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The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's decisions at last week's board meeting reveal that it feels a sense of urgency as the clock ticks down toward the effective date of its landmark markup disclosure rule.
January 29 -
SIFMA is urging the MSRB to be more forthcoming in providing interpretive guidance to dealers and other regulated entities.
January 24 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board issued a report saying its oversight of the muni market without enforcement power is among the advantages it offers as a self-regulator.
January 22 -
Municipal advisors would be subject to most of the same requirements as dealers under a proposed new advertising rule, but would be even more limited in certain ways.
January 19 -
The Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 would modify 2014 regulations in a way that would benefit municipal bonds and state and local governments.
January 17 -
The bill would restore an important source of liquidity for state and local governments and the financing of critical infrastructure projects in communities across the nation.
January 17 -
Three firms and an individual were fined a total of $187,500 for a range of rule violations related to the use of alternative trading systems, spending during rating agency trips, unsuitable trading, and untimely reporting of munis.
January 12 -
The first meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee focused mostly on corporate bonds and barely addressed the municipal securities market.
January 11 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s net assets rose about $5.1 million to $74.4M in fiscal 2017, according to audited financial statements, adding to a healthy reserve the MSRB said it needs to ensure uninterrupted operations.
January 11 -
Best execution, suitability, and other areas of concern for the municipal as well as corporate markets are among FINRA regulatory and exam priorities for 2018.
January 10