Advances in technology have transformed the workplace for members and their associated persons. These advances have changed how members and their associated persons conduct business and interact with customers, expanded customers’ choices in engaging with members and the securities markets, and created opportunities for different workplace arrangements for members and associated persons. Members also increasingly leverage digital innovations to create operational efficiencies and optimize decision-making, and to respond to investor demand for digital platforms.
<p>Intersection between a member's obligation under the NASD's Limit Order Protection Rule and the Employment Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") for accounts subject to ERISA.</p><p> </p><p>[NASDAQ Staff Interpretive Letter]</p>
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Executive Summary
In December 1997, NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) sent a compliance survey (Special Notice to Members 97-96) to find out the status of member firms' Year 2000 efforts. Member firms have the responsibility to determine the readiness of
Executive Summary
On July 2, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) amended SEC Rule 17a-5 to require broker/dealers to complete reports regarding their readiness and activities to prepare their businesses to address Year 2000 challenges and risks. The Rule amendment was published in the Federal Register—63 FR 37667 on July 13, 1998. Complete Rule information is also
<p>Cash rebates issued to pension plan customers with respect to secondary market transactions in outstanding securities (under former Article III, Section 24, now Rule 2740 and IM-2740).</p>
Thank you FINRA for extending the period for commenting. Also, I thank you for attempting to make the U.S. Equities Market a fairer and safer place for retail investors to do business. This year is the first in which I became a direct participant in the U.S. Stock Market. Before this year I only passively participated though my retirement plan, but this year I proudly became a retail investor.
FINRA’s Board of Governors met on September 13-14 in Philadelphia. In addition to continuing discussions around FINRA’s Regulatory Operations, the Board reaffirmed FINRA’s Financial Guiding Principles.
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This Rule applies to recommended purchases and exchanges of deferred variable annuities and recommended initial subaccount allocations. This Rule does not apply to reallocations among subaccounts made or to funds paid after the initial purchase or exchange of a deferred variable annuity. This Rule also does not apply to deferred variable
GUIDANCEUniform Branch Office DefinitionExtension of Effective Date of NASD Uniform Branch Office Definition and Certain Form BR and Form U4 Filing Requirements from May 1, 2006 to July 3, 2006Joint Interpretive Guidance from NASD and the NYSE Relating to Uniform Branch Office Definition Under NASD Rule 3010(g)(2) and NYSE Rule 342.10Effective Date of Uniform Definition:NASD: July 3, 2006; NYSE:
