BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$868.0M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Self-Regulating Organization of the Securities Industry
President, Regulatory Services & Operations
Douglas ShulmanNumber of Employees 1,200
Contact Information
1735 K St Northwest
Washington, District of Columbia 20006-1516
(202) 728-8000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Business Associations: 813910
Recent Events
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Finra's $1.6B fund missing out on market rebound
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News & Analysis
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Pasternak Looks Ahead
Earlier this year, Kenny Pasternak, former chief executive of Knight Trading Group, now Knight Capital Group, was found not guilty of charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission that he took part in fraudulent trading practices and failed to perform his supervisory duties when he was Knight's CEO. Last...
Not Guilty
In a federal court in Trenton, N.J., this June, Kenny Pasternak, former chief executive of Knight Trading Group, now Knight Capital Group, and John Leighton, Knight's former head of institutional sales, recently won a big victory against the Securities and Exchange Commission. The ruling brings some closure to a legal...
CALCULATING MARKUPS
Q.Can you tell me if there's a rule that governs how much a broker-dealer may charge for miscellaneous fees and ticket charges and whether expenses like rent for office space and other overhead expenses can be recouped by including them in such miscellaneous fees? -W.T., New York A.In...
HOW FINES ARE DECIDED
Q. My firm recently received a complaint filed by FINRA alleging various technical rule violations. In negotiating a settlement with FINRA's Department of Enforcement DOE, the FINRA attorney proposed a certain amount for a fine. However, I can't figure out how or why he came up with the amount for...
Delays in the Game
Q: I own a small broker-dealer. Four years ago, the NASD conducted an audit of my firm covering the prior two-year period. It recently filed an enforcement proceeding against my firm based in part on actions that occurred more than six years ago. Is there any time limit that prohibits...
Sutherland Study Finds That It Sometimes Pays to Litigate Against FINRA
Study Finds That Broker-Dealer Firms Who Litigated over the Past 18 Months Saw Great Success; Respondents Charged with Fraud Were More Successful Than Other Respondents WASHINGTON -- Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP announced that it has completed its annual analysis of litigated disciplinary proceedings brought by the Financial Industry...
U-5 CASE PUTS REPS IN HOLE
Brokers in New York State no longer can sue their employers for allegedly defaming them on their termination documents. The State of New York Court of Appeals the highest court in New York recently ruled in a case that brokers in the state cannot take action against firms...
NOWHERE TO RUN, NOWHERE TO HIDE: THE IMPACT OF SARBANES-OXLEY ON SECURITIES ARBITRATION
Securities arbitration is a "rigged system" that is unfair to investors. -William F. Galvin, Massachusetts secretary of the Commonwealth1 INTRODUCTION A. A Hollow Victory We won. For over two years, we won appeal after appeal in the New York state courts against a former Schwab and Co. independent investment advisor....
Lek Securities Challenges NASD Regulation
Litigation Seeks to Abolish Burdensome Rules as Broker-Dealer Industry Fights for Survival in Era of Regulation Industry Veteran Samuel Lek Intends to Champion Regulatory Reform Through Pursuit of a Position on the NASD National Adjudicatory Council NEW YORK -- Lek Securities, a leading institutional direct access broker-dealer, will...
Shannon Files Quarterly 10qsb.
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, Jun 15, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Shannon International Inc. (OTCBB:SHIR) ("SHIR" or "the Company") wishes to announce that the Company has filed its quarterly report on Form 10qsb for the nine months ended March 31, 2006. SHIR is expected to resume trading...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Douglas Shulman | President, Regulatory Services & Operations |
| Martin P. Colburn | CTO & Executive Vice President |
| Todd T. DiGanci | CFO & Executive Vice President |
| Daniel J. Stefek | Director |
| Elisabeth Owens | Regl Director |
| Gary K. Liebowitz | Director |
| Hans Reich | Regional Director |
| James G. Dawson | Director |
| John P. Nocella | Director |
| Joseph G. McCarthy | Director |
| Lani M. Woltmann | Director |
| Laura Oatney | Director, Public Affairs |
| Thomas D. Clough | Director |
| Virginia F. Jans | Director |
| Warren A. Butler | Regional Director |
| William L. Wink | Associate Director |
| Alan M Kittner | Uniform Securities Agent |
| Andrew L Dworkin | Uniform Securities Agent |
| David B Hughes | Uniform Securities Agent |
| David McLean | licensed Principal |
| Eric Hender | registered principal |
| Johnston L. Evans | Uniform Securities Agent |
| Jonathan Joffe | Principal |
| Mary Frances Kelley | General Securities Representative |
| Teresa Pensato | Uniform Securities State Agent |
| Julie VanderWeele | Member |
| William Kerins | Member |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Randall L Rubin | Board member |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | President, Regulatory Services & Operations | Current |
| The Depository Trust Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | CTO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | CFO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Regl Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Regional Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Director, Public Affairs | Current |
| FINRA | Director, Public Affairs | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Regional Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Associate Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Uniform Securities Agent | Current |
| Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Invesco Private Capital | General Partner | Former |
| One Body | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Point Biomedical Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Liposcience, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Yale School of Management | M.B.A. | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Uniform Securities Agent | Current |
| New York State Bar Association | Member | Current |
| Invesco Private Capital | Administrative Partner | Former |
| Debevoise & Plimpton Llp | Corporate Associate | Former |
| Chancellor Capital Management | General Counsel | Former |
| Debevoise & Plimpton Llp | Corporate Associate | Former |
| New York University | J.D. | Former |
| New York University School of Law | J.D. | Former |
