The SEC and the North American Securities Administrators Association waived--through October 31, 2006--various system fees certain investment advisers and their representatives pay for mandatory registration in the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (IARD).The SEC and the North American Securities Administrators Association The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), founded in Kansas in 1919, is the oldest international investor protection organization. NASAA was created to protect consumers who purchase securities or investment advice, and their jurisdiction extends to a waived--through October 31, 2006--various system fees certain investment advisers and their representatives pay for mandatory registration in the Investment Adviser Registration Depository The place where a deposit is placed and kept, e.g., a bank, savings and loan institution, credit union, or trust company. A place where something is deposited or stored as for safekeeping or convenience, e.g., a safety deposit box. (IARD IARD Investment Adviser Registration Depository IARD Incendie, Accidents et Risques Divers (French: property and casualty insurance) IARD Immediate Action Rapid Deployment (police tactic) ). The IARD enables firms and their representatives to satisfy federal and state regulatory requirements with one electronic filing and gives investors access to detailed information on advisers' services, lees lees pl.n. Sediment settling during fermentation, especially in wine; dregs. [Middle English lies, pl. and disciplinary records (www.sec.gov/news/press /2005-145.htm; www.iard.com). |
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