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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Executive Summary
On August 23, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to the Code of Arbitration Procedure (Code) clarifying the authority of arbitrators to issue injunctions. The amendments include a new section that permits parties in intra-industry disputes1 to seek emergency relief, called
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Registration
Systems
Trading
Below are the summary conclusions and recommendations that the Rudman Committee released on Tuesday, September 19, 1995.
Overall Conclusions
Based on its Review, the Select Committee concludes that the NASD® has discharged its self-regulatory responsibilities, not of course with perfection or
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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Executive Summary
NASD Notice to Members 95-16 (March 1995) and NYSE Information Memorandum 95-16 (April 1995) (collectively referred to as "95-16") were published to address issues concerning provisions in customer agreements and predispute arbitration clauses that appear to violate NASD and NYSE rules.
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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Registration
Training
Executive Summary
The NASD® reminds members that registered persons who do not satisfy their Regulatory Element computer-based training requirement within the 120-calendar-day period beginning on the second, fifth, or tenth anniversary of their initial securities registration or of the date of a serious
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Senior Management
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Training
Executive Summary
Members must review and correct promptly, as needed, their settlement agreements with customers or other persons that contain confidentiality clauses that prohibit or discourage the customer or other person from disclosing the settlement terms (and the underlying facts of the dispute
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Trading
Executive Summary
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) recently announced a delay in the effective date for certain amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) that were scheduled for January 1, 1996. The amendments, which require broker/dealers to comply with additional recordkeeping
Dues Must Be Paid By December 15, 1995
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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registration
Executive Summary
The 1995–96 NASD® broker/dealer and agent registration renewal cycle begins in early November. This program simplifies the registration renewal process through the payment of one invoiced amount that includes fees for NASD personnel assessments,
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Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Municipal
Operations
Syndicate
Systems
Trading
The Nasdaq Stock Market™ and the securities exchanges will be closed on Thursday, November 23, in observance of Thanksgiving Day. "Regular way" transactions made on the business days rioted below will be subject to the following schedule:
Trade Date
Settlement Date
Reg
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Senior Management
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Options
Systems
Trading
Effective November 13, 1995, tier sizes for 900 Nasdaq National Market® securities will be revised in accordance with paragraph 245 Ia7 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure for the Small Order Execution System (SOESSM).
Under the SOES Rules, the maximum SOES order size for a
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Senior Management
Corporate Finance
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Systems
Trading
As of September 20, 1995, the following, 38 issues joined the Nasdaq National Market®, bringing the total number of issues to 3,870:
Symbol
Company
Entry Date
SOES Execution Level
BCOM
Bank of Commerce
8/22/95
200
EUPH
Euphonix, Inc.
8/22/95
1000
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