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SEC Approves MSRB’s Shorter Period for Resolving Interdealer Failures.
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SEC Announces MCDC Issuer Enforcement Actions.
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SEC: Issuer Settlements Show Widespread, Pervasive Disclosure Problems.
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SEC Aims to Exclude Municipal Advisors from its Pay-to-Play Rule.
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SEC Says 71 Muni Borrowers Lied About Disclosure Histories.
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SEC Charges 71 Muni Issuers for Misleading Investors.
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SIFMA Statement on SEC MCDC Enforcement Action.
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S&P: What Will A Continuing-Disclosure Settlement Mean For Muni Credit?
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GFOA: Your Action Requested on Senate-Side High Quality Liquid Assets Legislation.
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Impact of Pay-to-Play Rules in the 2016 Election Cycle: K&L Gates
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MSRB to Shorten Time Frame for Resolving Open Inter-Dealer Transactions.
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BDA Submits Comment Letter to the SEC on FINRA’s U.S. Treasury Transaction Reporting Proposed Rule.
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S&P Releases MCDC Settlement Commentary.
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MSRB to Shorten Time Frame for Resolving Open Inter-Dealer Transactions.
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Why Dealers and Academics Are Clashing Over MSRB Trade Data Proposal.
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Why Market Groups Want SEC Disclosure Guidance.
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Behind California’s Effort Targeting Bond Measure ‘Pay-to-Play’.
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Has The California State Treasurer’s Office Gone Underground?
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Memphis Ministry’s Conduit Debt Put on Watch by S&P on HUD Probe.
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MSRB Files Rule Change and Guidance Related to ABLE Programs.
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MSRB Provides Guidance on Trade Reporting Rule.
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Memphis Ministry’s Muni-Bond Sales Being Investigated by SEC.
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BDA and Others Submit Comments to the SEC on CDAs.
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NFMA Issues Comment Letter on Primary and Secondary Market Disclosure in the Municipal Market.
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Issuers: Watch a Step-By-Step Video on Customizing EMMA Issuer Homepages.
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Who Will Be Joining the MSRB Board in October.
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MSRB Files Clarifying Amendment to Rule G-37.
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GFOA: August Recess Is Here – Are you Ready?
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Why MSRB Is Giving a $5.5M Rebate to Dealers.
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State GOP Parties: SEC Was Legally Required to Reject Rule G-37 Changes.
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Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Names Woodell Chair.
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BDA Submits Comment Letter to the SEC on FINRA’s TRACE Academic Data Set Proposed Rule.
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BDA Submits Comment Letter to the SEC on FINRA’s CMO Reporting and Dissemination Proposed Rule.
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MSRB Releases Muni Market Stats for 2016, Q2.
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MSRB Holds Quarterly Board Meeting.
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U.S. Muni Regulator Scraps Pursuit of Bank Loan Disclosure Rule.
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California Treasurer Cracks Down on Pay to Play.
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Calif. Treasurer to Boot Bond Counsel That Back Campaigns.
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Why the SEC Says it Can’t Fight a Challenge to a Pay-To-Play Rule.
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Why the MSRB is Shortening its Dealer Closeout Timeframes.
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SIFMA Submits Comments to the SEC on FINRA and MSRB Proposed Rules.
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MSRB Files Amendment to Proposal to Modernize Close-Out Procedures.
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MSRB Announces Regulatory Topics to be Discussed at Upcoming Board Meeting.
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How Ramapo, N.Y. and its Attorney Are Disputing SEC Fraud Charges.
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EMMA Now Indicates ATS and Non-Transaction-Based-Compensation Trades.
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Hultgren Introduces Municipal Advisor Choice Act in Congress.
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More Information on Trades Now Available on EMMA®
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Expanding Municipal Securities Enforcement: Profound Changes for Issuers and Officials.
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Analysts Call for Clarity on Municipal Restructurings.
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Why Issuers Must Increase Statutory Lien Disclosure.
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MSRB and the Municipal Forum of New York Host Municipal Finance Day in Washington, DC.
