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Brokers Compliance

Exemptions from Broker-Dealer Registration

We deal with the requirements and procedures to register as a broker-dealer in Guide to Broker-Dealer Registration there are a number of specific exemptions where such registration is not required. Issuer’s Exemption (Rule 3a4-1) Issuers generally are not “brokers” because they sell securities for their own accounts and not for […]

Brokers

LAW REVIEW: FOR THE RECORD

YOU CAN’T STOP CLIENTS’ UNFOUNDED ARBITRATION CLAIMS, BUT YOU CAN BE PREPARED: KEEP GOOD RECORDS. BY MARK J. ASTARITA, ESQ. More than 6,000 arbitration claims are being filed each year with the various self-regulatory agencies. It follows that more and more brokers are finding themselves involved in these claims with […]

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For The Record

Note: Mark Astarita was the legal columnist for Research Magazine from 1995 to 2000. This column was the first in  of 5 years of monthly articles. BY MARK J. ASTARITA, ESQ. By now, you’re probably aware of Spring Street Brewing’s successful initial public offering completed last year. The company conducted […]

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Financial Advisor Legal Information Center

Featured Books Securities Litigation and Enforcement in a Nutshell – The 2nd edition of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Nutshell focuses on an area of law that burgeoned nearly two decades ago after the accounting and corporate governance scandals at Enron, WorldCom, and other large publicly traded companies. It is […]

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SIA Opposes New Expungement Rule Proposal

Cites “Dangerous and unmistakable message that…arbitration panels cannot be trusted” SIA COMMENTS ON NTM 01-65: The Securities Industry Association responded, in a letter dated December 31, 2001, to NASD’s request for comment on a proposal to revise its rules and policies on expungement. The letter, signed by SIA SVP and […]