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SEC Recommends No Action Against Former Babylon Town Finance Adviser.
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Skadden’s 2019 Insights: Political Law: What to Consider When Providing Investment Fund Services to US State and Local Government Entities.
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Brookings Institution Seeks Wide Range of Muni Research.
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MSRB to Discuss SEC’s Concerns on Disclosure at Quarterly Meeting.
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The MSRB Adds New BondWave AA Yield Curve to EMMA®
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BDA’s 116th Congress Policy Outlook.
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2018 BDA Regulatory and Legislative Accomplishments.
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MSRB Seeking Applications for Five Positions On Its 21-Member Governing Board.
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2012 Interpretive Notice Concerning the Application of MSRB Rule G-17 to Underwriters of Municipal Securities: SIFMA Comment Letter
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BDA Submits Comment Letter on Draft Amendments to 2012 Interpretive Notice on the Application of Rule G-17 to Underwriters of Municipal Securities.
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MSRB Releases Education Resource for New SEC Rule 15c2-12.
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BDA 2018 4Q Update – Advocacy & Representation
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NFMA Announces New 2019 Officers.
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Submit a Bid to Host a Future GFOA Conference.
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GASB Issues Proposed Implementation Guide on Fiduciary Activities.
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SEC Municipal Securities Conference Highlights Emerging Trends in Disclosure.
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MSRB 2018 Annual Report.
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MSRB Finalizes Compliance Resource on Application of Content Standards to Advertisements by Municipal Advisors under Rule G-40.
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Report: CAFR Is Best Format for Government Financial Data
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MSRB Compliance Corner.
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MSRB Establishes Formal Academic Program to Further Support Market Research.
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GASB Outlook E-Newsletter – Q4 2018
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FAF Trustees Reappoint GASAC Chair, Announce New Members and Reappointments.
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SEC Bars Ex-UBS Broker in Ohio for Muni Allocation Fraud.
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SEC Brings Charges Against Ex-UBS Financial Adviser and Senior Vice President Chris D. Rosenthal.
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SEC Enforcement by the Numbers.
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MSRB Announces Upcoming Changes to EMMA Website and Webinar about SEC Rule 15c2-12 Amendments.
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The Four Letters Transforming The Municipal Bond Market And Government Finance.
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Muni Bond Dangers You Should Look Out For.
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GASB Proposes New Implementation Guidance to Assist Stakeholders With Application of its Pronouncements.
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Dealers See Need For More Benchmark Transparency.
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GFOA Files Response to Proposed LIBOR Fallback Language.
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Audio for Select Sessions Now Available – BDA’s 10th Annual National Fixed Income Conference – Washington, DC
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U.S. Regulators Require Banks And Bank Affiliates To Amend Contracts With Utilities.
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MSRB Floats Proposal to Streamline Disclosure Process.
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BDA Forms Fixed Income Market Structure Working Group.
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MSRB Draft Interpretive Guidance on Pennying and Draft Amendments to Existing Guidance on Best Execution.
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NFMA Municipal Analysts Bulletin.
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NASACT Comments to OMB on Implications of GASB No. 87, Leases.
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BDA Responds to MSRB’s Report on Investor Transaction Costs when Trading Munis.
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SIFMA: US Bond Market Trading Volume
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SEC Provides Guidance on Chief Compliance Officer Liability as well as CEO and Firm Liability Related Thereto.
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MSRB Third Quarter Trading Stats.
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MSRB Update Newsletter.
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GFOA: New Amendments to SEC Rule 15c2-12
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BDA Annual National Fixed Income Conference Recap.
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10 Years Later: Laws and Rules that Reshaped the Muni Market.
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MSRB Announces Members of Board Advisory Groups.
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Financial Accounting Foundation Board of Trustees: Notice of Meeting
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NABL Regulatory Alert: Treasury Releases Proposed Regulations on Opportunity Zones; MSRB Announces Webinar on 15c2-12
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MSRB Market Structure Experts Examine Municipal Securities Pre-Trade Data from Alternative Trading Systems.
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New Best Practices at GFOA.
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Are Municipal Advisor Rules Unconstitutional?
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EMMA Security Details Page.
