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On Dec. 1, 2021, any municipal advisor firm that has no individual qualified with the Series 54 exam will be out of compliance and referred to the examining authorities for violation of MSRB rules.
November 1Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board -
The request for comments also asks whether the MSRB should amend the relevant rules or adopt/amend formal interpretive guidance that expressly defines a regulated entity's obligations with respect to new-issue pricing.
October 25SOLVE -
Material ESG risks or factors having a nexus to credit or the ability to repay bonds should be disclosed in primary offering documents and, if appropriate, through voluntary disclosure.
October 21Contra Costa County, California -
With interest rates on the rise, and mom and pop retail expected to become more relevant, there may be an opportunity for issuers to save money in a part of the curve that has been ignored for too long.
October 14Nassau County Office of Management and Budget -
Modern economic growth in the U.S. is dependent on credit creation — which has perpetuated a cycle of suppressed yields and inflated asset prices. While credit creation has been accelerating away from GDP growth for the last 15 years with no signs of stopping, retirement investors are left in the intractable situation of watching the value of their savings erode. What can be done?
October 13Build Asset Management -
The presence of unregistered — and potentially unqualified — advisors providing municipal advisory services to state and local governments and other municipal entities is a cause for concern and greater regulatory scrutiny.
October 12Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. -
Municipal bonds are just contracts between issuers and investors, why not make them smart contracts?
October 6Inclusive Property Capital -
The Oversight Board must lobby Congress and the Biden administration to take a hard stance and pass a new federal debt limit for Puerto Rico, like the one repealed in 1961.
September 24D.R. Martin, LLC -
The pandemic is changing the game for performance management. It's time to evolve the financial services model.
September 15Ernst & Young LLP People Advisory Services -
Nominations are live for the 20th Bond Buyer Deal of the Year and the Freda Johnson awards. The application deadline is Tuesday, October 12.
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