NASD Clarifies Rules
Governing RR/IAs
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On May 15, 1994, the NASD® issued Special Notice to Members 94-44, , which clarified the applicability of Article III, Section 40 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice to investment advisory activities of registered representatives (RRs) who also
To whom it may concern:
As both a financial advisor and individual investor, I am concerned that rules proposed by FINRA will limit my access to financial tools that are important to my portfolio and investing strategies. This includes leveraged and inverse funds that I use to increase my exposure and potential for gains without risking additional capital. These products are important tools that
Board Approves 2018 Budget, Rule Proposals, Enhanced Committee Structure and Improved Registration System
WASHINGTON — FINRA’s Board of Governors held its final meeting of 2017 on Dec. 13-14 in New York, where it approved FINRA’s 2018 budget and updated Financial Guiding Principles – both of which FINRA will publish for the first time in early 2018. It also approved advancing several rule
What do a Kenyan brewer and a Pakistani cement manufacturer have in common? Both are publicly traded on stock exchanges in frontier markets.
The Office of General Counsel (OGC) of NASD Regulatory Policy and Oversight publishes the Disciplinary Update to provide registered representatives with a summary sampling of recent disciplinary actions involving misconduct by registered representatives. The sample of disciplinary actions includes settled matters and decisions in litigated cases (Hearing Panel and National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) decisions and decisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in NASD cases).
FINRA found that RBC failed to have supervisory systems reasonably designed to identify transactions for supervisory review when reverse convertibles were sold to customers, in violation of FINRA's rules as well as the firm's own suitability guidelines.
I am an individual investor. I believe that I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged.
I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. Certainly I understand
Sir/Madam,
Please do not restrict my ability to make investments in the stock market however I choose to make them. By limiting my access to inverse and leveraged funds, you are effectively reducing my ability to improve the outlook for my retirement future. I am aware of the risks involved, but these risks are, in my mind, no greater than the risk already inherent in the market itself, but with
FINRA Board, This is a major regulatory overreach. I would hope that this rule regarding individual investors' access to "complex" investments was proposed with the best of intentions - to protect investors from tking on unnecessary risk. But it is not up to you to determine the level of risk that an individual investor is willing to take on - it is up to the investor, and the
While I understand that this RFC is for members to provide feedback, I would like to provide some general comments as an individual investor who makes extensive use of geared ETFs. Accordingly, most of my comments are "geared" towards them (sorry, had to!). For your consideration:
1. There is no relationship or similarity between the various products outlined in this RFC.