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FAF Issues 2019 Annual Report, “Standards that Work for Everyone”
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GASB Outlook E-Newsletter – Spring 2020
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COVID-19: Voluntary COVID-19 Disclosures — Time to Share Your Approach With the Marketplace?
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LIBOR Transition – Issue 5: Greenberg Traurig
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Checklist – Disclosures for Health Care Providers With Outstanding Tax-Exempt Bonds.
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Issuers Look for More Clarity on Federal Spending and Disclosure.
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Voluntary Disclosures and the SEC’s Public Statement Regarding the Importance of Disclosure for Our Municipal Markets.
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S&P COVID-19 Activity In U.S. Public Finance – Updated as of 5/21/20
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COVID-19 Crisis Drives Spike in Transaction Costs for Municipal Securities.
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NABL Issue Briefings for Congress.
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SEC Urges Disclosure of COVID-19 Impact in the Municipal Market: Orrick
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Hawkins Advisory: SEC Statement on Disclosure by Municipal Issuers regarding the Impact of COVID-19
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MSRB Enhances Usability of Disclosure Summary Report about Impact of COVID-19.
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SIFMA Updates MSRB Rule G-17 Model Disclosure Documents.
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BDA Submits Comments on Draft Amendments to MSRB Rule A-3: Membership on the Board.
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NFMA Submits Comment Letter to MSRB on COVID-19 Credit-Related Material Event Notices.
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BDA Hosts Reg BI Conference Call with SEC, FINRA, and MSRB.
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MSRB Seeks to Amend Certain Rules to Align With Regulation Best Interest.
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GASB Postpones Effective Dates of Upcoming Pronouncements.
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SEC: Investors Need Timely Information on Muni Bond Issues.
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SEC Leaders Ask Municipal Issuers for Voluntary COVID-19 Disclosure.
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SEC Chair and OMS Director Issue Joint Statement Encouraging COVID-19 Disclosure by Municipal Issuers.
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SEC Urges Municipal Issuers to Voluntarily Expand Disclosures: McGuireWoods
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NABL: SEC Issues Public Statement on Disclosure
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KBRA Releases Research – Coronavirus (COVID-19): Municipal Issuers’ Virus-Related Voluntary Disclosures Trend Up
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NFMA Comments to GASB on Postponement of the Effective Dates of Certain Authoritative Guidance.
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NFMA Submits Comment on Draft Amendments to MSRB Rule A-3.
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SIFMA: MSRB Request for Comment on Potential Changes to Board Governance Rule A-3
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COVID-19’s Impact on Bond Issuers’ Finances and 15c2-12 Continuing Disclosure Obligations.
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ARRC Proposes New York State Legislation to Facilitate LIBOR-to-SOFR Transition.
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SEC: When Using the Word ‘Advisor’ Is a No-No.
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Financial Accounting Foundation Board of Trustees – Notice of Meeting.
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MSRB’s Weekly COVID-19-Related Disclosure Summary.
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GASB Proposes to Postpone Effective Dates of Certain Pronouncements.
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BDA Submits Additional Comments to Fed on Municipal Liquidity Facility.
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Implications Of COVID-19 Pandemic For Municipal Bond Transactions.
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NABL Sends Suggestions for COVID-19 Relief to Congress & Treasury.
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The GASB Continues to Address Practice Issues Arising from COVID-19 Pandeminc.
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BDA Hosts Call with MSRB on Unique Challenges Posed by COVID-19.
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Disclosing COVID-19 Risks and Impacts in Connection with Municipal Securities.
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MSRB Provides Temporary Regulatory Relief to Market Participants Affected by COVID-19.
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MSRB Publishes Summary of State and Local Disclosures to Its EMMA System about Impact of COVID-19.
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GFOA Debt Committee Releases Urgent Member Guidance for COVID-19 Debt Service and Disclosures.
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COVID-19 and Secondary Market Disclosure: Butler Snow
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MSRB Publishes Summary of State and Local Disclosures to Its EMMA System about Impact of COVID-19.
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GASB Issues Guidance for Transition from Interbank Offered Rates.
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Orrick: Waivers, Deferrals and Changes to Tax-Exempt Bonds During COVID-19
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COVID-19 and Municipal Securities Disclosure.