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DOL Fiduciary Rule Gets It Half Right On the Municipal Bond Market.
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Cedar Rapids, SEC Negotiating Settlement Over Federal Securities Violation.
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What MSRB Wants to Change in New Academic Data Product with SEC.
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State Groups Challenging G-37 Ask Court to Consolidate Cases.
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MSRB Reminds Municipal Securities Dealers of July 18, 2016 Effective Date of Changes to Trade Reporting Requirements.
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U.S. Senator Asks SEC to Examine Puerto Rico Debt Negotiations.
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Who Should Police Municipal Markets?
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BDA Submits Comment Letter to SEC on MSRB’s Proposal to Update Close-Out Procedures.
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NABL: House Bill Would Move Fines from MSRB Violations.
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MSRB Seeks Approval to Create Municipal Market Data Product for Academic Researchers.
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MSRB to Launch E-Learning Courses.
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MSRB Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Content of Municipal Advisor Representative Qualification Examination (Series 50).
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Why SIFMA, BDA Want Shorter Dealer Closeout Timeframes.
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MSRB Adds Economic Calendar to EMMA.
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Hawkins Advisory: MSRB Rule G-42.
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Why the SEC Barred a Former Charter School Operator From the Market.
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SIFMA Submits Comments to the SEC on MSRB Rule G-12 Proposal.
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MSRB: New Rules Coming this Summer.
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MSRB Makes ABLE Offering Documents Available on EMMA.
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SEC: Muni Advisors Acted Deceptively With California School Districts.
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SIFMA: States Can do More to Improve Muni Issuer Disclosure.
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SEC Hits MAs, Execs With $200,000 Fine in First of a Kind Case.
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White: SEC Focused on Possible Puerto Rico Bond-Related Violations.
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Phoenix Investment Firm Probed on Muni-Bond Sales.
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GFOA Issues Alert on MCDC Initiative Settlement Terms for Issuers.
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MSRB Reminds Municipal Advisors of June 23, 2016 Effective Date of New Rule G-42.
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SIFMA Urges SEC to Amend Muni Disclosure Rule & Issue Additional Guidance.
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MSRB: Implications for Supervisory Procedures of Newly Effective Rules.
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GFOA Issues Alert on Rule G-42.
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SIFMA to SEC: It’s Time to Revise Rule 15c2-12 on Muni Disclosure.
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SIFMA: States Can do More to Improve Muni Issuer Disclosure.
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SIFMA Urges SEC to Amend Muni Disclosure Rule & Issue Additional Guidance.
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MSRB Updates Content Outline for Municipal Advisor Qualification Exam.
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SEC Said to Study Muni Bank Loan Disclosure That Vanguard Wants.
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SEC Settles First Muni Advisor Action Under Provisions of Dodd-Frank Act.
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SEC Announces Deal With Two California-Based Municipal Advisory Firms.
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MSRB to Launch Permanent Series 50 Exam September 12, 2016.
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DOJ’s Recent Rulemaking Action for State and Local Government Websites Reveals Its Current Thinking on Web Accessibility.
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Why Market Groups Want MSRB to Abandon Bank Loan Proposal.
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Muni Entities Could Get Rebates, MSRB Says.
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MSRB: Sept. 12 is Date For Permanent MA Qualification Exam.
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The SEC Is AWOL on Puerto Rico.
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How Groups Want To See Minimum Denomination Exceptions Changed.
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How SIFMA Is Helping MAs Before Rule G-42 Implementation.
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NABL: Economic Calendar Coming to EMMA
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BDA Submits Comment Letter to MSRB on Proposed Amendment to Rule G-15(f).
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SIFMA AMG Submits Comments to the MSRB on Concept Proposal to Improve Disclosure of Direct Purchases and Bank Loans.
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SIFMA Submits Comments to the MSRB in Response to Request for Comment on Clarifying Exceptions to Minimum Denomination Rule.
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MSRB: Roles and Responsibilities of the Deal Team.
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FINRA Files Complaint Charging Lawson Financial Corporation, CEO With Fraudulent Municipal Bond Sales, and Charging CEO With Misuse of Customer’s Charitable Trust Funds.
