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Banks Press Ahead with Term SOFR Preparation; Credit Sensitive Rates Under Scrutiny: McGuireWoods
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GFOA Priorities Face Uncertainty as Infrastructure Vote Delayed.
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SEC Approves Changes to MSRB Customer Disclosure Rules.
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UBS’s Botched Muni Statements Cost Clients Millions, Suit Says.
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UBS Sued Over Muni-Bond Snafu that Cost Clients.
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UBS Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Muni Misreporting.
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FINRA Proposes Fee for New Municipal Advisor Principal Exam.
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SLFRF Recipients: Treasury Extends Reporting Deadline
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ESG Issues on the ‘Mind’ of the Muni Market’s Regulator.
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GASB Fact Sheet on the Proposed Note Disclosure Concepts Statement.
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US Bond Lobbies Warn SEC of Severe Disruption Under Rule Change.
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SEC Sues Muni Advisers in First Case Over Bank Fee Splitting.
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SEC Files Muni Bond Action Centered on Flippers.
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MSRB Outlines Strategic Plan for Next Four Years: Cadwalader
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MSRB Strategic Plan Advances Mission to Protect and Strengthen the Municipal Securities Market, Giving America the Confidence to Invest in Its Communities.
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SEC, MSRB and FINRA to Offer Compliance Outreach Program: Cadwalader
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Intriguing FINRA Enforcement Action In the Bond Market: More to Come? – Arent Fox
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SEC Charges School District with Misleading Bond Investors.
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Firm Settles SEC Charges For Prioritizing “Flippers” In Municipal Offerings: Cadwalader
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NFMA Accepting Applications for At-Large Seats on the 2022-2023 Board of Governors.
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RBC Capital Settles with SEC for $800K Over Muni Bond Dealings.
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Amendments to Rule G-10 Notification Requirement for Dealers: SIFMA Comment Letter
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SEC Approves MSRB Extension for Municipal Advisor Principal Qualification Examination: Cadwalader
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A Big Bond Market Headache, Courtesy of the SEC.
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Gensler Turns Spotlight on How Hard It Can Be to Get Bond Prices.
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U.S. SEC Chair Wants Private Fund Fee Disclosures, Bond Market Transparency – Testimony
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SEC Charges High School District CFO with Misleading Investors.
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SEC Reaches Settlements with Sweetwater Union District, Ex-CFO for Filing False Reports.
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SEC Settles with San Diego-Area School District and Former CFO.
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RBC Capital Markets to Pay More than US$800K to Settle U.S. SEC Charges.
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RBC Resolves U.S. SEC Charges Over Bond Abuses, is Fined.
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RBC to Pay More Than $863K to Settle Charges over Muni Bond Sales.
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SEC Fines Ex-Broker for Retail Order Period Scheme.
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Which Side Are You On? Municipal Broker/Dealer Takes Both Sides.
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MSRB Compares ATS And Broker’s Broker Trading Platforms: Cadwalader
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NFMA Accepting Applications for At-Large Seats on the 2022-2023 Board of Governors.
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Cities and States on the Frontline of Climate Change Aren’t Always Upfront about Risks. Does the Municipal Bond Market Care?
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Characteristics of Municipal Securities Trading on Alternative Trading Systems and Broker’s Broker Platforms.
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Underwriter Settles SEC Charges for Failing to Disclose Conflicts: Cadwalader
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Legislative Path Forward for Key Muni Legislation.
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SEC Fines Firm and Ex-CEO for Failing to Disclose Conflict of Interest.
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August Issue of GFOA’s Government Finance Review.
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Financial Accounting Foundation Trustees Announce Appointment of New Chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC)
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Treasury Guidance on Non-Entitlement Units is Now Available.
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MSRB Offers Remote Municipal Advisor Principal Exam.
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What Will the End of LIBOR Mean for the Multifamily Industry?
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Public Pension Looters Need Not Fear FBI And Law Enforcement.
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The Conclusion of a Long Running Pay-to-Play Case.
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Transaction Costs During the Covid-19 Crisis: MSRB White Paper
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MSRB Proposes Amendments to Annual Customer Notification Requirements.