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SEC’s Office of Municipal Securities Offers Guidance Regarding COVID-19’s Impact on Rule 15c2-12 Continuing Disclosure Undertaking Requirements: Miller Canfield
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MSRB Suspends Price Variance Alerts for Dealers.
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MSRB Publishes Daily Data Showing Municipal Market Impact of Coronavirus.
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MSRB Suspends Price Variance Alerts for Dealers.
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GASB to Consider Postponing Effective Dates of Certain Statements and Implementation Guides.
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MSRB Responds to COVID-19 Rocking the Market.
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SEC Provides Additional Temporary Regulatory Relief and Assistance to Market Participants Affected by Covid-19.
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NABL Sends Letter to Treasury on COVID-19 Issues.
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Lumesis Makes Available a Free Service for COVID-19 Related Filings.
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The SEC’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee Approves Two New Recommendations.
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NFMA Volunteers Needed – GASB Exposure Draft on Notes to Financial Statements
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COVID-19 Outbreak Creates Disclosure and Due Diligence Challenges: Ballard Sphar
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GASB Issues Proposal Addressing Certain Component Unit Criteria and Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plans.
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MSRB Reminds Regulated Entities of Application of Supervisory Requirements in Light of Coronavirus.
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MSRB Addresses Supervisory Requirements in Light of Coronavirus: Cadwalader
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The Bond Lawyer – Winter 2020
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MSRB Publishes Annual Fact Book of Municipal Securities Data.
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GASB Requests Proposals for Crain Research Grants.
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SEC Issues Staff Legal Bulletin On Applying Antifraud Liabilities to Public Statements of Municipal Issuers in the Secondary Market: Hunton Andrews Kurth
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SEC to Municipal Issuers and Obligated Persons: What You Say Can and Will Be Held Against You: Squire Patton Boggs
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SEC Probes Owner of Chicago Apartments After Bond Default.
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John W. Auchincloss Named Executive Director, Financial Accounting Foundation.
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MSRB Seeks Volunteers for New Market Transparency Advisory Group.
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SEC Probes Owner of Chicago Apartments After Bond Default.
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MSRB to Enhance Transparency of Timing of Issuer’s Annual Disclosures on the EMMA Website.
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GASB Issues Proposal to Enhance Concepts for Notes to Financial Statements.
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A Bid to Shame Muni-Disclosure Derelicts Draws Industry’s Fire.
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MSRB Compliance Corner.
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Hawkins Advisory: SEC Staff Bulletin
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SIFMA Follow Up Letter to SEC in Response to Proposed Exemptive Order.
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Virtually All Issuer Statements and Information Subject to SEC Rule 10b-5 (Anti-Fraud) Liability.
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SEC Legal Bulletin: Antifraud Provisions Apply to Public Statements by Public Officials – Day Pitney Alert
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Financial Accounting Foundation Board of Trustees Notice of Meeting.
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BDA Responds with Narrowly Tailored Parameters to Any Potential Exemptive Relief for Municipal Advisors.
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SEC Signals Heightened Scrutiny of Cybersecurity Practices.
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GASB Issues Omnibus Statement Addressing Wide Range of Practice Issues.
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GASB Outlook E-Newsletter Winter 2020.
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MSRB Sets Date for Compliance with Interpretive Guidance on Underwriting Activities.
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Issuers Oppose Broad Interim Disclosure.
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SEC Proposes Amendments to the Advertising and Solicitation Rules: Dechert
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SIFMA Makes Late Push to Limit SEC’s Muni Advisor Order.
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Dealer Groups Want the SEC to Approve FIMSAC Recommendation.
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MSRB Seeks Comment on Potential Changes to Board Governance Rule.
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Municipal Securities Regulation Enforcement: Year in Review 2019 and Look Ahead 2020
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MSRB Advances Governance Proposal at Quarterly Board Meeting.
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Nacha Takes Position of “No Enforcement” With Respect to Government Entities on “Supplementing Data Security Requirements”
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Financial Accounting Foundation Announces Search for New Member of Governmental Accounting Standards Board.
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MSRB Outlines 2019 Regulatory and Strategic Initiatives.
