In December of 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), New York Attorney General, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and NASD reached an agreement in principle with ten of the nation's largest investment banks to resolve issues of conflicts of interest involving research analysis and initial public offerings (IPOs).
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.
Summary
Recently, FINRA took enforcement action against several firms for failing to establish or maintain a reasonably designed supervisory system for recommendations of alternative mutual funds, also sometimes referred to as “alt funds” or “liquid alts” (“Alt Funds”). FINRA is continuing to note such deficiencies in its examinations and communications reviews of such products.
This Notice
(a)(1) Each member shall be assessed a registration fee of $75.00 and a branch office system processing fee of $75.00 upon the registration of each branch office, as defined in the By-Laws.
(2) FINRA shall waive, for the first branch office registered by a member, payment of the $75.00 registration fee and the $75.00 branch office system processing fee (where such fees have been assessed
<p>NASD Rules 6950-6957 (OATS)</p>
GUIDANCENAC NominationsNomination Deadline: May 17, 2004SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal & ComplianceSenior ManagementNational Adjudicatory CouncilExecutive SummaryThe purpose of this Special Notice to Members is to advise members of the nomination procedures to fill two upcoming vacancies on the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC). The three-year terms of the NAC regional Industry
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposal to Require Alternative Trading Systems to Submit Quotation Information Relating to Fixed Income Securities to FINRA for Regulatory Purposes
A member is not an "affiliated member" of an insurance company for purposes of Rule 2820(g)(4)(D) where no control relationship exists between the entities.
FINRA Announces Nomination Process to Fill Upcoming Vacancies on the National Adjudicatory Council
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Registration Category, Qualification Examination and Continuing Education Requirements for Operations Professionals
