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 Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has for the first time has made public its policy on interpretive guidance, an action the MSRB said is consistent with its focus on regulatory clarity and efficiency.
By Kyle GlazierAugust 9 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is close to releasing a notice aimed at helping issuers avoid a "disclosure vacuum" similar to the one that brought federal enforcement actions down on Harrisburg, Pa. earlier this year.
By Kyle GlazierAugust 8 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is seeking input from municipal market participants on whether it should require broker-dealers to seek "best execution" of customer orders for municipal securities and how this concept can best be applied to munis.
By Kyle GlazierAugust 6 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday charged UBS Securities with violating securities laws while structuring and marketing a collateralized debt obligation by failing to disclose that it retained $23.6 million in upfront cash it received in the course of acquiring collateral for the CDO.
By Kyle GlazierAugust 6 -
Elisse Walter is leaving the Securities and Exchange Commission, but the commissioner and former chairman who worked to shed more light on the municipal market is confident her colleagues will carry on the push for increased transparency when she leaves after five years.
By Kyle GlazierAugust 5 -
The Senate confirmed Michael Piwowar and Kara Stein as members of the Securities and Exchange Commission by unanimous consent Thursday evening.
By Kyle GlazierAugust 2 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is seeking input from market participants on whether it should collect pre-trade pricing information from broker-dealers and make it available over its online EMMA system.
By Kyle GlazierJuly 31 -
Alternative trading system operator BondDesk has teamed up with market information company Fabkom to distribute bid-wanted requests in a move the companies said will help retail investors get better prices.
By Kyle GlazierJuly 31 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board on Tuesday named new officers and board members who will assume their posts Oct. 1.
By Kyle GlazierJuly 30 -
Twelve dealer firms are asking the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board to adopt further restrictions on bond ballot contributions by broker-dealers, and each of those firms has pledged a two-year moratorium on making any such contributions related to bonds they seek to underwrite.
By Kyle GlazierJuly 29 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board will issue two concept releases next month, one seeking public comment on whether to develop a best execution rule and another requesting input on enhancing post-trade data reporting and developing standards for collecting pre-trade information.
By Kyle GlazierJuly 26 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal for money market funds to use floating net asset values could cost state and local governments millions dollars and force them to abandon MMF investments, market participants and a new study asserted Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierJuly 25 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission's recent enforcement action against Miami, Fla. signals the commission's seriousness about both upholding prior cease and desist orders and holding public officials accountable, market participants said.
By Kyle GlazierJuly 24 -
A coalition of dealers, issuers and other muni market participants have sent a letter to Senate Finance Committee leaders urging them to preserve the federal tax exemption for municipal bonds.
By Kyle GlazierJuly 23 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board said Monday that in the wake of Detroit's bankruptcy filing, investors need to be mindful that not all general obligation bonds carry the same level of security in the event of issuer insolvency.
By Kyle GlazierJuly 22 -
Dealer groups are concerned provisions of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's proposed rules on retail order periods could be burdensome, while independent financial advisors say the rules will be almost useless without a definition of "retail."
By Kyle GlazierJuly 22 -
Existing home sales fell 1.2% to a seasonally adjusted 5.08 million-unit rate in June from a revised 5.14 million pace the previous month, the National Association of Realtors announced Monday.
By Kyle GlazierJuly 22 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit Friday against Miami, Fla. and the city's former budget director, charging them with securities fraud for making faulty disclosures in connection with three 2009 bond offerings totaling $153.5 million.
By Kyle GlazierJuly 19 -
Pressure is mounting for the Securities and Exchange Commission to complete its rulemaking defining municipal advisors, with congressional aides saying a House panel will likely hold a hearing on potentially preemptive legislation after the August recess.
By Kyle GlazierJuly 18 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, at its quarterly meeting in Boston next week, will consider whether to create a rule to crackdown on front running as well as request comments on applying best execution practices in municipal bond.
By Kyle GlazierJuly 17