Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 485A-409

  • Agent: means an individual, other than a broker-dealer, who represents a broker-dealer in effecting or attempting to effect purchases or sales of securities or represents an issuer in effecting or attempting to effect purchases or sales of the issuer's securities. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 485A-102
  • Broker-dealer: means a person engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities for the accounts of others or for the person's own account. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 485A-102
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of securities of this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 485A-102
  • Filing: means the receipt of a record required under this chapter by the commissioner or a designee of the commissioner. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 485A-102
  • Investment adviser: means a person that, for compensation, engages in the business of advising others, either directly or through publications or writings, as to the value of securities or the advisability of investing in, purchasing, or selling securities or that, for compensation and as a part of a regular business, issues or promulgates analyses or reports concerning securities. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 485A-102
  • Investment adviser representative: means an individual employed by or associated with an investment adviser or federal covered investment adviser and who makes any recommendations or otherwise gives investment advice regarding securities, manages accounts or portfolios of clients, determines which recommendation or advice regarding securities should be given, provides investment advice or holds oneself out as providing investment advice, receives compensation to solicit, offer, or negotiate for the sale of or for selling investment advice, or supervises employees who perform any of the foregoing. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 485A-102

The withdrawal of registration by a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative becomes effective sixty days after the filing of the application to withdraw or within any shorter period as provided by rule adopted or order issued under this chapter unless a revocation or suspension proceeding is pending when the application is filed. If a revocation or suspension proceeding is pending, withdrawal becomes effective when and upon such conditions as required by rule adopted or order issued under this chapter. The commissioner may institute a revocation or suspension proceeding under section 485A-412 within one year after the withdrawal became effective and issue a revocation or suspension order as of the last date on which registration was effective.