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The SEC today obtained a temporary restraining order and asset freeze against a Utah man and company charged with operating a real estate-based Ponzi scheme that bilked $100 million from investors nationwide. View press release in full here (links externally to SEC website).

FINRA Reg. Notice 12-30 FINRA Rules 12800 and 13800 (Simplified Arbitration) of the Customer and Industry Codes of Arbitration Procedure (Codes) provide streamlined arbitration procedures for claimants seeking damages of $25,000 or less. The SEC approved amendments to the Codes to raise the dollar limit for simplified arbitration from $25,000 to $50,000. Effective Date: July 23, 2012 Cross References: SEC Release 34-66913, 77 FR 27262 (May 9, 2012) (Approval of rule change; File No. SR-FINRA-2012-012); FINRA Rules 12401, 12800, 13401, 13800.

Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Amend Section 4 of Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws to Increase the Branch Office Annual Registration and New Member Application Fees and Assess a New Continuing Membership Application Fee (SEC Release) View notice in full here (links externally to SEC website).

View notice in full here (links externally to SEC website).