Nominees for the District Committees and District Nominating Committees
Reporting Requirements for Settlements of Customer Disputes Involving Auction Rate Securities
GUIDANCE
Discovery-Related Motions
Effective Date: September 26, 2005
SUGGESTED OUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Discovery-Related Motions
Dispute Resolution
Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved an amendment to Interpretive Material (IM) 10104 of the NASD Code of Arbitration Procedure (Code)
INFORMATIONAL
NAC Nominee
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal and Compliance
Senior Management
National Adjudicatory Council
Executive Summary
The purpose of this Special Notice to Members is to announce the nominee for the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) from the North Region. The nominee, nominated for a three-year term
GUIDANCE
Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)
Effective Date: October 1, 2005
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal and Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Technology
Training
Debt Securities
Operations
Rule 7010
Transaction Reporting
Executive Summary
On August 1, 2005
ACTION REQUIRED
Volume-Weighted Average Price Transactions
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Capital Markets
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Trading
Conflicts of Interest
Order Handling
Supervision
Executive Summary
NASD reminds members that when executing a volume-
GUIDANCE
Equity-Indexed Annuities
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Executive Representatives
Insurance
Variable Contracts
Equity-Indexed Annuities
Rule 3030 (Outside Business Activities
of an Associated Person)
Rule 3040 (Private
GUIDANCE
Safeguarding Confidential Customer Information
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Systems
New Technology
Privacy
Protection of Customer Information
Executive Summary
NASD members are required to maintain policies and procedures that address
GUIDANCE
Outsourcing
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal and Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Due Diligence
Outsourcing
Supervisory Responsibilities
Third-Party Service Providers
Executive Summary
NASD is aware that members are increasingly contracting with third-party service providers to perform certain activities and functions related to
GUIDANCE
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal and Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Systems
Exchange Act Rule 15c3-1
Exchange Act Rule 15c3-3
Federal Reserve Board Regulation T
NASD Rule 2520
Unexpected Close
Executive Summary
This Notice provides guidelines to members regarding the applicability of Exchange
