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Gifts and Business Entertainment
Comment Period Expires February 23, 2006
The comment period has been extended to March 3, 2006
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KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Institutional
Legal and Compliance
Retail
Senior Management
Training
Business Entertainment
Commercial Bribery
Gifts and GratuitiesRule 3060
Executive Summary
NASD is proposing interpretive
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Senior ManagementInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceOperations
Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently approved changes to Rule 17a-11 that eliminate certain burdensome filing requirements. The requirements to give notice basically are unchanged. These amendments are the first major revisions to the rule in more than 20 years, which took
GUIDANCE
Continuing Education
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Continuing Education
Legal & Compliance
Registration
Senior Management
Continuing Education
Firm Element
Executive Summary
The Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education (Council) has issued the annual Firm Element Advisory, a guide for firms to use when developing their continuing education Firm
Variable annuity and variable life insurance products (collectively, “variable insurance products" or “variable products”) are being marketed and sold to a large number of investors. While variable insurance products may be appropriate investments for some investors, concerns have been raised about the sale of these products. This prompted the staffs of the Securities and Exchange Commission
NASD® has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of NASD rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
Weighted-Average Price/Special Pricing Formula Trade Modifier
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Legal & Compliance
Mutual Fund
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved an amendment to Article 111, Section 35 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. The amendment requires that
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Internal AuditLegal & ComplianceTrading
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of the Treasury recently established a toll-free number, 800-BSA-CTRS, as a hotline for reporting suspicious currency transactions. Broker-dealers can use the hotline to refer information on transactions that appear
INFORMATIONAL
Anti-Money Laundering
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registration
Senior Management
Compliance Programs
Money Laundering
Executive Summary
On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (PATRIOT Act).1 Title III of