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Interaction between the Volcker Rule and Municipal Tender Option Bonds (TOBs): SIFMA Letter
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Content Standards to Advertisements by Municipal Advisors under MSRB Rule G-40: SIFMA Letter
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BDA Submits Comment Letter to the MSRB.
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MSRB Proposes Additional Qualification Requirements For Municipal Advisor Principals.
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Municipal Enforcement, What Direction Under SEC Chairman Clayton?
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SEC Office Of Municipal Securities Director Discusses Importance Of Investor Disclosures.
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Commentary: States Must Do More to Address Other Post-Employment Benefit Liabilities.
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FINRA Board Approves Revisions to 4210 Amendments.
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GASB Forms Working Group to Address Tribal Government Accounting and Financial Reporting Alternatives.
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NFMA Summary of SEC Rule 15c2-12 Amendments.
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Liquidity Coverage Ratio – Treatment of Certain Municipal Obligations as High-Quality Liquid Assets.
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Great Act Passes Out of Committee, Awaits Senate Vote.
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How the SEC Views MCDC’s Effects.
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What Experts Are Warning About Change From Libor.
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SEC Charges Broker-Dealer/Investment Adviser with Deficient Cybersecurity Procedures.
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GASB Wants Uniformity in Reporting Conduit Debt.
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MSRB Releases Fiscal Year 2019 Strategic Initiatives and Budget Summary.
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New Post in the Bond Buyer: BDA Group Wants to Play Key Role in Fixed Income Market Structure
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MBFA Increases Its Advocacy Efforts: Spearheads Two Capitol Hill Sessions on the Muni Bond Market and Hosts Fundraiser for Ranking Democrat on House Ways & Means Committee
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MSRB FAQs Regarding Permissible and Impermissible Uses of Municipal Advisory Client Lists and Case Studies by Municipal Advisors.
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GASB Issues Proposals Designed to Improve Government Financial Reports and Establish Recognition Concepts.
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BDA Submits Comment Letter: MSRB Draft Amendments to Primary Offering Rules
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Conflict of Interest Issues are Pivotal for Municipal Advisors.
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SEC Announces Muni Conference, as Regulators Face Backlash.
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Increased Transparency to Continuing Disclosure Requirements.
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MSRB Proposes Professional Qualification Requirements for Municipal Advisor Principals.
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Requesting Interpretive Guidance from the MSRB.
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Liquidity Coverage Ratio – Treatment of Certain Municipal Obligations as High-Quality Liquid Assets.
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Can EMMA Be Used as a Defense by Banks in VRDO Lawsuit?
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MSRB Seeks Comment on Application of Content Standards to Advertisements by Municipal Advisors.
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Interview with David Vaudt, Chairman of the GASB.
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GASB Clarifies Guidance on Majority Equity Interests.
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What ‘Adult Entertainment,’ Puerto Rico And Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Have In Common.
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MSRB Request for Comment on Draft Interpretive Guidance on Pennying and Draft Amendments to Existing Guidance on Best Execution.
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Why MSRB is Concerned About `Pennying’
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‘Flipping’ Cases Raise Systemic Muni Market Questions.
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Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Releases Three Key Documents that Serve as Building Blocks to Describe and Support Implementation of the Task Force’s Recommendations.
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The California Heat Assessment Tool.
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MSRB Requests Information on Municipal Market Indicators.
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S&P: SEC Disclosure Rule Changes Will Improve Transparency, But Municipal Bank Loan Structures Can Still Carry Hidden Risks.
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SEC Adopts Rule Amendments to Improve Municipal Securities Disclosure: Orrick
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US Federal Reserve Board, OCC and FDIC Issue Interim Final Rule with Respect to the Treatment of Certain Municipal Obligations as High-Quality Liquid Assets: Sherman & Sterling
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Commentary BDA Calls on Michigan Legislature to Promote Investment, Not Hamper Growth.
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MSRB Supports SEC Decision Regarding Bank Loan Disclosure.
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Seven Things to Know About the SEC’s Amendments to Rule 15c2-12: McGuireWoods
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SEC Adds Two New Disclosure Events to Rule 15c2-12.
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SEC Adopts Amendments to Rule 15c2-12.
