Executive Summary
FINRA has adopted new rules to address brokers with a significant history of misconduct and the broker-dealers that employ them.1 The new rules:
allow a Hearing Officer to impose conditions or restrictions on the activities of a Respondent member firm or Respondent associated person, and require the member firm employing a Respondent associated person to
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FINRA Requests Comments on Proposed New Rules Governing Communications with the Public
Summary
FINRA is soliciting comment on a proposal to amend FINRA Uniform Practice Code Rule 11880 (Settlement of Syndicate Accounts). The proposed amendments would reduce the maximum time for the final settlement of syndicate accounts in a public offering of corporate debt securities from 90 days to 30 days following the syndicate settlement date.
Questions concerning this Notice should be
FINRA Enforcement works tirelessly on the front lines of investor protection, and this tremendous undertaking demands steadfast leadership. On this episode of FINRA Unscripted, we are reintroduced to Bill St. Louis, FINRA's new Executive Vice President and Head of Enforcement, to learn more about what's on the horizon for Enforcement in the new year.
Effective Date: February 1, 1994
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior ManagementCorporate FinanceInstitutionalLegal & ComplianceSyndicate
Executive Summary
On November 10, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an amendment to Subsection (b)(7)(C) to Article III, Section 44 of the Rules of Fair Practice clarifying that the exemptions from the filing requirements of
SEC Approves Rules Requiring Members to Create Business Continuity Plans and Provide Emergency Contact Information
INFORMATIONAL
Continuing Education
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Continuing Education
Legal & Compliance
Registration Department
Senior Management
Regulatory Element
General Program (S101)
Series 6 Program (S106)
Executive Summary
NASD Rule 1120 (Continuing Education Requirements) permits the NASD, as appropriate, to designate specific Continuing Education
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior ManagementInternal AuditLegal & Compliance
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued Release No. 34-28347, containing proposed amendments to Rule 15c3-1 (the "Rule") with respect to withdrawals of net capital. The proposal would expand
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Systems
Trading
Executive Summary
On June 5, 1995, the NASD issued Special Notice to Members 95-43 (Special Notice) discussing the expansion of the Limit-Order Protection Interpretation (Interpretation) to Article III, Section 1 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice that prohibits member firms from