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SEC Announces 2020 Exam Priorities of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations.
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OCIE Announces Examination Priorities for 2020, Emphasizing Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Compliance with New Regulation Best Interest.
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Dealer Groups Want the SEC to Approve FIMSAC Recommendation.
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Where SEC Examinations Will Focus in 2020.
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Joel M. Black Appointed Chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.
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States Respond to GASB Chair Appointment: NASACT
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MSRB Publishes 2019 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements.
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Member Alert: GFOA Priorities See Action on Capitol Hill
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SEC to Focus on Issuer Disclosure, Municipal Advisors in 2020.
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FINRA Hits Merrill Over Muni Sales.
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Muni Industry Awaits Final Reg on Libor Transition in 2020.
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Compliance Date Set for More Data From Underwriters.
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SEC Proposes Conditional Exemption for Certain Activities of Registered Municipal Advisors.
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Bar Assoc Lawyers Say Laywers Can Hide Knowledge of Serious Crime.
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NFMA Responds to SR-MSRB-2019-13.
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BDA Delivers Strong Message to SEC: Reject the Exemptive Order Outright.
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Broker-Dealers Participating in Primary Offerings of Municipal Securities: Prepare for Implementation of New Rules – Jones Day
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SEC Issues FY2019 Enforcement Report – Highlights and Key Takeaways
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GASB Proposes New Implementation Guidance to Assist Stakeholders with Application of its Pronouncements.
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SIFMA Says SEC Is On ‘Wrong Path’ With Advisor Exemptive Order.
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SIFMA: Proposed Exemptive Order Related to Muni Advisors
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MSRB RFC: Proposed Enhancement to the EMMA Website to More Prominently Display the Timing of Annual Financial Disclosures.
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Federal Register: MSRB Proposes Enhancements to EMMA Website
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NFMA Newsletter.
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Ex-Morgan Stanley Rep Suspended Over Unsuitable Muni Bond Sales.
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Municipal Securities Dealer Settles FINRA Charges for Providing Inaccurate Information in Issue Price Certificates.
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Regulatory Comments Stress Safe Harbors in Libor Transition.
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Lessons from FINRA’s 2019 Report on Examination Findings and Observations.
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SEC Enforcement Annual Report: Retail Focus Raises Regulatory Risk for Investment Advisers
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Electronic Disclosure, RIN 1210-AB90: SIFMA Comment Letter
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SEC Approves Changes to MSRB Guidance on Underwriters’ Disclosure Obligations.
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Why Is It So Hard to Access Performance and Financial Data in Munis?
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MSRB Proposes Enhancements to EMMA Website.
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WEBINAR – Are State and Local Governments Prepared for the Next Recession?
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FINRA Files for 4210 Effective Date Extension to March 2021.
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Federal Register: MSRB Proposes Changes to Content Outline for Muni Principal Exam
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BDA Continues to Lead Industry Pushback on the PFM and NAMA Requests to Avoid Broker-Dealer Regulation.
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Dealers Ask SEC Not to Approve Fair Dealing Guidance Changes.
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Proposed Rule Change to Amend & Restate MSRB Rule G-17: SIFMA Comment Letter.
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Tax Relief for Replacing LIBOR in Tax-Exempt Debt and Swaps: Orrick
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NASACT: Treasury/IRS Seek Comment on Potential Tax Consequences of LIBOR Transition
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Hawkins Advisory: Guidance from Treasury Regarding USD LIBOR Phase-Out
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Moving on from LIBOR: Squire Patton Boggs
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Financial Accounting Foundation Opens Search for New Executive Director.
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GASB Outlook E-Newsletter Fall 2019.
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MSRB Holds First Quarterly Board Meeting of FY 2020.
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SEC Proposes Exemption From Broker Registration for Certain Municipal Advisors.
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Proposed Rules Addressing LIBOR Phase-out Help Ease Reissuance Concerns.
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Background on LIBOR and SOFR.
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Local Governments Lobby for Stable NAV Bill; BlackRock $500B in Cash
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MSRB Seeks Input and Volunteers for Advisory Groups.
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FINRA Fines UBS Financial Services Inc. $2 Million for Continued Failures Relating to Short Positions in Municipal Securities.
