Effective August 1, 1995
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At its July 1995 meeting, the NASD® Board of Governors approved temporary fee increases for certain agent registration filings to help fund the redesign and implementation of the Central Registration Depository (CRD). The following fee increases are effective August 1, 1995:
Comment Period Expires August 30, 1995
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Executive Summary
On July 14, 1995, the NASD® Board of Governors approved the issuance of a Notice to Members to solicit comment on the refined proposal for a nationwide limit-order protection and price improvement facility. Referred
Last Voting Date: September 25, 1995
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Executive Summary
The NASD® invites members to vote on proposed amendments to Article II, Section 4 of the NASD By-Laws that will conform the NASD's eligibility criteria to changes adopted by Congress in 1990 to the statutory disqualification provisions found in
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Senior Management
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Executive Summary
On July 19, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new NASD Mediation Rules (Rules) to take effect August 1, 1995. The new Rules provide a structure for the NASD to administer a Mediation Program as an informal and less adversarial alternative to arbitration for the
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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 which an
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Executive Summary
On July 3, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Article III, Section 34 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice and Part I of Schedule D to the NASD By-Laws to exclude investment companies and business development companies from
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Executive Summary
The NASD will soon file its proposed revision of the NASD Manual with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for approval, which is expected later this year. Following SEC approval, the NASD will direct the Commerce Clearing House and vendors providing electronic versions of the NASD Manual to convert the
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To provide better geographic coverage to accommodate the delivery of the Continuing Education Program Regulatory Element, NASD has designed the PROCTOR® PRO system. This system provides computerized delivery of the Regulatory Element at remote locations. The PRO system is currently scheduled at the following
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Executive Summary
On June 5, 1995, the NASD issued Special Notice to Members 95-43 (Special Notice) discussing the expansion of the Limit-Order Protection Interpretation (Interpretation) to Article III, Section 1 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice that prohibits member firms from trading ahead of
Comment Period Expires: August 28, 1995
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Executive Summary
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed.) is requesting comments on proposed changes to Regulation T (Reg. T), which covers extensions of credit by and to broker/dealers. The proposed