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S&P: USPF Enterprise Sectors Treatment Of Operating Leases Under FASB’s ASU 2016-02 (ASC 842)
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The Use Of A Crisis To Create Opportunity In The Muni Market.
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MSRB Announces New Board Members for Fiscal Year 2022.
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SIFMA Joint Trades Letter on the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act.
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SIFMA Supports Legislation Addressing Transition Away from LIBOR.
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MSRB Issues Guidance on Primary Offering Disclosure Form.
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Frequently Asked Questions About MSRB Form G-32.
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House Financial Services Committee July 2021 Markup: SIFMA Comment Letter
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GASB Issues Proposal to Enhance Concepts for Notes to Financial Statements.
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GASB Proposes Omnibus Statement Addressing Wide Range of Practice Issues.
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MSRB Holds Quarterly Board Meeting and Elects New Officers.
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SECF Fines UBS $10m Over Alleged Adviser ‘Misdirection’ of Investments.
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Economists Find Underreporting of Municipalities’ Private Debt Obligations.
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Why There’s Rising Interest in Giving More Updates to Bondholders.
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Insurance Commissioner, Acting as Liquidator of RRG, Is Not a “Governmental Authority.”
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Broker-Dealer Settles FINRA Charges for Systemic Supervisory Failures.
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Municipal Advisor Principal Qualification Exam: MSRB Reminder
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National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation, et al. v. UBS Financial Services Inc., et al: SIFMA Amicus Brief
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NFMA White Paper on Guidance & Insights Regarding Emergency Event Disclosure Affecting State & Local Governments: COVID-19 Focus
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Amendments to Rule G-10 Notification Requirement for Dealers: SIFMA Comments
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BDA Supports Proposed Changes to MSRB Rule G-10
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EMMA Disclosure Calendar – Continuing Disclosure Agreement
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NAIC’s SAPWG Exposes Proposed Definition of “Bond” for Purposes of SSAPs 26R and 43R: Mayer Brown
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Using and Navigating the Amended Form G-32 in Emma Dataport.
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SIFMA Raises Concerns On Proposed Solicitor Municipal Advisor Regulations: Cadwalader
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NFMA Newsletter.
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BDA Washington Weekly – Deal Reached but Questions Remain
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MSRB Notice 2021-07 – Fair Dealing Solicitor Municipal Advisor Obligations and New Draft Rule G-46: SIFMA Comment Letter
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Firm Settles FINRA Charges for MSRB Reporting Violations Involving SHORT System: Cadwalader
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BDA’s Public Finance Leadership Roundtable: Event Recap
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Direct Pay Bonds and PABs Remain in Spotlight – Other Muni Provisions Expected to Receive Continued Support
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NFMA Draft Toll Roads RBP Released.
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Public Input on Climate Change Disclosures: SIFMA
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SEC Climate Change-Related Disclosure Rules: SIFMA
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Task Force on Climate-Related Finance Disclosures Public Consultation: June 7 – July 7, 2021
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MSRB Fact Sheet on Inter-Dealer Municipal Trading.
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MSRB Non-Transaction Based Compensation Trade Report.
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GFOA-Led Industry Group Publishes Paper on Eliminating LIBOR in Bank Loan Contracts.
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Application of Regulation Best Interest to Bank Dealers: SIFMA Comments
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Concerns with Amendments to MSRB Rules G-19 and G-48: SIFMA Comments
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GASB Requests Input on Proposed Improvements to Guidance for Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.
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GASB Provides Guidance to Assist Stakeholders with Application of Its Pronouncements.
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Mass. SJC Holds State False Claims Act Action Barred by Prior Public Disclosure.
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Massachusetts High Court Adopts Broad Reading of Commonwealth’s Public Disclosure Bar.
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Illinois Supreme Court Holds Challenge To GO Bonds Is Barred By Laches, But Avoids Underlying Constitutional Issues.
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MSRB Seeks Comment on Potential Changes to Rules on Notifications to Municipal Securities Customers.
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Treasury Issues Guidance for Non-Entitlement Units of Government.