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The Hidden Risks of a Growing Way to Pay for Infrastructure.
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GFOA Alert: Bank Loan Disclosure
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MSRB Seeks SEC Approval of Proposal to Update Close-Out Procedures.
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Seven Accused of Selling Fake Bonds.
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How The MSRB Wants To Change Dealer Closeout Procedures.
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MSRB Publishes Educational Resources on Municipal Advisor Conduct Rule.
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Lessons from Ramapo: Squire Patton Boggs
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MSRB: Trades Up; Disclosure Documents Down in 1Q 2016.
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MCDC’s Appropriateness, Effect on Market Disclosure Debated.
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New York City Speaker Seeks SEC Probe of OppenheimerFunds on Puerto Rico.
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BDA Submits Comment Letter to the SEC: FINRA Rule 4210 “TBA” Margin Amendments.
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MSRB Expands Access To Data Offerings Through Research Platform.
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MSRB Reminds Municipal Advisors and Dealers of the May 6, 2016 Effective Date of Amendments to Gifts Rule.
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MSRB Investor Notice: The Importance of Monitoring Municipal Bonds.
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SEC Approves MSRB Rule Changes For Two-Day Settlements.
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MSRB to Accept Additional Board Applications for Specific Category.
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Stage Set for Shortened Trade Settlement Cycle for Municipal Securities.
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Supreme Court Reinforces Free-Speech Protections for Public Employees.
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MCDC Has Improved Disclosure But Issues Remain.
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Half-Hearted Relief for Munis: The Fed Adopts a Final Rule to Include Certain Municipal Securities as HQLAs Under the LCR Rule.
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SEC Muni Enforcement To Increase Coordination with Justice, FBI.
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MSRB to File Revised Closeout Proposal With SEC, Review Reserve Funds.
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MSRB to Provide Municipal Market Trading Data to Academics Through Wharton Research Service.
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New Chair John Fechter to Help BDA with Full Plate of Issues.
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MSRB Holds Quarterly Board Meeting.
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SIFMA Asks SEC To Update 15c2-12, Create Parallel Rule for MAs.
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MSRB Issues Interpretative Guidance for ABLE Programs.
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MSRB Reminds Municipal Advisors of the April 23, 2016 Effective Date of Amendments to MSRB Rule G-44(d) on Annual Certification Requirements.
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Wall Street Lobbyist Wants Advisers to Vet Bond Disclosures.
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Stadium Financing Deal in N.Y. Town Ends in Fraud Charges.
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NABL: SEC Chair White Testifies in Support of Increased SEC Budget, Praises MCDC.
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New York Suburb, Officials Charged in Landmark Bond Fraud Case.
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MSRB To Weigh Complaints on Proposal to Determine Markups.
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Municipal Bond Market Faces New Pressure.
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Chapman and Cutler: MSRB Proposes Additional Exceptions for Trading Municipal Bonds Below Stated Minimum Denominations.
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MSRB Proposes Clarifying Minimum Denomination Rule Exceptions.
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FINRA Regulatory Notice: Direct Purchases and Bank Loans as Alternatives to Public Financing in the Municipal Securities Market.
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Purchasers of ABLE Accounts May Now Be Protected by MSRB Investor Protection Rules.
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NABL: MSRB Seeks Comment on Direct Purchase Disclosure.
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MSRB Seeks Comment on Clarifying Exceptions to Minimum Denomination Rule.
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Fed Rule Treating More Munis as HQLA Seen As Too Restrictive.
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Ellis Straddles the Line Between Politics, Municipal Finance and Public Policy.
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NABL: MSRB, FINRA Notice on “Loan” and “Security”
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MSRB Asks About Requiring MAs to Disclose Bank Loan Info From Issuers.
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Lawyers Call For Challenges to SEC Administrative Proceedings.
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Fed Rule Allows Banks to Use Munis as Part of Crisis Buffer.
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Federal Reserve Issues Final Rule on Banks’ Municipal Bond Holdings.
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MSRB Provides Resources on Puerto Rico Issuers.
