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The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to approve its slightly revised proposal to lengthen board members terms to four years from three.
January 15 -
J. P. Turner & Co. and Wedbush Securities, Inc. were hit with a total of $305,000 in fines by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for violating municipal bond rules in connection with excessive markups, disclosure failures, and/or falsifying documents.
January 15 - Texas
The Great Financial Crisis continues to haunt the worlds economy because government failed to repair a damaged system and prosecute fraud, says University of Texas economist James K. Galbraith, who speaks next month at a Bond Buyer event in Austin.
January 15 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged State Street Bank and Trust Co., the former head of its public funds group, and a lawyer-lobbyist with securities fraud for making illicit payments and campaign contributions to obtain Ohio pension fund business worth millions.
January 14 -
A Securities and Exchange Commission proposal designed to bolster liquidity risk management among open-end funds would likely reduce the funds' appetite for municipal securities and deter infrastructure projects, the Government Finance Officers Association warned.
January 14 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board on Tuesday released a regulatory notice detailing new core conduct requirements for municipal advisors.
January 13 -
Oregon's Municipal Debt Advisory Commission Task Force will gather information about new categories of debt incurred by local governments, including bank loans and lines of credit.
January 12 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board had $69.52 million of net assets at the end of September, nearly triple the $25.94 million it had five years ago, according to MSRB financial documents.
January 11 -
Public pension fund advisors are among a handful of new examination priorities for the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2016.
January 11 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is seeking comment on a proposal it says would lessen the effect of interdealer transaction failures on the municipal market while providing needed changes to an outdated rule.
January 6