1.   At the top of the agenda are new rule proposals by the Securities and Exchange Commission introduced last month.

2.   After that, the commission will decide whether to submit a revised rule proposal or adopt the current plan.

3.   After that, it will decide whether to submit a revised rule proposal or adopt the current plan.

4.   Deb Harrington, a spokeswoman for FASB, said the most pertinent parts of the rule proposal are to be released for comment by the first week of September.

5.   Investor advocates voiced pleasure with the settlement but said that the real improvement in the market would come when the SEC adopts rule proposals now under consideration.

6.   Once the parent NASD board approves the plan, it will be forwarded to the SEC, which will issue it as a rule proposal for public comment.

7.   Since January FASB has been working on a revision of the initial rule proposal.

8.   The ABA is to meet next month to consider rule proposals that would curb these contributions because of the potential they pose for influence peddling and conflict of interest.

9.   The Amex said these spreads would be narrowed by a Securities and Exchange Commission rule proposal aimed at giving small investors access to the best available stock prices.

10.   The chocolate maker has already met with SEC officials to convince them that the rule proposal could cause competitive harm.