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House Natural Resources Committee chair Rob Bishop, R-Utah, visited Puerto Rico Friday as part of a multi-day trip to meet with commonwealth officials and groups as Congress continues to debate a reasonable solution for the territorys fiscal problems.
By Jack CaseyMarch 4 -
Municipal bond trading volume fell 13% during 2015 while the overall number of trades remained relatively stable, continuing a pattern that stretches back to 2007, according to data released Thursday by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
By Jack CaseyMarch 3 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board announced Wednesday it is pushing back the effective date for several amendments to its trade reporting rule to July 18 from May 23 to align them with the date for similar Financial Industry Regulatory Authority requirements.
By Jack CaseyMarch 3 -
Experts and Puerto Rican lawmakers are encouraging Congress and commonwealth officials to include fiscal responsibility laws in any legislative package designed to help the island.
By Jack CaseyMarch 2 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board filed proposed amendments to two rules with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Tuesday in an effort to move the municipal securities market to a two- instead three-day settlement cycle.
By Jack CaseyMarch 1 -
Reps. Randy Hultgren, R-Ill., and Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., have launched a Municipal Finance Caucus made up of House members from both political parties who will fight to protect the tax-exempt status of municipal debt and ensure there is a robust market for municipal securities.
By Jack CaseyMarch 1 -
Lisa Washburn, the new chair of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts, wants NFMA this year to become more proactive in collaborative industry efforts to improve municipal bond disclosure and address changes in the municipal market.
By Jack CaseyMarch 1 -
Several industry groups are telling the Securities and Exchange Commission they support Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board changes that would shift the board members term limits to four years from three.
By Jack CaseyFebruary 26 -
Six broker-dealers and investment providers have agreed to pay $103.35 million in preliminary settlements of charges by issuers and state attorneys general that they engaged in bid-rigging and price fixing for municipal investment products and derivatives.
By Jack CaseyFebruary 24 -
The Bond Dealers of America is now part of a new umbrella organization called the American Securities Association that will also include an upstart association for middle market equities dealers.
By Jack CaseyFebruary 24