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NAIPFA Issues MA Rule Guide; GFOA to Offer Training
A group of non-dealer advisors on Wednesday released a guide for issuers and municipal advisors, saying it is designed to clear up misconceptions about the Securities and Exchange Commission's municipal advisor rules.
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Infrastructure
Rockefeller Makes Bridge Closure a Federal Case
U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller wants to know why the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey closed lanes on the George Washington Bridge in September.  more »
Enforcement
SEC Collected Record $3.4B in Monetary Sanctions in Fiscal Year 2013
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that it has "increased its attention to securities violations by municipalities and other participants in the market for securities of cities and other governmental issuers," but did not give any statistics.  more »
Budget & Finance
Senate Passes Budget Agreement That Extends BABs Sequester
The Senate passed a budget agreement Wednesday which helps to avoid another federal government shutdown but also extends the cuts to the subsidy payments to issuers of Build America Bonds and other direct-pay bonds by two years.  more »
Taxation
Market Groups Agree: Proposed Issue Price Rules Unworkable
Municipal market groups often at odds with one another are for once in agreement, with each telling the Internal Revenue Service that its proposed issue price rules are unworkable and would hurt issuers as well as the market.  more »
Securities Law
SIFMA Releases Best Practices For Broker's Brokers
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has released some best practice guidance designed to help firms comply with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's Rule G-43 on broker's brokers.  more »
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