| New York University | M.A. in Clinical Psychology | Former |
| University of Pennsylvania | B.A. in Clinical Psychology and International Relations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Invesco Private Capital | Portfolio Manager | Current |
| FINRA | Uniform Securities Agent | Current |
| Bankers Trust Company Inc. | Global Investment Management division | Former |
| Chancellor Capital Management | head, Global Fixed Income team | Former |
| Fiduciary Trust Company | global fixed income and global credit investments | Former |
| Invesco, LLC | Former | |
| London Stock Exchange plc | Former | |
| New York University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Dickinson College | B.B.A. in Policy & Management Studies | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Prudential Investments LLC | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Stonegate Partners, LLC | Vice President | Current |
| Fulton Partners, Inc. | Partner | Current |
| NYSE Group, Inc. | licensed Principal | Current |
| FINRA | licensed Principal | Current |
| Sensorlogic, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| State Street Research & Management Company | Director | Current |
| Tonic Software, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Cicada Semiconductor Corp. | CEO | Former |
| Stonegate Partners, LLC | President | Former |
| Prudential Investments LLC | President | Former |
| State Street Research & Management Company | President | Former |
| Stonegate Partners, LLC | Managing Director | Former |
| Stonegate Partners, LLC | Advisory Director | Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Spearheaded the Introduction of DSP Product Line into Asia | Former |
| Sevin Rosen Funds | Former | |
| Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation | Former | |
| Boston College | Graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall Venture Capital, L.C. | President | Current |
| Aavin | Senior Partner | Current |
| FINRA | registered principal | Current |
| Marshall Venture Capital, L.C. | Managing Member | Current |
| Brightplanet Corp | board member | Current |
| Destinations Unlimited | board member | Current |
| Intermed | board member | Current |
| Compendium Corporation | board member | Current |
| Handy Industries, LLC | board member | Current |
| SCI Financial Group Inc. | President of SCI Capital Company | Former |
| Marshall Venture Capital, L.C. | co-founder | Former |
| Aavin | Co-Founder | Former |
| Aavin | Senior Director | Former |
| SCI Financial Group Inc. | officer | Former |
| FINRA | member | Former |
| SCI Financial Group Inc. | Director | Former |
| Colorado College | degree in Business and Banking | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Uniform Securities Agent | Current |
| E2OPEN, Inc. | Current | |
| GENBAND | Board of Directors | Current |
| Invesco Private Capital | General Partner | Former |
| Invesco, LLC | Former | |
| Starvox Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Accessline Co | Investor | Former |
| 2Wire, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Wayport, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Digital Insight Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Wherenet Corp | Investor | Former |
| Callidus, LLC | Investor | Former |
| Boston University | B.A. in Political Science | Former |
Jonathan Joffe is a Director of MAST in Cambridge. He joined Monitor in 1995 while completing a Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) degree at Harvard Law School and was one of the first employees of MAST in London in 1997. Jonathan's practice with MAST has focused on the structuring and execution of transactions involving complex multi-stakeholder negotiations. This has included leading strategic equity partnership projects in the retail, publishing, recycling, consumer electronics and business process outsourcing industries. It has also included leading a number of major multinational deals, such as the 1999 acquisition by Blue Circle Industries Plc of the largest cement manufacturer in Greece. Dr Joffe previously practiced law in South Africa. He specialized in negotiations and the development of framework agreements which regulate situations of ongoing complexity between the parties. He was integrally involved in a number of major negotiations, including the restructuring of South African Airways as a state owned corporation, and the establishment of a new industrial relations framework for public sector employees. Jonathan also holds a BA (Economics) and LLB from University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Dr Joffe is registered with the Financial Services Authority as a corporate finance advisor for MAST Global Limited.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mast Global Limited | Director of Mast In Cambridge | Current |
| FINRA | Principal | Current |
| Monitor Group | Strategy Consultant | Former |
| University of the Witwatersrand | Ba (Economics) and Llb | Former |
| University of the Witwatersrand | Degrees in Economics and Law | Former |
| Harvard Law School | Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Invesco Private Capital | General Partner | Current |
| FINRA | General Securities Representative | Current |
| Healthcare Ventures, LLC | Advisory Board Member | Current |
| Apex Incorporated | Advisory Board Member | Current |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | Audit and General Service department | Former |
| National Federation of Independent Business | Board Member | Former |
| The University of New Mexico | B.A. in Secondary Education | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Uniform Securities State Agent | Current |
| Invesco Private Capital | Manager, Finance | Former |
| Invesco, LLC | Manager, Finance | Former |
| Invesco Private Capital | Fund Accountant | Former |
| Neuberger Berman, Inc. | member of the accounting department | Former |
| University of Scranton | B.S. in Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Center for Conflict Resolution | Current | |
| FINRA | Board member | Current |
| FINRA | Arbitrator and Mediator | Former |
| University of Florida | B.S. of Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mesirow Financial | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Mesirow Financial | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| FINRA | Member | Current |
| Mesirow Financial | Director | Current |
| Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University | M.M | Former |
| Northern Illinois University | B.S | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FINRA | Member | Current |
| Lombard Investments | Managing Director | Former |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Investment Banker | Former |
| Harvard Business School | M.B.A | Former |
| Harvard College | A.B | Former |
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