Use Of National Association Of Securities Dealers, Inc., Parent And Subsidiary Logos
In response to recent requests from member firms to use one of the corporate logo icons (logos) on their Web pages to indicate a link to one of the three corporate Web sites, this FYI is being issued to clarify the position of NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD Regulation), the National Association of Securities
SEC Extends Time Period For Commenting On Proposed Changes To Rules 17a-3 And 17a-4 On January 17, 1997, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it is extending, until March 31, 1997, the comment period for proposed changes to Rules 17a-3 and 17a-4. The proposed amendments clarify, modify, and expand broker/dealer recordkeeping requirements for purchase and sale memoranda,
Clarification Of Notice To Members 96-60
NASD Regulation Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) is issuing this FYI to clar the staff's regulatory intent and purpose in issuing NASD Notice to Members 96-60 (Notice). This FYI describes the substance of advice that the staff has provided in response to individual written inquiries pertaining to the Notice. That Notice was published to clarify member's
NASD Creates Two New Exams—Equity Trading And Government Securities
The NASD® Board of Governors has approved the creation of two new qualification exams for securities industry personnel. The new exams, one for Equity Securities Traders and the other for Government Securities Representatives, join an existing battery of tests that NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) administers to qualify
Year 2000 Program Addresses Challenges Faced By Automated Systems
Members Be Advised: The year 2000 will be upon us in less than two and a half years, and, to be ready, all National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) member firms must take action now to ensure that their automated systems will continue to operate successfully. The NASD has instituted a Year 2000 (Y2K) Program to
Disciplinary Action Corrections
The following corrections pertain to the August 1997 Notices to Members Disciplinary Actions section.
Page 428—Charles William Duquette (Registered Representative, Beaverton, Oregon) was suspended from January 6, 1996 to July 6, 1997. Lewis H. Aytes (Registered Representative, Medford, Oregon) was suspended from February 15, 1996 to August 15, 1997. The August
SEC Extends Arbitration Rules
On September 5, 1997, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a five-year extension of the rules governing large and complex cases in National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) arbitration—Rule 10334 of the NASD Code of Arbitration Procedure (Code)—to August 1, 2002. In addition to extending the rules for five years, the rule was amended
New Customer Support Hotline Number
Those member firms that are enjoying the benefits of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD® Member Compliance Support System, Training Analysis and Planning Tool, Version 2.0 (MCSS), will soon benefit from enhanced customer service.
Please note that, as of November 3, 1997, technical questions regarding the MCSS application will be
Clarification Of Special Notice To Members 97-55
In August 1997, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) published Special Notice to Members 97-55 entitled "New Membership Application Rules, New Code of Procedure and Other New Disciplinary Rules," which described, among other things, the new Code of Procedure and when such Rules would apply to a disciplinary
Clarification Of Notice To Memers 98-10
NASD Notice to Members 98-10 (January 1998) entitled "Transaction Reporting And Quotation Obligations Under the Fixed Income Pricing System (FIPS)" contained a question and answer concerning compliance officers and the need for firms to report all transactions under The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., Fixed Income Pricing SystemSM (FIPSSM), regardless
