Effective Date: July 19, 1999
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WASHINGTON — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Houston-based VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc. (VFA), a total of $1.75 million for failing to identify and reasonably address certain conflicts of interest in the firm’s compensation policy for instances when customers elected to move assets out of their VALIC variable annuities (VA), many of which
NASD Will No Longer Impose Censures For Some Violations
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Proposed Rule Change to Extend the Tier Size Pilot of Rule 6433 (Minimum Quotation Size Requirements for OTC Equity Securities)
SEC Grants Exemption From Rule 15c2-11 For Securities Being Removed From The OTCBB Pursuant To The NASD Eligibility Rule
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New Award Honors Retired FINRA CEO
Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of May 24, 1999
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SEC Approves Changes To Rule 4613—Firm Quotation Requirements; Effective Date: August 2, 1999
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FINRA Receives SEC Approval for Enhanced Price Disclosure to Retail Investors for Fixed-Income Securities
FINRA Reminds Firms of Exercise Cut-Off Time for Options Expiring on the Friday After Thanksgiving