Regulatory
December 11, 2008
NASAA Outlines Regulatory Reform Plan Promoting Wall Street Change for the Benefit of Main Street
WASHINGTON, D.C. December 11, 2008 — A delegation of state securities regulators today offered the incoming Obama Administration and the 111th Congress a series of principles and recommendations to ensure that efforts to reform the financial services regulatory structure provide Main Street investors with a system that is strong, comprehensive, collaborative and efficient. The members […]
November 20, 2008
Maryland Securities Commissioner Issues Order for Revised Notice Filing Requirements for Form D
November 20, 2008
November 17, 2008
The North Carolina Division of Securities Seeks Comments on Proposals
November 17, 2008
November 10, 2008
State Securities Regulators Remind Auction Rate Securities Investors to Contact Firms About Buyback Offers
WASHINGTON, D.C. November 10, 2008 — As state securities regulators continue their efforts to provide relief to investors who have had their funds frozen in the auction rate securities (ARS) market, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) today reminded ARS investors of their redemption opportunities, which were reached as part of the settlements between […]
October 8, 2008
State Securities Regulators Announce Settlement with Bank of America and RBC Capital Markets Corp. in Auction Rate Securities Investigations
WASHINGTON, D.C. October 8, 2008 — The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) today announced that Bank of America Securities LLC, Bank of America Investment Services, Inc., RBC Capital Markets Corporation (on behalf of its affiliates including Ferris Baker Watts, Inc. and J. B. Hanauer & Co.) and state and federal securities regulators have reached […]
September 23, 2008
NASAA’s Proposed Commentary to the 2008 Franchise Registration and Disclosure Guidelines
NASAA’s Franchise and Business Opportunities Project Group has released for internal and public comment a proposed Commentary to the 2008 Franchise Registration and Disclosure Guidelines (“2008 Franchise Commentary”). The 2008 Franchise Commentary contains practical guidance about complying with new Franchise Registration and Disclosure Guidelines and addresses questions of interpretation that have arisen about those Guidelines. The […]
September 23, 2008
NASAA's Proposed Commentary to the 2008 Franchise Registration and Disclosure Guidelines
NASAA’s Franchise and Business Opportunities Project Group has released for internal and public comment a proposed Commentary to the 2008 Franchise Registration and Disclosure Guidelines (“2008 Franchise Commentary”). The 2008 Franchise Commentary contains practical guidance about complying with new Franchise Registration and Disclosure Guidelines and addresses questions of interpretation that have arisen about those Guidelines. The […]
September 16, 2008
State Securities Regulators Announce Settlement with Credit Suisse Securities in Auction Rate Securities Investigation
WASHINGTON, D.C. September 16, 2008 — The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) today announced that a settlement in principle has been reached between Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and state securities regulators, which will provide relief for the firm’s clients who have had their funds frozen in the auction rate securities (ARS) market. The […]
August 21, 2008
State Securities Regulators Announce Settlements with Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank in Auction Rate Securities Investigations
WASHINGTON, D.C. August 21, 2008 — The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) today announced that settlements in principle have been reached between Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc, Deutsche Bank AG and state securities regulators, which will give thousands of the firms’ clients access to billions of […]
August 15, 2008







