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NASD Rule 3060(a) does not apply to reimbursements by a registered representative of his or her client's expenses when the reimbursement is unrelated to the business of the client's employer.
Rebate of SEC Rule 12b-1 fees and commissions to non-member retirement plan and its participants will not violate NASD Rule 2420 if the SEC determines that the rebate recipients are not required to register as broker/dealers.
Reminder that offerors may not pay for golf outings, tours or other forms of entertainment while at a meeting it sponsors for the purpose of training or education. This letter was sent by NASD Regulation to a number of members that manufacture and sponsor variable and investment company products and to certain trade associations.
Reminder that offerors may not pay for golf outings, tours or other forms of entertainment while at a meeting it sponsors for the purpose of training or education. This letter was sent by NASD Regulation to a number of members that manufacture and sponsor variable and investment company products and to certain trade associations.
A person who processes agency transactions by communicating all orders to another firm, which then calls or electronically communicates with the contra-side of the transaction, is not involved in the execution of transactions for purposes of Rule 1032(f) and thus is not required to be Series 55 registered.
NASD Regulation does not provide interpretive guidance on the appropriateness of a commission or mark-up schedule under Rule 2440, relating to fair prices and commissions, and the related mark-up policy, IM-2440. Further, NASD Regulation does not provide any assurance in the interpretive process that a firm's absolute reliance on a schedule for determining a commission or a mark-up is appropriate.
Secondary market trading in streetTracks Series Funds does not violate NASD Rules 2830(c) and (g).
Imposition of a fee to customers for redemption of mutual funds, where the fee initially is charged to the broker/dealer by clearing firms, is generally not prohibited under NASD rules if the fee is reasonable and customers are given adequate notice.
Relief granted to banks to facilitate an orderly and efficient transition of employees from a bank into a broker/dealer to comply with the Financial Modernization Act of 1999.
NASD Regulation Inc.'s review of membership names.