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The reduction would be the largest the MSRB has done, substantially more than a previous one which caused a loss of $5.2 million.
January 29 -
Since a temporary exemption allowing muni advisors to facilitate certain private placement deals expired, a federal court cannot strike it down, the SEC argued.
January 26 -
The group specifically revised six of its model disclosure documents for risk disclosure including floating rate notes, fixed-rate bonds, interest rate swaps, forward delivery bonds, tender offer bonds and variable rate demand obligations.
January 14 -
Dealers said the pandemic has highlighted the challenges of outdated rules and the need to modernize them.
January 12 -
The MSRB is planning to overhaul existing rules in 2021, while stakeholders will lobby the SEC for and against reviving a registration exemption for muni advisors.
December 30 -
Sources see ways to get more investment in infrastructure with municipal bond provisions, but bipartisanship will be essential.
December 24 -
SEC Chair Clayton told Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., late last week that he expects the program to sunset at year's end as scheduled.
December 22 -
Multiple news articles, which the SEC did not include, contradict the commission's major reasoning for why a temporary exemption for municipal advisors was needed, SIFMA said.
December 18 -
The SEC said the court should oppose SIFMA's motion to include news articles in the proceedings, saying the group relied on only one rationale.
December 14 -
The GFOA Debt Committee is working on issuing a similar Libor advisory in advisory in January or February.
December 11