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SIFMA Statement on Municipal Bond Provisions in the FY 2022 Budget.
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FAF Issues 2020 Annual Report, “Standards that Work from Main Street to Wall Street”
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The Washington Weekly – Republican Infrastructure Counter/ MBFA Submits Testimony
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Emerging Environmental, Social, and Governance Trends in the Municipal Bond Market.
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SIFMA Comments to Proposed Amendments to the Margin Rule Regarding When Issued and Other Extended Settlement Transactions.
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SIFMA Urges FINRA to Reconsider Extended Settlement Margin Proposal.
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MSRB Seeks Comment on Amendments to Dealer Notification Requirements.
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LSTA RFR Credit Agreements Are Here: LSTA publishes Daily SOFR (and Daily RFR) Concept Credit Agreements – McGuireWoods
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BDA Files Letter on FINRA Margin Rule.
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F.B.I. Asking Questions After a Pension Fund Aimed High and Fell Short.
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BDA Washington Weekly – Munis Back in Spotlight / MBFA’s Virtual Fly-In
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House Financial Services Municipal Bonds Market Hearing.
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MBFA Meets with Key Hill and Administration Staff Promoting Muni Priorities.
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Accelerating the Settlement Cycle: SIFMA
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SEC’s Amended Advertising Rules for Investment Advisers: Compliance Date Countdown Begins – Day Pitney
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Muni-Bond Investors Need Straight Talk About Climate-Change Risk.
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SEC Should Force Municipal Issuers to Disclose Climate Risk, Says Former Fidelity President.
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SIFMA Amicus Brief: BofI Holdings, Inc. v. Houston Municipal Employees Pension System
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Introducing GFOA’s New Member Communities.
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What Happens When the Recently Enacted NY LIBOR Statute Meets the Trust Indenture Act?
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Questions about GFOA’s New Member Communities?
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MSRB Par Value Report.
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Why It’s Time To Investigate The Wisconsin Public Finance Authority.
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Earth Day: Municipal Bond Climate Change Disclosure Update
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MSRB Holds Quarterly Virtual Board Meeting.
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GASB Proposes to Rename the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
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FINRA Proposes Amendments to Margin Requirement Rules.
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Firm Settles FINRA Charges for Placing “Throw-Away” Bids.
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The End of LIBOR: Transitioning to an Alternative Interest Rate – SIFMA Submission
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SIFMA: Joint Trades Letter on LIBOR Contracts
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Moving on from LIBOR (Update) – Squire Patton Boggs
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LIBOR Legislation Bill Passed by New York State Legislature: McGuireWoods
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The End of LIBOR: Transitioning to an Alternative Interest Rate Calculation for Mortgages, Student Loans, Business Borrowing, and Other Financial Products
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SIFMA: The Need for Federal Legislation in the Transition Away from LIBOR
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SIFMA Podcast: The Need for Federal Legislation in the LIBOR Transition
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MSRB Email Reminders for Recurring Financial Disclosures.
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S&P Credit FAQ: How S&P Global Ratings Thinks About LIBOR Risks In U.S. Public Finance
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NY LIBOR Transition Legislation: Can We Now Stop Talking About LIBOR Fallbacks and Amendments?
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FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to the Margin Rule Regarding When Issued and Other Extended Settlement Transactions.
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GFOA New and Revised Best Practices and Advisories.
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MBFA Submits Testimony to Ways and Means on Municipal Bond Hearing.
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SEC 2021 Examination Priorities – Focus on Municipal Securities and Municipal Advisors – Ballard Spahr
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NFMA Releases White Paper on COVID Disclosure.
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SIFMA Statement on Passage of New York State LIBOR Legislation.
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GASB Publishes Annual Crain Grant Program Request for Research Proposals.
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MSRB Seeks Comment on Regulation of Solicitor Municipal Advisors.
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FINRA Seeks Comment on Margining of Extended Settlement Transactions.
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Are you Ready for the End of LIBOR? The Fed Issues Guidance on Assessing LIBOR Transition Progress – McGuireWoods
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Ridding Trust Indentures of Pesky Bearer Bond Language: Butler Snow
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Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Robert W. Hamilton to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council.