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SEC Approves Narrower 15c2-12 Disclosure Amendments.
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SEC Amends Municipal Bond Continuing Disclosure Rules.
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MSRB Seeks Input on Draft FAQs on Use of Social Media in Advertising.
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MSRB Requests Comment on Draft FAQs Related to the Use of Social Media under Advertising Rules.
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BDA Continues to Be Leading Voice in Opposition to Michigan Senate Bill Restricting Negotiating Underwriting.
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BDA Submits Comment Letter on CFTC’s Proposed Amendments to the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition.
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SIFMA and ISDA Comments to De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition.
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SEC Says Muni Bond Firm in Boca Raton Committed Fraud.
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SEC Alleges Firms Conspired in ‘Flipping’ Deal With Muni Bonds.
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SEC Forces Cities to Reveal Wall Street Loans With Holdings Surging.
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How GASB Might Change Conduit Debt Reporting.
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Retrospective Review of 2012 Interpretive Notice Concerning the Application of MSRB Rule G-17 to Underwriters of Municipal Securities.
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GASB Proposes Improvements to Reporting of Conduit Debt Obligations.
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BDA Submits Comment Letter on MSRB Retrospective Review of Underwriter Disclosures to Issuers.
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BDA 3rd Qtr Advocacy Priorities 2018
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MSRB Notes Compliance Risks of Issuer-Solicited Charitable Donations: Skadden
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MSRB Releases Report Card on Investor Protection Initiatives.
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MSRB Holds Quarterly Board Meeting.
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SIFMA: Treatment of Municipal Securities under the Liquidity Coverage Ratio Rules.
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Senator Slams Muni Bond Regulator as ‘Incestuous’
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MSRB Requests Comment on Amendments to Primary Offering Rules.
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SIFMA’s Response to MSRB Request for Comment on Draft MSRB Rule G-36, on Discretionary Transactions in Customer Accounts, and Related Draft Amendments.
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What Dodd-Frank Has Done for Muni Ratings.
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U.S. SEC Panel Recommends Review of Electronic Bond Trading Rules.
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MSRB Chief Economist Examines Decline of Transaction Costs for Customer Trades in the Municipal Bond Market.
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MSRB Adds New Municipal Market Yield Curves to EMMA.
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EMMA Now Provides Free Access to Bloomberg BVAL’s AAA Callable Yield Curve.
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MSRB Adds a AAA Callable Yield Curve from IHS Markit.
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BDA RECAP: Members Participate in Capitol Hill Fly-in on FINRA Rule 4210 & Host Congressional Fundraiser.
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IHS Markit Brings Bond Pricing Data to Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s Market Transparency Platform.
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Seven Things Everyone Asks About Continuing Disclosure: Gilmore Bell
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Is The Used Car Market More Transparent Than The Bond Market?
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SEC Revokes Firm Registration and Bars Municipal Advisor Following Court Sanctions.
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Bill Making Munis HQLA Passed.
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4210 Update: Rep Hultgren Sends Letter to SEC Chair Raising Anti-Competitive and FINRA Statutory Authority Concerns.
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GASB: From the President’s Desk – Independence Day Special Issue
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NFMA Municipal Analysts Bulletin Vol. 28, No. 2
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BDA: MSRB Requests Comment on Draft FAQs for Rule G-40.
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MSRB Seeks Input on Draft FAQ on Use of Municipal Advisory Client Lists and Case Studies.
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Why Issuers Want to Undo Money Market Mutual Fund Rules.
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UBS to Pay $4.3 million in Puerto Rico Bonds Claim.
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UBS Ordered to Pay $4.3M Over Puerto Rico Bonds Case.
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New MSRB Report Examines Trends in Customer Trading Activity of Municipal Securities Dealers.
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BDA’s 2nd Qtr Advocacy Priorities.
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Preparing for the Consolidated FINRA Registration Rules and Restructured Examination Requirements.
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BDA Sends Letters of Support for PCAOB Audit Exemption Bill Senate Banking Committee to Hold Hearing on the Bill Next Week.
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The Markup Rule for Municipal Bonds.
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SIFMA: Select Enhancements to Protect Retail Investors in Municipal and Corporate Bonds.
