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Lisa Washburn, a managing director with Municipal Market Analytics, is the new chair of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts.
February 16 -
Muni market groups are considering changes to issuer audit processes, improvements to EMMA, and additional guidance from regulators as part of a collaborative effort to shore up continuing disclosure and prevent additional rules or enforcement actions from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
February 12 -
The Government Finance Officers Association has issued an alert urging municipal issuers to be prepared for settlement offers from the Securities Exchange Commission under its program for voluntary self-reporting of violations in connection with continuing disclosure obligations.
February 10 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has plans to increase its examination and enforcement staff as President Obama announced in his budget on Tuesday that he wants to double the SECs budget by fiscal year 2021, starting with a $200 million increase to $1.78 billion in 2017.
February 9 -
Patrick McCoy, the finance director New Yorks Metropolitan Transportation Authority, was elected president of the Government Finance Officers Association.
February 9 -
Recent opinions issued by the California attorney generals office may have some municipal advisors and broker-dealers treading carefully to avoid breaking Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board rules.
February 4 -
The Securities and Exchange Commissions release of a final round of 14 underwriter settlements under its self-reporting initiative may indicate issuer settlement s are next.
February 3 -
Municipal market participants on a panel here Tuesday said continuing disclosure is improving and credited the SEC's voluntary enforcement initiative with giving it a boost. They also had positive things to say about federal oversight and rules for non-dealer municipal advisors.
February 3 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 14 municipal underwriting firms for violations in municipal bond offerings under its voluntary Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative.
February 2 -
Registration has begun for the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) 2016 Regional Compliance Outreach Programs for Broker-Dealers that will take place in New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco.
February 2