An NASD Regulation Hearing Panel recently concluded that disciplinary charges against an unidentified broker dealer and two of its executives must be dismissed for unfair delay[1]� Like two earlier U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission decisions, however, this case provides little guidance to SRO (self-regulatory organizations) Hearing Panels to evaluate how much delay is unfair. The case is now under review by NASDR’s National Adjudicatory Council. Some background is in order.
Prior SEC Opinions