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UBS Fined for Repeated Client-Reporting Inaccuracies on Munis.
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Muni Market Divides Over Disclosure.
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BDA 3Q Update – Advocacy & Representation of Member Firms
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BDA Continues Aggressive Advocacy on Non-Dealer MA Request of SEC.
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MSRB to Begin FY 2020 with Focus on Governance.
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GASB Tackles Phaseout of Libor, Growth of P3s.
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SEC Charges Los Angeles County School District and Two Officials with Defrauding Investors in $100 Million Bond Offering.
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Opinion: Why It Is Time To Break Up The insiders Club That Regulates The $4 Trillion Muni-Bond Market
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Bond Buyer Podcast: SIFMA’s Bentsen and Norwood on SIFMA’s Muni Priorities, Policy and Regulations
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Muni Market Awaits 2 Treasury Regulations.
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Dealers Double Down on Opposition to Muni Advisors Running Private Placements.
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BDA Urges SEC to Reject the PFM and NAMA Requests to Avoid Broker-Dealer Regulation
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MSRB Update Newsletter.
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Deutsche Bank Emerges as Whistle-Blower in Bond-Rig Probe.
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MSRB Proposed Rule Change to Amend and Restate the Application of Rule G-17: SIFMA Comment Letter
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BDA Releases a GSE Reform “White Paper” as the Debate on a Housing Finance Overhaul Heats Up.
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FINRA Issues Guidance on Member Firms’ Supervisory Obligations When Participating in Investment-Related Activities With Municipal Clients.
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FAF Trustees Appoint Fiona Ma to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council.
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NFMA Seeks Comments on Draft Recommended Best Practices in Disclosure for Dedicated Tax Bonds.
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SEC Chairman Calls for Legal Bulletin on EMMA Disclosures: King & Spalding
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SEC Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (FIMSAC) Meeting.
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MSRB Discusses Regulation Best Interest.
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MSRB Update Newsletter.
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Muni OS Boilerplate Headscratcher: Price Is ‘Priced To The Call Date’?
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SIFMA Comment Letter: Request for Comment on MSRB Rule G-23 on Activities of Dealers Acting as Financial Advisors
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Muni Groups Disagree on Role-Switching Prohibition.
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FINRA Notice Highlights Confusion.
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FINRA Regulatory Notice 19-28: Guidance Regarding Member Firms’ Supervisory Obligations when Participating in Investment-Related Activities with Municipal Clients.
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FINRA Reminds Firms Of Potential Municipal Advisor Registration Obligations.
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The View from Washington: A Conversation with the MSRB
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MSRB Announces New Officers and Board Members for FY 2020; Lynnette Kelly Retiring from MSRB.
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One of the Most Lucrative Regulatory Jobs in Washington Is Now Open.
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It’s Time for Truth in State and Local Government Finances.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
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New EMMA Newsletter.
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BQ Bill Introduced in Time for August Recess – What You Need to Know
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Lawyers, Issuers Say SEC’s Concern On Muni Disclosure Is Mostly Unfounded.
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SEC Chair Clayton Raises New Concern About Muni Disclosure.
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MSRB Opts to Chuck Year-Old Rule Amendment in Unusual Step.
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New MSRB Report Examines Impact of Mark-Up Disclosure Rule.
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Coal’s Dimming Future Spotlights Public Finance Disclosure Shortcomings.
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SEC Charges Municipal Advisor with Breach of Fiduciary Duty.
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House Financial Services Subcommittee Hearing on Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosure (ESG) Proposals.
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GFOA’s Federal Liaison Center Releases New Advocacy Resources.
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MSRB Course on Order Periods and Syndicate Practices.
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MSRB Rule G-37: Balancing Market Integrity with First Amendment Rights
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BDA Submits Response to SEC Regarding Recent PFM Request for Interpretative Relief.
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BDA Submits Letter in Support of Recent FIMSAC Proposal.
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SEC Approves Amendments Aimed At New Issue Transparency.
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In Major Blow To Its Opponents, SEC Pay-to-Play Rule Survives D.C. Circuit Challenge.
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MSRB Podcast: Municipal Advisor Considerations in Preparing for Examination
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