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MSRB Compliance Corner – Summer, 2018
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MSRB Initiates Retrospective Review of Underwriter Disclosures to Issuers.
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Rule 4210 Update: BDA Submits Capital Charge Letter to FINRA.
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Interactive Brokers Welcomes New Bond Disclosure Rules.
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Hawkins Advisory: Cybersecurity – Municipal Disclosure
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MSRB Launches Re-Engineered Trade Reporting System.
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Muni Bonds Measure Heads to White House.
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How an Arcane, New Accounting Standard is Helping Reporters Follow the Money.
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The Fight for Advanced Refundings Continues.
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Congress Passes Legislation to Classify Municipal Securities as High Quality Liquid Assets.
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House Passes Senate-Approved Bank Regulatory Reform Bill – BDA’s Advocacy Efforts Help Classify Muni Bonds as HQLA.
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Banking Bill Expected to Help Lower State and Local Borrowing Costs.
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Better Disclosure Is One Florida Issuer’s Path to Lower Borrowing Costs.
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FINRA to Start Examining New Muni Markup Rule Compliance.
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Pennsylvania Sues Over Troubled Harrisburg Incinerator Bond Deals.
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The Curtain Is Lifted For Municipal Bond Markups.
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MSRB Requests Comment on Re-Establishing Standalone Rule on Discretionary Transactions in Customer Accounts.
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MBFA Chair Submits Commentary in the Bond Buyer.
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SEC Adopts Amendments to Modify MA Forms.
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MSRB Establishes Advertising Rule for Municipal Advisors and Enhances Dealer Advertising Rule.
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SEC Approves Delay of Rule 4210.
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New Commission Disclosure Rule Could Alter Bond Market.
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Why Your Clients May Push Back on Bond Fees.
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U.S. Muni Bond Firms Race to Comply with New Price Transparency Rule.
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Starting Next Week You Can See Brokers’ Profits From Bond Sales.
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Here’s How Much Your Broker Makes When You Buy a Bond.
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Regulatory Changes Put Spotlight On Bond Pricing, Disclosure.
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Welcome to a Know-Your-Fees World, Muni-Bond Buyers.
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SEC Sues Municipal Adviser for Lying to Texas School District.
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SEC Charges Texas-Based Muni Advisor With Defrauding School District.
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Muni Brokerage Head Says Pricing Rules Won’t Aid Mutual Funds.
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Increasing Civil and Criminal Enforcement in the Municipal Bond Market.
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MSRB Holds Quarterly Meeting.
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S&P: Bank Loan Structures Risks Remain, But GASB 88 Is A Positive Step Toward Transparency In Financial Reporting.
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Muni Regulator to Seek Comment on ‘Pennying’ by Dealers.
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Commentary: EMMA Hits a Milestone in Muni Transparency.
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Milestones in Municipal Market Transparency: The Evolution of EMMA.
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EMMA Municipal Bond Info Website Becoming More User Friendly.
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MSRB’s New Online MuniEdPro® Course on Rules G-8 and G-9.
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SIFMA: Draft FAQs Regarding Rule G-42 and the Making of Recommendations.
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BDA Submits Comment Letter: MSRB Seeks Input on a Compliance Resource to Help Distinguish Advice and Recommendations (Rule G-42).
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BDA UPDATE: SEC Votes to Move Forward with “Fiduciary” Rule.
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GASB Statement No. 88 Defines Debt and Increases Disclosure Requirements for Government Financial Statements: Orrick
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FINRA Publishes Regulatory Notice Regarding 2018 GASB Accounting Support Fee .
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Commentary: Muni Industry Best Served by Wider Acceptance of Group Net Syndication Rule.
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MSRB Provides Overview Of Municipal Market Derivatives Regulatory Framework.
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BDA Submits Comment Letter: FINRA Requests Comment on the Application of Certain Rules to Government Securities and to Other Debt Securities More Broadly.
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GASB Establishes New Guidance on Debt Disclosures, Addresses Direct Borrowings and Direct Placements.
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Continuing Disclosure in the Municipal Bond Market: Importance of Compliance.
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Compelling a Muni Indenture Trustee to Arbitrate Before FINRA: Kramer Levin
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