SEC Approval and Effective Dates for New Consolidated FINRA Rules
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Executive Summary
The NASD announces the publication of the NASD Sanction Guidelines (Guidelines). The Guidelines are being published so that members may become more familiar with some of the typical securities industry violations that occur and the disciplinary sanctions that may result.
Background
The Guidelines
FINRA is issuing this Notice to remind member firms of their supervisory obligations under FINRA Rules 3110 (Supervision) and 3120 (Supervisory Control System) if they hold or transact in customer accounts owned by municipal entities or obligated persons (municipal clients), as defined in Section 15B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), and participate in investment-related
Summary
The purpose of this Notice is to notify member firms of the upcoming nomination and election process to fill vacancies on FINRA’s Regional Committees. The Regional Committees play an important part of informing FINRA’s regulatory programs by, among other things, alerting FINRA to industry trends that could present regulatory concerns, and consulting with FINRA on proposed policies and
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The NASD Board of Governors is concerned that some NASD members may not have sufficient time to comment on NASD proposals published in Notices to Members because the appropriate person in the firm does not receive the notices on a timely basis. The NASD normally provides a thirty-day period in which members and other interested persons can submit
Unless otherwise defined in the Code, terms used in the Code and interpretive material, if defined in the FINRA By-Laws, shall have the meaning as defined in the FINRA By-Laws.
(a) Arbitrator and Mediator Portal
The term "Arbitrator and Mediator Portal" means the web-based system that allows invited arbitrators and mediators to access a secure section of FINRA's website to submit
Unless otherwise defined in the Code, terms used in the Code and interpretive material, if defined in the FINRA By-Laws, shall have the meaning as defined in the FINRA By-Laws.
(a) Arbitrator and Mediator Portal
The term "Arbitrator and Mediator Portal" means the web-based system that allows invited arbitrators and mediators to access a secure section of FINRA's website to submit
Unless otherwise defined in the Code, terms used in the Code and interpretive material, if defined in the FINRA By-Laws, shall have the meaning as defined in the FINRA By-Laws.
(a) Arbitrator and Mediator Portal
The term "Arbitrator and Mediator Portal" means the web-based system that allows invited arbitrators and mediators to access a secure section of FINRA's website to submit
FINRA is issuing this Regulatory Notice to provide members an update on regulatory coordination efforts concerning compliance with CAT reporting rules (the “CAT compliance rules”). In particular, FINRA and the national securities exchanges, as CAT NMS Plan Participants, have entered into a Rule 17d-2 Plan and corresponding Regulatory Services Agreements (RSAs) to coordinate regulation of the CAT
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT: MAY 8, 1987.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD is requesting comments and suggestions on the concept of a rule that would restrict broker-dealers that are affiliated with issuers from making a market or trading in the securities of those issuers. The NASD invites comments on whether such practices should be restricted and, if so,
