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Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
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R333. Financial Institutions, Banks |
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R333-5. Discount Securities Brokerage Service by Banks |
| R333-5-1. Authority, Scope, and Purpose |
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(1) This rule is issued pursuant to Subsection 7-1-301(3)(a) and Section 7-3-3.2. (2) This rule governs the type of securities brokerage service state chartered banks may offer. (3) The purpose of this rule is to limit securities activities to "discount brokerage" services and to give state chartered banks competitive equality with national banks which have their principal office in this state by granting the same rights and privileges to state chartered banks as are enjoyed by Utah's national banks. |
| R333-5-2. Definitions |
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"Discount brokerage" means the practice of executing securities transactions solely at the direction of a bank customer but not providing that customer with any investment advice. |
| R333-5-3. Discount Brokerage Services |
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A state chartered bank may enter into a contractual arrangement with unrelated discount brokers where the broker executes securities transactions for bank customers and the bank shares the commissions generated by the transaction. This service is restricted as outlined below: (1) The bank clearly acts solely at the customer's direction; (2) The transactions are for the account of the customer and not the account of the bank; (3) The transactions are without recourse; (4) The bank makes no warranty as to the performance or quality of any security; (5) The bank does not advise customers to make any particular investment; (6) The bank's promotional material clearly explains the bank's limited role in the service; and (7) The bank's promotional material clearly explains that the transactions are not federally insured. |