
Sarah Wynn covers securities and infrastructure for the Washington bureau.

Sarah Wynn covers securities and infrastructure for the Washington bureau.
During an industry briefing Tuesday, SIFMA's Kenneth Bentsen, Jr., said no matter who leads the SEC next, SIFMA will argue for an end to a temporary exemptive order.
This is the first time in four years the self-regulatory agency is asking for input on its strategic goals.
Difficulty tracking securities means a harder time for investors to understand their credit risk during the pandemic.
An unregistered investment adviser told the city he would invest $9 million of its funds, but instead transferred some of the money to himself, the SEC found.
SIFMA told a federal court that the SEC's process failed when it announced the temporary conditional exemption for muni advisors.
Though President-elect Joe Biden has not provided specifics on the financing of his infrastructure agenda, sources say he will take an "all of the above" approach.
The broker did not disclose conflicts of interest and altered documents, FINRA found.
Municipal finance is not a top-tier issue for treasury secretaries, but Yellen has taken a strong stance for more direct aid to state and local governments during the pandemic.
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board CEO Mark Kim talks about his priorities after recently being named CEO in October, changes to its reduced board size and transparency of the board. Sarah Wynn hosts. (34 minutes)
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board consolidated a few positions, eliminating its chief compliance officer role and promoting its CFO.
Analysts, issuers and lawmakers have mixed responses to the closure of the Municipal Liquidity Facility with some saying the move puts the municipal market in a precarious spot as COVID-19 continues to ravage the country.
Dealerweb is a wholesale unit of Tradeweb Markets, a large fixed-income electronic trading platform company. FINRA found that Dealerweb failed to correctly report 147,000 trades.
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told Fed Chair Jerome Powell to end most emergency lending programs created earlier this year, including the MLF, on Dec. 31.
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell said President-elect Biden will move on a pandemic relief bill early in his presidency and a robust infrastructure package would soon follow. Others see scaled-down aid and an upward partisan battle.
The bill would increase the federal share cost of disaster relief for the COVID-19 pandemic to 100% from 75%. It is unlikely to pass in the Senate.
Candidates for the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation bring something new to the table than in previous years — deep understanding of the municipal bond market.
AASHTO elected only the second woman to serve as its president, and its first Black vice-president in its 106-year old history.
During his leadership, Clayton oversaw amendments to Rule 15c-12 and pushed for more transparency in the municipal market.
Infrastructure investment is likely going to be an early priority for Biden.
The MSRB is looking specifically for issuers and non-dealer municipal advisors.