Sarah Wynn

If the proposal is approved, the timing of issuers' annual financial disclosures would be prominently displayed as soon as the beginning of 2020.

The changes will slim down underwriters' disclosures to issuers, which many believed had become too lengthy and wordy to be useful.

Data on default rates shows that while there has been improvement in consistency between corporate and muni ratings, there is still work to be done.

At an SEC Fixed Income Market Structure Committee meeting on Monday, participants suggested giving out awards to incentivize issuers to submit timely financial information.

As the House of Representatives votes to approve next steps in President Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry, the muni market considers the possible impact.

The committee's discussion will begin with a municipal issuers’ structured disclosures discussion, featuring issuers, regulators, and others.

Dealer groups believe that some sections of the proposed amended guidance such as complex financing and disclosure standards would add complexity to the rule.

Baker McKenzie created a new group to integrate regulation and enforcement in a move to align with the Securities and Exchange Commission's practices.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board plans a review after pressure from Sens. John Kennedy and Elizabeth Warren to change the makeup of its membership.

Municipal market participants got some comfort about their fraud liability if they act in good faith on interim financial disclosures.

After getting national attention for allegedly swindling millions from a disabled billionaire client, brokers Ami Forte and Charles Lawrence have been barred from the industry.

Issuers will be looking to see what Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton says about disclosure.

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a non-public letter to the city of Atlanta last week, prompting a possible investigation into its airport.

The dealer entered into two municipal bond orders into a recently deceased customer's account.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's 2019 Report on Examination Findings, released Wednesday, discussed violations FINRA personnel discovered.

Years after the Securities and Exchange Commission enacted a rule to require floating net asset values, finance officers are fighting the legislative malaise to try to undo it.

The firm attached a corrective action statement detailing changes to its personnel, compliance department and municipal trading desk.

MSRB Chief Education Officer Ritta McLaughlin will be the fifth senior official to leave the MSRB in the last couple of months.

Though many participants were pleased with changes the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has proposed for its fair dealing guidance, some worried about new compliance expectations.

The Bond Dealers of America is forming an Affiliate Member Division to bring a lobbyist voice to smaller firms.