Executive Summary
NASD has adopted an amendment to Section 4(b) of Schedule A to the NASD By-Laws, establishing a fee to be imposed on members that fail timely to pay their annual Renewal Fee as indicated on their Preliminary Renewal Statement. The rule change was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 25, 2002. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Securities
INFORMATIONAL
Release of Disciplinary Information
Implementation Date: September 1, 2002
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Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
IM-8310-2
Release of Disciplinary Information to the Public
Executive Summary
NASD has adopted amendments to NASD Interpretative Material 8310-2 (IM-8310-2), concerning the
INFORMATIONAL
Comment Period Expires: September 6, 2002
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Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registration
Senior Management
Money Laundering Compliance Programs
Executive Summary
On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed into law the USA PATRIOT
INFORMATIONAL
NASD Holiday Schedule
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Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Municipal/Government Securities
Operations
Trading & Market Making
Holiday Schedule
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) will observe the following holiday schedule for 2001:
January 1
New Year's Day
January 15
Martin
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Investment Analysis Tools
Comment Period Expires: September 13, 2002
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Executive Representative
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
Investment Analysis Tools
Rule 2210
Executive Summary
NASD Rule 2210(d)(2)(N) prohibits NASD member firms from making predictions or projections of investment results to the
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
Branch Office Definition
Comment Period Expires: September 20, 2002
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CRD
Legal & Compliance
Member Regulation
Operations
Senior Management
Branch Office Definition
Rule Modernization
Rule 3010(g)(2)
Executive Summary
NASD requests comment from members, investors, and other interested parties on proposed
NASD Rule 3070
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Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
NASD Rule 3070
NASD Rule 2110
Executive Summary
NASD has undertaken two initiatives to improve the quality and flow of information to it about allegations of broker misconduct. First, on August 14, 2002, NASD filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
Membership Application Rules
Comment Period Expires: September 20, 2002
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Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
Membership Application Process
Membership Continuation Process
Rule 1014
Rule 1017
Executive Summary
NASD requests comment on proposed amendments to Rules 1014 and 1017. Rule 1017(a) sets forth certain
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Regulation of IPO Allocations and Distributions
Comment Period Expires: September 9, 2002.
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Corporate Financing
Legal & Compliance
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Trading & Market Making
Flipping
IPO Allocations
NASD Rule 2710
NASD Rule 2712
Penalty Bids
Spinning
Underwriting Compensation
INFORMATIONAL
Board of Governors Nominees
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Executive Representatives
Senior Management
NASD Board of Governors
The Annual Meeting of members of NASD will be held on December 5, 2002. The formal notice of the meeting, including the precise date, time, and location of the Annual Meeting, will be mailed on or about November 4, 2002.
The
