Connor Hussey is a reporter for the Bond Buyer. Before settling on municipal securities, he covered many facets of the finance industry, including private equity for Private Equity International and Private
Funds CFO, as well as tax for the International Tax Review and financial law for the International Financial Law Review. He has a B.A. in Economics and English Literature from the University of Maine.
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New MSRB Rule G-46 on the duties of solicitor municipal advisors goes into effect on March 1
March 1 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's request for information on small firms has commenters divided over what rules should apply to small firms and how the board should go about instituting them.
February 27 -
The board has initiated a review of the annual rate card process.
February 20 -
According to FINRA, the banking giant failed to close out 239 inter-dealer transactions in a timely manner as well as failing to take possession of 247 short positions.
February 16 -
Comments submitted to the SEC on the MSRB's amendments to Rule G-14 note how important exceptions for manual trades and limited trading activity are in the move to a one-minute reporting standard.
February 16 -
The decision to add Early is a positive sign the Treasury understands the importance of the municipal market and having its own expertise it can call on.
February 15 -
The MSRB requested information about the challenges facing small firms the firms have not held back in citing what they view as a difficult regulatory environment.
February 13 -
The honeymoon phase for generic ESG declarations is over, market participants said at the 2024 National Outlook Conference, as a dynamic focused on data and credit analysis is beginning to emerge.
February 9 -
Speaking at the 2024 National Outlook Conference, MSRB chief executive officer noted the number of calls the MSRB has received since the suspension was announced.
February 8 -
The amendments add a new section to Rule G-12 to align with Exchange Act Rule 15c6-2.
February 8 -
Biden administration officials have indicated they will not be appealing the Eleventh Circuit's decision allowing states to use ARPA funds to offset tax cuts to the Supreme Court.
February 2 -
The unexpected suspension raises immediate questions about transactions that have already occurred but have yet to close.
January 30 -
The veteran-owned Academy Securities failed to file Form G-37 reports in a timely manner, and failed to disclose another 60 municipal underwritings where the firm acted in a managerial capacity.
January 30 -
Brandon Comer and his firm Comer Capital Group have to pay the sum as part of a final judgment reached in federal court in Illinois.
January 29 -
The proposed amendments, which help to establish a residential supervisory location to help dealers better adapt to a post-COVID world, were approved at the MSRB's quarterly board meeting.
January 26 -
The SEC has settled charges against Aon Investments and in a separate action, a former executive of the firm for misleading the Pennsylvania Public Employees' Retirement System.
January 25 -
A letter co-sgned by Bond Dealers of America and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association urges the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board to institute its 2024 rate card, for fear that reverting back to 2023 levels would be disruptive for dealers.
January 25 -
Capital Markets Advisors and its co-principals Richard Ganci and Richard Tortora are caught up in a legal back and forth with the SEC over how MSRB Rule G-42 on conflicts of interest applies to their case.
January 23 -
The regulator has charged a former chief compliance officer $15,000 and a firm $100,000 in twp separate enforcement actions.
January 22 -
The second board meeting of FY 2024 will also see the board mull whether it should modernize its dealer supervision rule.
January 18
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