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The Treasury Department Inspector General for Tax Administration plans to audit the IRS' use of a much-feared enforcement tool under which it can impose penalties for the misconduct of municipal bond transaction participants such as underwriters, lawyers, municipal advisors or their firms.
October 31 -
The defense team accused the SEC of a "gross abuse of power."
October 30 -
The number of MSRB-registered dealers has fallen by almost one-third since 2009 and FINRA and the MSRB have some concerns about it.
October 26 -
Recently announced streamlining and rumored budget cuts and layoffs at SIFMA are causing market participants to worry about its commitment to municipal securities.
October 12 -
Gary Hall, who became the new MSRB chair on Monday, says he has a "reverence" for the muni market.
October 1 -
SIFMA is publishing a new model document that it says should help underwriters avoid regulatory risk.
September 27 -
Widespread use of the bid-wanted process as a price discovery tool could hurt market integrity, the MSRB believes.
September 7 -
Dominick Mondi will remain president of the firm's capital markets division.
September 6 -
Chicago is accepting request for qualification submissions to supplement the members of its existing pools.
August 17 -
The MSRB's new FAQs examine an issue on which municipal advisor firms have been seeking guidance for months.
August 16