Kyle Glazier is the Washington Bureau Chief of The Bond Buyer. He has previously covered securities law, the Far West, and markets. He has previously written for the Houston Chronicle, Albany Times-Union, and The Denver Post. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado.
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The Government Finance Officers Association has adopted revised best practices to adjust for municipal advisor regulation that takes effect July 1.
March 21 -
The sentencing dates for convicted bid riggers Brian Zwerner, Douglas Goldberg, and Daniel Naeh have been delayed again.
March 20 -
Attorneys opposed to new municipal advisor regulation warned state treasurers this week that the new regime will end productive relationships with investment bankers and hurt issuers financially.
March 19 -
Regulatory officials are urging state treasurers to take the lead on helping municipalities understand disclosure compliance, as well as remaining engaged on developing municipal advisor rulemaking and guidance.
March 18 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board on Monday proposed to amend its rule on professional qualifications to cover municipal advisors and require them to take a test as soon as next year.
March 17 -
The Financial Industry Regulatory has a growing list of arbitration claims related to Puerto Rico bonds on its plate as investors seek damages for what they claim was misleading advice about bond funds.
March 13 -
Dealer groups are happy that the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has exempted sophisticated municipal market professionals from its proposed best execution rule, but would like more guidance and economic analysis going forward.
March 13 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission to consolidate interpretive guidance on dealers' time-of-trade disclosure obligations into three new rules and amendments to an existing rule.
March 12 -
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association is urging the Securities and Exchange Commission not to approve the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's proposed fair-pricing rule, arguing it is too intertwined with another pending rule.
March 12 -
A federal judge has ordered seven defendants to disgorge millions in ill-gotten gains and imposed other administrative penalties stemming from a pay-to-play case involving the New York State Common Retirement Fund.
March 11 -
Bankers and dealers told the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board that a blanket ban on principal transactions by firms acting as municipal advisors is unworkable, but non-dealer MAs disagreed in comments filed Monday.
March 10 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday announced an initiative to encourage issuers and underwriters of municipal securities to self-report certain violations of the federal securities laws rather than wait for their violations to be detected.
March 10 -
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.
March 7 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking board has increased the fees it charges for several of its data subscription products and services.
March 3 -
Rep. Dave Camp's tax reform proposal would provide some additional revenue stability to the beleaguered island, and the controversial discussion draft is welcomed by the commonwealth's representative in Congress and others working to advance the territory's interests.
February 28 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's proposal to consolidate its multiple registration requirements and forms for municipal securities dealers and municipal advisors.
February 28 -
Justice Department lawyers have filed new documents to support their argument that convicted bid-rigger David Rubin should face a stiff penalty for his crimes because the kickbacks he received as part of the scheme caused real loss to municipal issuers.
February 27 -
Municipal market trades increased for the first time in three years in 2013, driven by retail-sized transactions, according to the annual fact book the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
February 26 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has proposed a supervision rule for municipal advisors that would subject all MAs to an oversight responsibility similar to what dealers and dealer-affiliated advisors have under existing rules.
February 25 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a new rule that will require underwriters of 529 college savings plans to submit more in-depth financial information to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board twice a year.
February 24