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MSRB Seeks Comment on Potential Rulemaking to Improve Transparency of Direct Purchases and Bank Loans.
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Finra Arbitration Panel Orders UBS to Pay for Damages Over Puerto Rico Bond Losses.
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Scalia, Alito Court Absences Shape Puerto Rico Debt-Relief Bid.
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Puerto Rico Gets Mixed Reception at U.S. Supreme Court.
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Sotomayor Helps Puerto Rico Argue Its Bankruptcy Case.
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Puerto Rico Fights for Chapter 9 Bankruptcy in Supreme Court.
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House Introduces Public Employee Pension Transparency Act Bill.
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More Than 1,600 Advisors Take Pilot Municipal Advisor Exam.
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Tax-Exempt Bonds: Post-Issuance Compliance Issues.
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NABL: SEC Charges Municipal Advisor for Failing to Disclose Conflict.
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SEC Approves MSRB Plan To Lengthen Board Terms To Four Years.
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SEC: Don’t Argue About Materiality After MCDC Submission.
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SEC Sues Muni Adviser for Undisclosed Fees Under New Rules.
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Buyers Sing Blues After Memphis Bond Default Goes Unrecognized.
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SEC Reports First ‘Fiduciary’ Settlement Involving Municipal Adviser.
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MSRB Lengthens Board Member Terms of Service.
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SEC: RIEDC, Wells Fargo Defrauded Investors In 38 Studios Deal.
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Fed’s Brainard: Regulation May Hurt Bond Market Liquidity — But it’s Preventing Something Much Worse.
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SIFMA: Cut MSRB’s Proposed Close-Out Period for Muni Trades in Half.
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SEC Issues Record Fine to California’s Largest Agricultural Water District.
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Wells Fargo Charged With Fraud in Video Game Start-Up Case.
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Major California Water District Hit With Rare Federal Fine.
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California Water District Fined by S.E.C. Over ‘Enron Accounting.’
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MSRB Revises Effective Date for Amendments to Transaction Reporting.
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MSRB Seeks Approval to Facilitate Shortening the Settlement Cycle.
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SEC Charges Rhode Island Agency and Wells Fargo With Fraud in 38 Studios Bond Offering.
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BDA Submits Letter to MSRB on Rule G-12, Modernizing Close-Out Procedures.
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UBS Beats Back $3.5M Arbitration Claim from Client’s Estate.
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Muni Finance Caucus Launched in House.
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Congress Creates Bipartisan Municipal Finance Caucus.
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Washington Battles Over Munis: Safe or Hard to Sell?
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George K. Baum FINRA Case Shows Excessive Fee, Bond Ballot Concerns.
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Six Firms To Pay $103.5M in Preliminary Settlements Over Bid-Rigging.
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Regulators Tone Deaf, Stephens Says.
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George K. Baum Overcharged School District, Regulator Says.
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Bond Dealers Would Have to Report Retail Markups in Finra Plan.
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Smaller Brokerages Band Together to Challenge Regulatory Costs.
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Natixis, Société Générale Settle Municipal Bond Fraud Charges.
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FINRA Approves Enhanced Price Disclosure to Retail Investors in Fixed-Income Securities.
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MSRB Launches Outreach Effort for Issuers on the Municipal Securities Market.
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NABL Submits Additional Issue Price Comments.
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Oppenheimer One of 7 Firms FINRA Fines Over Minimum Denominations.
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MSRB Amends its Rule Regarding Calculations for Bonds that Do Not Pay Interest Semi-Annually.
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Initial Support for MSRB Pricing Guidance Proposal.
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Why Do Politicians Care So Much About the Fine Print in Regulators’ Liquidity Requirements for Banks?
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MSRB Publishes Draft Guidance to Support Fair Pricing of Municipal Securities and Dealer Compensation Calculations.
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California Wants More Disclosure From Bond Issuers.
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Groups Threaten to Challenge Constitutionality of Revised G-37.
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New Bond Rules Target Large Broker Fees.
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Municipal Advisors to be Subject to New Pay-to-Play Regulations.
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