Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: NASD is grateful for the invitation to testify regarding self-regulation in the securities industry. NASD commends the Committee's efforts in reviewing the self-regulatory system.
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On March 6, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD® or Association) Rules 6950 through 6957 (Rules), which establish an Order Audit Trail SystemSM (
Thank you for that introduction, and thank you all for coming. As all of you know, we are at an important moment in the debate over financial regulation and the future profile of financial markets in the United States, and throughout the world. So I am pleased to have this opportunity to share some of my thoughts about where we've been and where we can hopefully go.
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: NASD would like to thank the committee for the invitation to submit this written statement for the record.
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(1) Member Private Offering
A "member private offering" means a private placement of unregistered securities issued by a member or a control entity.
(2) Control Entity
A "control entity" means any entity that controls or is under common control with a member, or that is controlled by a member or its associated persons.
(3) Control
The term "control
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FINRA seeks comment on proposed amendments to FINRA Rules 5110 (Corporate Financing Rule—Underwriting Terms and Arrangements), 5121 (Public Offerings of Securities With Conflicts of Interest) and 5123 (Private Placements of Securities) to make substantive, organizational and terminology changes to the rules.
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On May 28, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Article II, Section 10 of the NASD® Code of Procedure (Code) to provide for a Minor Rule Violations Plan (Plan). The Plan will permit the NASD to dispose of certain minor rule violations expeditiously and to report the
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