Kathie O'Donnell

Court challenges to self-regulatory organizations may have the potential to trigger a financial crisis, a law professor warns.

The MSRB said its board at a previously scheduled meeting Thursday authorized the filing of further amendments to Rule G-14 .

FINRA found that Tradeweb had violated an MSRB rule by failing to include the 'NTBC indicator' when reporting certain municipal securities transactions.

Disasters like wildfires, floods and hurricanes "are striking harder and more often."

The American Securities Association in a brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit said an SEC order should be set aside because the MSRB is unconstitutionally structured.

One California city has found that corralling a joint powers authority isn't easy.

Seconds – even just one of them – count, FINRA's fining of MarketAxess shows

Trump's executive order raises concern about whether the SEC will pursue certain fraudsters, even if staff deems action warranted.

MSRB holistic review of its MA rules "likely to be a multi-year project," NAMA executive director says.

Yields and market volatility "positively correlated with trading volume," a research report published by MSRB finds.

Portfolio managers seem more sanguine about threats to the tax exemption from Congress.

Hilltop and other firms say more recent SEC off-channel communications settlements eliminated "costly and burdensome" requirements that were imposed on them.

MSRB CEO Mark Kim said the current regulatory outlook in Washington "is uncertain."

The muni industry is trying to get to the bottom of questions around how the House arrived at savings estimates for eliminating the tax exemption.

MSRB believes "it's an appropriate time" to launch a holistic review of its municipal advisor rules, CEO Mark Kim said.

Dealer groups are urging the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board to change the way it charges fees to municipal advisors.

MSRB Chair Warren "Bo" Daniels stressed the importance of issuer feedback as beta testing for the modernized EMMA website continues.

The SEC's muni office chief stopped short of saying there might be enforcement imminent.

Ongoing work to potentially simplify the new issue disclosure submission process and discussion of dealer supervisory obligations will be among topics on deck at the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's upcoming quarterly board meeting.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board reported total net assets of $67 million for its fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2024, up 14% from a year earlier.