Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA's Customer and Industry Codes Of Arbitration Procedure Relating to Subpoenas and to Arbitrator Authority to Direct Appearances of Associated Person Witnesses and Production Of Documents Without Subpoenas
Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Dispute Resolution’s By-Laws to Clarify That Services Provided by Mediators Should Not Cause Them to Be Classified as Industry Members under the By-Laws
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Executive Summary
On July 11, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Article III, Section 34 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice to exclude initial placements and secondary market transactions in direct participation program (DPP) securities that are listed or for
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
It has come to the NASD's attention that some members are engaging in a practice whereby market making or wholesale dealers pay retail firms to direct those firms' customer orders to the market maker. The Board of Governors has established a special subcommittee of the National Business Conduct Committee to study potential problems
NASDR has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to create a dispute resolution subsidiary, NASD Dispute Resolution, Inc. ("NASD Dispute Resolution"), to handle dispute resolution programs; to adopt by-laws for such subsidiary; and to make conforming amendments to the Delegation Plan, the NASD Regulation By-Laws, and the Rules of the Association.
I do not wish to have regulations impose on my rights to invest. This proposed Rule will be violating my constitutional right to chose once again! You chose to focus on those you continue to pass funds to bailout! Companies that have mismanaged their funds.
Your proposal is treating investors like children. I am opposed to ptoposed rule S7-24-15. I have a PhD in business administration and am capable of deciding my own investment strategy without the hoops you propose for investors to jump through.
I absolutely oppose the new restrictions proposed in SEC Rule S7-24-15. This is another example of government over-reach. Stop it. Now! Let all the little guys in this country continue to do what has made this country the greatest free market in the world!
Summary
The NAC has revised FINRA’s Sanction Guidelines, which guide FINRA adjudicators in developing remedial sanctions for violations of the securities rules. These revisions were based on a review to ensure that the guidelines accurately reflect the levels of sanctions imposed in FINRA disciplinary proceedings. The revisions tailor sanctions to differentiate between types of respondents and
Last Voting Date: January 31, 1994
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Executive Summary
The NASD invites members to vote on a revised proposed amendment to Article III, Section 26(d)(4) of the Rules of Fair Practice to exempt money market mutual funds with asset-based sales charges equal to or less than .25 of 1% of net assets (or 25 basis