be directed to
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Senior ManagementCorporate FinanceGovernment SecuritiesInstitutionalInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceMunicipalMutual FundOperationsOptionsRegistrationResearchSyndicateSystemsTrading*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The work of the NASD's Board of Governors standing committees is essential to
On October 2, 2023, FINRA will launch the new Fingerprint Program for Transfer Agents and Clearing Agencies (TA/CAs) as the SEC declared FINRA's updated Fingerprint Plan effective September 22, 2023. This Program outsources fingerprint processing to Sterling Identity (Sterling), the same FBI-approved channeler that processes fingerprints for broker-dealers on FINRA’s behalf.
ACTION REQUESTED
Public Information Review
Comment Period Expired: December 2, 2002
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KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
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Senior Management
Public Information Review
SEC Announces Approval of Amendment to NASD's Minor Rule Violation Plan (MRVP) to Include Failure to Timely Submit Amendments to Form U5
I M P O R T A N T
Officers * Partners * Proprietors
TO: All NASD Members
BACKGROUND
On November 18, 1983, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Release No. 34-20397 announcing the adoption of Rule 15c2-2 (the "Rule") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") (17 CFR Part 240). Rule 15c2-2 prohibits broker-dealers from using mandatory arbitration clauses in
