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The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board announced on Wednesday that it is seeking input from market participants on where to focus its long-term strategic plan and specifically how it can improve its EMMA system.
October 12 -
Municipal advisors face growing concern that some activities they could pursue to help clients make private placements might land them in hot water with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
October 11 -
Larry Kidwell, president of Brentwood, Tenn.- based Kidwell and Company, has been elected as the new president of the National Association of Municipal Advisors.
October 7 -
Securities and Exchange Commission examinations of municipal advisors over the past two years found fiduciary duty and fair dealing violations, said SEC officials who cautioned the number of MA exams will increase in 2017.
October 7 -
Dealer groups are warning that a Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board proposal to require dealers to disclose their markups and markdowns in certain transactions would be overly complex and hurt liquidity.
October 5 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is proposing amendments that would outline minimum standards for municipal advisors' continuing education requirements.
September 30 -
As the new chair of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board on Oct. 1, Colleen Woodell hopes the board will begin new initiatives on syndicate practices and pre-trade price transparency during her one-year term.
September 30 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose an amendment to one of its rules that would shorten the standard settlement cycle for most bond and other securities transactions to two instead of three days after the trade date.
September 28 -
The National Federation of Municipal Analysts is urging charter schools to provide detailed financial, academic, and staffing information in primary and secondary disclosure documents.
September 28 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board proposed on Tuesday to create a standalone minimum denomination rule that would revise current and proposed requirements because of dealer complaints.
September 27