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FINRA Requests Comment on Rule 4210 – Follows BDA Member Recommendations.
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SIFMA Amicus Brief: Walters, et al. v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., et al.
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SEC Division of Examinations Announces 2021 Examination Priorities.
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SEC Division of Examinations Announces 2021 Exam Priorities: DLA Piper
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BDA 2021 Advocacy Update is Now Available.
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Another Abuse Of The EMMA Municipal Reporting System.
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Disclosure Rules Led to Drop in Bond Trading Markups.
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SEC Announces Enforcement Task Force Focused on Climate and ESG Issues: Ballard Spahr
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MSRB Publishes 2020 Fact Book of Municipal Securities Data.
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GASB Requests Input on Proposal to Improve Guidance on Compensated Absences, Amend Certain Disclosures.
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BDA Comments on Electronic Trading.
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SEC Warned Against Regulation of Electronic Muni Platforms.
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SEC Office of Municipal Securities Issue Staff Statement on LIBOR Transition: Mayer Brown
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MSRB Extends Date for Compliance with Primary Offering Disclosure Form: Cadwalader
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SEC Data Disclosures – Temporary Conditional Exemptive Order for Municipal Advisor Activities
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Office of Municipal Securities Staff Statement on LIBOR Transition in the Municipal Securities Market[1]
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NFMA Newsletter.
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2021 GASB Accounting Support Fee to Fund the GASB’s Annual Budget: Katten Muchin Rosenman
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Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Lise Valentine as Vice Chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council.
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Financial Accounting Foundation Reappoints Jeffrey J. Previdi as Vice Chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.
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The LIBOR Phase-Out: What Borrowers Should Know Now
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OCC Publishes LIBOR-Transition Self-Assessment Tool.
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MSRB Reminds Dealers of Upcoming Compliance Date for Underwriting Disclosure Obligations.
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GASB Fact Sheet: Financial Reporting Model Improvements
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How FINRA Should Adapt its Rules to the Work-From-Home Reality.
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FINRA Issues 2021 Report on its Examination and Risk Monitoring Program.
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SIFMA Issues New MSRB Rule G-17 Model Risk Disclosure Documents for Additional Products.
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MSRB Analyzes Effects of COVID-19 on Municipal Bond Market.
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BDA Washington Weekly – Munis Considered in Stimulus Debate
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Green Bond Disclosure: NFMA Call for Volunteers
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SEC Seeks Public Input on Possible Money Market Fund Reforms.
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SIFMA: LIBOR Consultation on Timeline of Cessation of Published LIBOR Fixings
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BDA Announces Newly Formed MBFA Council.
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Federal Reserve Seeks a Permanent Muni Expert.
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Network Sends Exempt Bond Wish List to Yellen.
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Libor Doesn’t Have to Mean Libor.
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NABL Releases an Update to the Crafting Disclosure Polices Paper.
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FAF Trustees Announce New Members and Reappointments of the GGASAC.
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NFMA 2021 Officers and Board Announced.
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SIFMA Issues Updated MSRB Rule G-17 Model Risk Disclosure Documents.
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SIFMA Municipal Securities Markets Documents.
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SIFMA Updates MSRB Model Disclosure Documents: Cadwalader
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SIFMA Updates Model Documents for Libor’s End.
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Libor Transition is a 2021 SEC Priority for the Muni Market.
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SEC Settles Charges Against Municipal Underwriter for Unfair Practices and Misleading Advertising in Connection With its Distribution of New Issue Securities: Ballard Spahr
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SEC OMS Publishes Staff Statement on LIBOR Transition in the Muni Securities Market: NABL
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MSRB Announces Members of 2021 Board Advisory Groups.
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SEC Settles Charges Against Municipal Underwriter for Unfair Practices and Misleading Advertising in Connection With its Distribution of New Issue Securities: Ballard Spahr
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MSRB Input on Strategic Goals and Priorities.
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ABA Offers Feedback on MSRB’s Strategic Goals.
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MSRB Contribution Disclosure Requirements for Dealers and MAs.
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SEC Adopts New Framework for Fund Valuation.
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