Municipal Bond Regulation News

Washington

Piwowar Wants to Improve Muni Price Transparency

Securities and Exchange Commission member Michael Piwowar has asked the staff of the Office of Municipal Securities to give him some proposals that he can push through the SEC to improve price transparency in the municipal market.

Infrastructure

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Transportation Bills Introduced

Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., wants an additional $4 billion of tax-exempt private activity bonds available for transportation projects. more »

Enforcement

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Rubin Bid-Rig Sentencing Postponed Yet Again

The sentencing of municipal bond bid-rigger David Rubin has been postponed to 3:30 p.m. March 12. more »

Budget & Finance

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Muni Market Shrinks; Bank Muni Holdings Rise

The total amount of outstanding municipal securities in the market fell almost 1.2% to $3.67 trillion last year from 2012, while munis held by banks jumped 14.68% to $416.4 billion over the same period, according to the Federal Reserve's latest Flow of Funds report released Thursday. more »

Taxation

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Camp Criticizes Obama's Corporate Tax Reform Proposal

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp said Wednesday that he appreciates President Obama's desire to overhaul the corporate tax code, but nonetheless is critical of the president's fiscal 2015 budget. more »